Apparatus and method of characterising a narrowing in a fluid filled tube
US11877829B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 22, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0002
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for characterising a narrowing in a fluid filled tube, the system comprising: a probe having a first measurement sensor to take an instantaneous measurement at different locations along the tube; a mechanism to draw the probe through the tube; a position measure to provide location data relating to the location at which a respective instantaneous measurement is taken by the first measurement sensor; a processor to calculate, from the instantaneous measurements, a characteristic of the tube at different locations along the tube.
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