Multi-path optical catheter

US6701181B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• INFRAREDX, INC. · US

Inventors

• Jing Tang · Brookline, US
• Guillermo J. Tearney · Cambridge, US
• Brett Eugene Bouma · Quincy, US
• S. Eric Ryan · Hopkinton, US
• Simon Furnish · New York, US
• Andres Zuluaga · Boston, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 31, 2001
• Grant date: Mar 2, 2004
• Expiry date: May 31, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B1/3137
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

First and second optical-redirectors mounted on a catheter couple radiation to a target along separate first and second paths. Either the first or second optical-redirectors, or both, can include a steering mechanism for selecting the first and/or second path.