Device, system, and method for detecting and localizing obstruction within a blood vessel
US7604605B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 15, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2562/046
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is of system, device, and method for detecting and localizing obstruction in a blood vessel. More particularly, the present invention is of a balloon catheter having an expandable balloon which comprises a plurality of strain gauges operable to report relative degrees of expansion of local portions of a wall of the expandable balloon. Incomplete expansion of a local portion of the balloon, under common pressure within the balloon, indicates presence of an obstruction, such as a region of plaque, within the blood vessel.
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