Intraluminal magneto sensor system and method of use
US8212554B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 11, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/06
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system (100) including a catheter mounted magneto sensor (114), such as a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID), and methods using the system are disclosed, where the system and method are designed to detect changes in a magnetic field in a body of interest, such as a patient, to detect changes in a magnetic field in a patient, to identify loci in a target body that accumulate magnetic particles or to identify vulnerable plague in a patient.
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