Real time imaging during solid organ transplant
US9421280B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K49/0043
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of determining the patency of a donor organ or at least one vessel to a donor organ in a donor subject includes administering a fluorescent dye to the donor subject, applying a sufficient amount of energy to the vessel such that the fluorescent dye fluoresces, obtaining a fluorescent image of the donor organ or the vessel attached to a donor organ, and observing the image to determine if a fluorescent signal is continuous through the vessel. A continuous fluorescent signal in the donor organ or vessel indicates the respective donor organ or vessel is patent.
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