Multiple transducer delivery device and method
US9549679B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2562/06
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stenotic lesion can be characterized by measuring both pressure drop across the stenotic lesion and the size of the vessel lumen adjacent the stenotic lesion, both with sensors delivered intravascularly to the stenotic lesion site. The size (e.g., inner diameter, cross-sectional profile) of the vessel lumen adjacent the stenotic lesion can be measured via one or more intravascular ultrasound transducers. Such one or more intravascular ultrasound transducer(s) can be delivered to the site of the stenotic lesion with the same delivery device that carries a pressure transducer.
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