Advanced Bio Prosthetic Surfaces, Ltd.

Volcano Corporation

Philips Image Guided Therapy Corporation

David G Rosenbaum

Christopher E Banas

Thomas E Milner

Nathaniel J Kemp

Paul Castella

The invention relates to an apparatus for in vivo imaging. More specifically, the present invention relates to a catheter that incorporates an Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) system and an Intravascular Ultrasound ('IVUS) system for concurrent imaging of luminal systems, such as imaging the vasculature system, including, without limitation, cardiac vasculature, peripheral vasculature and neural vasculature.

OCT-IVUS catheter for concurrent luminal imaging

An endoluminal stent composed of a plurality of circumferential expansion elements arrayed to form the circumference of the stent and extending along the longitudinal axis of the stent, and a plurality of interconnecting members that interconnect adjacent pairs of circumferential expansion elements, the interconnecting members joining struts of adjacent pairs of interconnecting members at approximate mid-points of the struts.

Endoluminal stent having mid-strut interconnecting members

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Glencoe, IL, United States of America

David G Rosenbaum