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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Volcano Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Paul Hoseit, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Scott Huennekens, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
VOLCANO CORPORATION, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/6847 (2013.01); A61B 5/0066 (2013.01); A61B 5/0073 (2013.01); A61B 5/0086 (2013.01); A61B 5/4839 (2013.01); A61B 5/6852 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/445 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 8/488 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22001 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0022 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00422 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00791 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00863 (2013.01); A61B 2218/007 (2013.01); A61N 7/00 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0043 (2013.01);
Abstract
Using the disclosed intravascular devices it is possible to image tissues, deliver therapy, and evaluate the tissue after the therapy is delivered. One embodiment is a catheter configured to provide ultrasound imaging, drug delivery, and Doppler flow analysis. The devices can use ultrasound imaging as well as optical coherence tomography (OCT).