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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Volcano Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Dale Dorando, Shingle Springs, CA (US);
Assignee:
PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/0215 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/026 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/02007 (2013.01); A61B 5/0215 (2013.01); A61B 5/02158 (2013.01); A61B 5/6851 (2013.01); A61B 5/6852 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01); A61B 5/026 (2013.01); A61B 5/743 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0247 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure are configured to assess the severity of a blockage in a vessel and, in particular, a stenosis in a blood vessel. In some particular embodiments, the devices, systems, and methods of the present disclosure are configured to provide FFR measurements over a length of a vessel of interest in a small, compact device that integrates with existing proximal and distal pressure measurement systems and does not require a separate power source.