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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2018
The Spectranetics Corporation, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Kevin D. Taylor, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Ken Harlan, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
James Nye, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Robert Splinter, Norg, NL;
Jacob Keeler, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Chris Hebert, Lafayette, LA (US);
Wade Bowe, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
THE SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention include a laser catheter that includes a catheter body, a light guide, and a distal tip that extends beyond the exit aperture of the light guide. In some embodiments, an imaging device is disposed on the distal tip such that the imaging device is distal relative to the exit aperture of the light guide. In some embodiments, the imaging device can be gated to record images during and or slightly beyond periods when the laser catheter is not activated.