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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2019
Applicant:
Volcano Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Paul Castella, San Antonio, TX (US);
Nathaniel J. Kemp, Austin, TX (US);
Thomas E. Milner, Austin, TX (US);
David G. Rosenbaum, Glencoe, IL (US);
Assignee:
PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/02 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 5/0066 (2013.01); A61B 5/0084 (2013.01); A61B 5/02007 (2013.01); A61B 5/6852 (2013.01); A61B 8/486 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.