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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2020
Applicant:
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, AU;
Inventors:
Assignee:
BAKER HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE, Melbourne, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0086 (2013.01); A61B 5/0071 (2013.01); A61B 5/0084 (2013.01); A61B 5/02007 (2013.01); A61B 5/7246 (2013.01); A61B 5/725 (2013.01); A61B 5/7275 (2013.01); A61B 5/7282 (2013.01); A61B 2576/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus detects atherosclerotic plaques. The apparatus includes an electronic processing device that determines a level of fluorescence sensed by a sensor at a second infrared wavelength in response to exposure of at least part of an artery to radiation at a first infrared wavelength and determines a fluorescence indicator using the level of fluorescence. The fluorescence indicator is indicative of the presence, absence, or degree of an atherosclerotic plaque.