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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:
Jul. 20, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas Henderson Campbell, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600549 ; 600505 ; 600585 ;
Abstract
An intravascular catheter system capable of mapping thermal variations in the temperature of athrosclerotic plaque, on the athrosclerotic plaque surface, and in the arterial wall of aneurysms and other vascular lesions of the human vasculature is provided. The catheter system incorporates a plurality of thermal sensors fixedly attached along the catheters multi-lumen flexible tubular member which is adapted for insertion into the human body. Optionally, the thermal mapping catheter of the present invention is combined with other features such as intravascular ultrasound, and localized drug delivery, to provide integrated device functions.