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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:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas R. Winston, Leawood, KS (US);
John M. Neet, Lawrence, KS (US);
Assignee:
IntraLuminal Therapeutics, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/818 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/818 ;
Abstract
A control system and method for controlling tissue ablation uses optical time domain reflectometry data to differentiate abnormal tissue from normal tissue, and to control ablation of abnormal tissue by controlling a tissue ablative apparatus. Using data provided by an interferometric apparatus, the control system provides control signals to the tissue ablative apparatus, controlling activation of the tissue ablation apparatus so that normal tissue is left untreated while abnormal tissue is ablated.
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CA2355835A1; WO0041611A2; AU2604400A; WO0041611A3; US6228076B1; BR0007419A; EP1146930A2; KR20010101426A; HK1040648A1; JP2002534199A; EP1146930A4; AU769737B2; IL144183A; KR100623212B1; JP4226788B2; EP1146930B1; ATE548078T1;