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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:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Doron Adler, Nesher, IL;
Assignee:
C2Cure Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/05 ; A61B 1/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/05 ; A61B 1/06 ;
Abstract
An invasive imaging apparatus comprising: a flexible catheter with a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end being shaped for insertion into a blood vessel along a guide wire thereby to reach remote places in the vasculature or other organs, an optical assembly positioned at the distal end of the catheter comprising an image sensor positioned non-perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the catheter and an illumination sensor, at least one illumination source for illuminating an immediate region beyond the distal end of the catheter, and at least one working channel running from the proximal to the distal end of the catheter.
Published as:
US2002068853A1; CA2456418A1; WO03013624A2; AU2002324316A1; US6692430B2; US2004147806A1; WO03013624A3; EP1465684A2; JP2005503203A; US2007100241A1; EP1465684A4; JP4471651B2; US7758499B2; EP1465684B1;