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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jaydeep Y. Kokate, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Eric M. DoBrava, Crystal, MN (US);
Michael J. Urick, Quebec, CA;
Assignee:
SciMed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 ; A61B 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 ; A61B 5/00 ;
Abstract
Devices and methods for detecting vulnerable plaque within a blood vessel are disclosed. A system in accordance with the present invention includes a first wire having a distal end coupled to a voltage source and a proximal end coupled to an instrument capable of measuring voltage. A distal end of a second wire is also coupled to the voltage source and a proximal end of the second wire is coupled to the instrument. The amplitude of the electromotive force produced by the voltage source preferably varies with the temperature of a tissue proximate the voltage source.