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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2002
William Martin Belef, San Jose, CA (US);
Anthony J. Pantages, Los Altos, CA (US);
Lawrence D. Wasicek, San Jose, CA (US);
SciMed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
An intravascular imaging guidewire is provided that can accomplish longitudinal translation of an imaging plane allowing imaging of an axial length of a region of interest without moving the guidewire. The imaging guidewire comprises a body in the form of a flexible elongate tubular member. An elongate flexible imaging core is slidably received within the body. The imaging core includes a shaft having an imaging device mounted on its distal end. The body and the imaging core are cooperatively constructed to enable axial translation of the imaging core and imaging device relative to the body. The body has a substantially transparent portion extending an axial length over which axially translatable imaging may be performed. The imaging guidewire has a maximum diameter over its entire length sized to be received within a guidewire lumen of an intravascular catheter.