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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2002
Andres Zuluaga, Boston, MA (US);
Brett E. Bouma, Quincy, MA (US);
Andres Zuluaga, Boston, MA (US);
Brett E. Bouma, Quincy, MA (US);
InfraReDx, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
A system for identifying vulnerable plaque includes a catheter having a collection fiber and a delivery fiber extending therethrough. The catheter is engaged to a distal face of a housing configured to spin about an axis. The proximal face of the housing has a central aperture. First and second optical relays extend respectively between the central aperture and a central port on the distal face and between a detector and an eccentric port on the distal face. The central and eccentric ports are in optical communication with the delivery and collection fibers respectively.