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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2003
Applicants:
James Joye, Saratoga, CA (US);
Kristine Tatsutani, Cupertino, CA (US);
Joseph J. Williams, Sacramento, CA (US);
Inventors:
James Joye, Saratoga, CA (US);
Kristine Tatsutani, Cupertino, CA (US);
Joseph J. Williams, Sacramento, CA (US);
Assignee:
Uryovascular Systems, Inc., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B018/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and kits detect and/or treat vulnerable plaque of a blood vessel. A temperature differential can be sensed along a lumen surface with temperature sensors on a balloon filled with warm gas. Treatment methods include controlled and safe cryogenic cooling of vulnerable plaque to inhibit release of retained fluid within the vulnerable plaque so as to inhibit acute coronary syndrome and to help maintain patency of a body lumen.