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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2005
Systems and methods for estimating the length and position of a stent to be applied within a patient
Michael D. Rold, Modesto, CA (US);
Shashidhar Sathyanarayana, Union City, CA (US);
Tat-jin Teo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael D. Rold, Modesto, CA (US);
Shashidhar Sathyanarayana, Union City, CA (US);
Tat-Jin Teo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
SciMed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
The field of the invention relates to medical imaging systems, and more particularly to systems and methods for estimating the size and position of a stent or other medical device within a patient. In one embodiment, a medical imaging system includes an elongated tubular member having distal and proximal ends, configured to be inserted into a vessel of a patient, an imaging device coupled to the distal end of the elongated tubular member and configured to emit one or more energy pulses and receive one or more echo signals, and a console electrically coupled to the imaging device, wherein the console includes a computer-usable medium, electrically coupled to the imaging device, having a sequence of instructions which, when executed by a processor, causes said processor to execute a process including generating an image of the vessel, and providing a graphical representation of a stent to be overlaid onto the image.