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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2006
Masood Ahmed, Rocklin, CA (US);
Edward Anthony Oliver, Folsom, CA (US);
Joseph Puleo, Pollock Pines, CA (US);
Christopher Dee Ingman, Pollock Pines, CA (US);
Blair D. Walker, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Masood Ahmed, Rocklin, CA (US);
Edward Anthony Oliver, Folsom, CA (US);
Joseph Puleo, Pollock Pines, CA (US);
Christopher Dee Ingman, Pollock Pines, CA (US);
Blair D. Walker, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Volcano Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides for an improved combination sensor tip that includes a pressure sensor and a second sensor other than a pressure sensor, both disposed at or in close proximity to the distal end of the combination sensor tip. The present invention also provides for an improved connector to couple a guide wire to a physiology monitor that reduces torsional resistance when maneuvering the guide wire.