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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2009
Applicants:
Edmund J. Roschak, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Thomas M. Keast, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Eric J. Gwerder, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Edmund J. Roschak, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Thomas M. Keast, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Eric J. Gwerder, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Broncus Medical, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Devices and methods are disclosed for providing a sensing element to scan tissue and detect the presence of structures within the tissue to avoid the structures when performing a procedure on the tissue. A catheter includes a blood vessel sensing assembly and a working lumen adapted to receive a medical appliance or instrument for performing various medical procedures.