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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
May. 11, 2006
Applicants:
Audrius Brazdeikis, Missouri City, TX (US);
Ching-wu Chu, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Audrius Brazdeikis, Missouri City, TX (US);
Ching-Wu Chu, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
The University of Houston System, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2006.01); A61B 5/04 (2006.01); G01R 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An intraluminal sensor designs for multifunctional characterization of injured, stunned, infarcted myocardium, atherosclerotic plagues and tumors are disclosed. Various embodiments of the present invention comprise the sensor tips for a catheter. The tips comprises differential sensor arrangements, and use built-in electromagnet assemblies for a single or multiple axis sensing of various parameters of local magnetic field.