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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2005
Nickola Lewis, Fremont, CA (US);
Scott Harshman, Livermore, CA (US);
Charles Wells, Concord, CA (US);
Daniel O'keefe, San Francisco, CA (US);
Robert Zelenka, Milpitas, CA (US);
Richard Romley, Tracy, CA (US);
Nickola Lewis, Fremont, CA (US);
Scott Harshman, Livermore, CA (US);
Charles Wells, Concord, CA (US);
Daniel O'Keefe, San Francisco, CA (US);
Robert Zelenka, Milpitas, CA (US);
Richard Romley, Tracy, CA (US);
Scimed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to medical devices, and more particularly to an improved intravascular intervention device. In one embodiment, an intravascular intervention device includes a microcatheter configured for intravascular delivery, an imaging wire received within the microcatheter, and a treatment device received within the microcatheter, wherein the imaging wire and the treatment device may be simultaneously advanced. The treatment device is configured to perform intravascular intervention. For example, the treatment device may be configured to deliver a stent, an embolic coil and/or a thrombolytic agent. In this embodiment, the intravascular intervention device may image the area of interest while performing the intravascular intervention, thus allowing imaging to take place in real time.