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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Novadaq Technologies Inc., Mississauga, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Novadaq Technologies Inc., Mississauga, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61K 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/0045 (2013.01); A61K 49/0019 (2013.01); A61K 49/0032 (2013.01); A61K 49/0034 (2013.01); A61K 49/0041 (2013.01); A61K 49/0043 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of determining the patency of a donor organ or at least one vessel to a donor organ in a donor subject includes administering a fluorescent dye to the donor subject, applying a sufficient amount of energy to the vessel such that the fluorescent dye fluoresces, obtaining a fluorescent image of the donor organ or the vessel attached to a donor organ, and observing the image to determine if a fluorescent signal is continuous through the vessel. A continuous fluorescent signal in the donor organ or vessel indicates the respective donor organ or vessel is patent.