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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2012
Applicant:
Volcano Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Dale C. Flanders, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
VOLCANO CORPORATION, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/0215 (2006.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/02154 (2013.01); A61B 1/04 (2013.01); A61B 5/01 (2013.01); A61B 5/02158 (2013.01); A61B 5/6852 (2013.01); A61B 5/0002 (2013.01); A61B 5/0066 (2013.01); A61B 5/0084 (2013.01); A61B 5/02156 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0247 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0271 (2013.01); A61B 2562/043 (2013.01); A61B 2562/12 (2013.01); A61B 2562/164 (2013.01);
Abstract
An intravascular sensor system including an array of pressure and/or temperature sensors for detecting pressure and/temperature. In one example, the sensors are interrogated with an optical catheter. In this example, the swept source is able to acquire both image and pressure/temperature data of a patient's vessel or artery. In another example, the intravascular pressure sensor system has a sheath embedded with pressure sensors in the sheath wall. Other examples include the process of making and using the intravascular pressure sensor system.