Title:
【発明の名称】管壁における温度差の検出
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2000511786
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A system for detecting vulnerable arterial plaque formed on the vessel wall in vivo is disclosed. The system comprises a catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, one or more thermal sensors at said distal end of said catheter, and a detector coupled to the proximal end of the catheter and in communication with one or more of the thermal sensors. The detector is capable of receiving thermal information from one or more thermal sensors and differentiating the different types of plaque based upon the thermal information received.
Inventors:
Willerson, James Tee
Bearman, Gregory H.
Eastwood, Michael El
Clabat, Timothy N
Shriver, Vicbert, Gae
Bearman, Gregory H.
Eastwood, Michael El
Clabat, Timothy N
Shriver, Vicbert, Gae
Application Number:
JP51296397A
Publication Date:
September 12, 2000
Filing Date:
September 20, 1996
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Cassels, Es Ward
California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
International Classes:
A61B5/00; A61B5/01; A61M25/00; A61B17/00; A61B17/22; (IPC1-7): A61B5/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hidehiko Okada (6 outside)