INTRA VASCULAR IMAGING METHOD AND APPARATUS

Title:

INTRA VASCULAR IMAGING METHOD AND APPARATUS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2003013624

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

An invasive imaging apparatus comprising: a flexible catheter (30) with a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end being shaped for insertion into a blood vessel along a guide wire (9) thereby to reach remote places in the vasculature or other organs, an optical assembly positioned at the distal end of the catheter comprising an image sensor (10) positioned non-perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the catheter, at least one illumination source (3) for illuminating an immediate region beyond the distal end of the catheter, and at least one working channel (4) running from the proximal to the distal end of the catheter.

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Inventors:

ADLER DORON (IL)
ZARETSKI ALEX (IL)
PILLAR OFER (IL)
SHAFRIR KEREN (IL)
SEGEV MORDECHAI (IL)
EHRLICH SHARON (IL)

Application Number:

PCT/IL2002/000659

Publication Date:

August 05, 2004

Filing Date:

August 11, 2002

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

C2CURE INC (US)
ADLER DORON (IL)
ZARETSKI ALEX (IL)
PILLAR OFER (IL)
SHAFRIR KEREN (IL)
SEGEV MORDECHAI (IL)
EHRLICH SHARON (IL)

International Classes:

A61B1/04; A61B1/313; A61B1/00; A61B5/00; A61B5/0275; A61B6/00; (IPC1-7): A61B1/04; A61B1/06

Foreign References:

US6416463B1	2002-07-09
US5494483A	1996-02-27
US6178346B1	2001-01-23
US4827907A	1989-05-09
US4784133A	1988-11-15
US6001084A	1999-12-14
US5029574A	1991-07-09

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