Title:
METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETECTING VULNERABLE PLAQUE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002069794
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Device and methods for detecting vulnerable plaque within a blood vessel are disclosed. A system in accordance with the present invention includes a first wire (102) having a distal end coupled to a voltage source (140) and a proximal end coupled to an instrument capable of measuring voltage. A distal end of a second (104) wire is also coupled to the voltage source (140) and a proximal end of the second wire is coupled to the instrument. The amplitude of the electromotive force produced by the voltage source preferably varies with the temperature of a tissue proximate the voltage source.
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Inventors:
KOKATE JAYDEEP Y
DOBRAVA ERIC M
URICK MICHAEL J
DOBRAVA ERIC M
URICK MICHAEL J
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/003711
Publication Date:
December 11, 2003
Filing Date:
February 07, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENT LTD (BB)
International Classes:
A61B5/01; A61B5/00; G01K7/04; (IPC1-7): A61B5/00; G01K7/04
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2000027278A1 | 2000-05-18 | |||
| WO1999004706A1 | 1999-02-04 |
Foreign References:
| US4773413A | 1988-09-27 | |||
| EP0392897A2 | 1990-10-17 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1389944A2
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