CATHETER PARAMETER STORAGE AND TRANSMISSION

摘要

A catheter or other medical device (15) carries an information retention device that transmits or receives and transmits information acquired during catheter manufacturing or use. The catheter (10) can be an imaging catheter coupled to an imaging system (12) where the stored manufacturing parameters are read and compensations are made for deviations from ideal parameters to improve imaging. Alternately, the catheter can be connected to a diagnostic apparatus to analyze usage and failure modes and retained scanned images. Methods of use are also described.