发明名称 |
Methods and devices for detecting vulnerable plaque |
摘要 |
Devices and methods for detecting vulnerable plaque within a blood vessel are disclosed. A system in accordance with the present invention includes a first wire having a distal end coupled to a voltage source and a proximal end coupled to an instrument capable of measuring voltage. A distal end of a second wire is also coupled to the voltage source 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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申请公布号 |
US6694181(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2004.02.17 |
申请号 |
US20010781741 |
申请日期 |
2001.02.12 |
申请人 |
SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. |
发明人 |
KOKATE JAYDEEP Y.;DOBRAVA ERIC M.;URICK MICHAEL J. |
分类号 |
A61B5/01;A61B5/00;G01K7/04;(IPC1-7):A61B5/05 |
主分类号 |
A61B5/01 |
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