Methods for imaging a delivery system
AssigneeAbbott Laboratories
InventorRicardo Franco
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Abstract
A method for imaging a delivery system is disclosed. The method includes positioning an implantable device within a delivery apparatus. The implantable device has a first base material that includes a mixture of which a first radiopaque material is a component and/or coating at least a portion of the first base material with a coating of which a first radiopaque material is a component. The delivery apparatus may be positioned relative to an imaging device. An image produced by the imaging device may be analyzed. It may be determined whether the delivery apparatus is ready to deploy an implantable device.
Claims20
A method for imaging a delivery system, the method comprising:
- positioning an implantable device within a delivery apparatus, the implantable device comprising a first base material that includes a mixture of which a first radiopaque material is a component and/or coating at least a portion of the first base material with a coating of which the first radiopaque material is a component;
- positioning the delivery apparatus relative to an imaging device;
- analyzing an image produced by the imaging device;
- determining whether the delivery apparatus is ready to deploy the implantable device.
A method for determining whether an implantable device deployed, the method comprising:
- positioning a delivery apparatus relative to an imaging device, the delivery apparatus having at least a portion that is capable of being imaged by an imaging device, the delivery apparatus comprising an implantable device positioned within the delivery apparatus, the implantable device being capable of being imaged by an imaging device;
- analyzing a first image produced by the imaging device;
- determining the relative position of the implantable device within the delivery apparatus;
- deploying the implantable device;
- positioning the delivery apparatus relative to the imaging device;
- analyzing a second image produced by the imaging device;
- and
- determining whether the implantable device was deployed.
A method for imaging a delivery system, the method comprising:
- forming an implantable device from a first base material;
- processing the implantable device by providing a first base material that includes a mixture of which a first radiopaque material is a component and/or coating at least a portion of the first base material with a coating of which the first radiopaque material is a component;
- forming at least a portion of a delivery apparatus from a second base material;
- processing at least a portion of the delivery apparatus by providing a second base material that includes a mixture of which a second radiopaque material is a component and/or coating at least a portion of the second base material with a coating of which the second radiopaque material is a component;
- positioning the implantable device within the delivery apparatus;
- positioning the delivery apparatus relative to an imaging device;
- analyzing an image produced by the imaging device;
- determining the relative position of the implantable device within the delivery apparatus;
- determining whether the implantable device is properly positioned within the delivery apparatus;
- deploying the implantable device;
- during the deployment of the implantable device, monitoring the relative position and/or velocity of the implantable device within the delivery apparatus;
- positioning the delivery apparatus relative to the imaging device;
- analyzing an image produced by the imaging device;
- determining whether the implantable device was deployed and, determining the position of the implantable device within the delivery apparatus if the implantable device was not deployed;
- and
- determining the position of at least one delivery apparatus component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.