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US 2014/0180030 A1Published application
Intravascular blood pressure and velocity wire
AssigneeVolcano Corporation
InventorDale Dorando
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to devices for determining pressure and flow in a vessel and methods for using such devices. The device can involve an elongate body configured for insertion into a vessel, a flow sensor positioned on the elongate body configured for detecting flow in the vessel, and a pressure sensor positioned on the elongate body configured for detecting pressure in the vessel, wherein the pressure sensor comprises an optical sensor.
Claims20
A device for determining pressure and flow in a vessel, the device comprising:
- an elongate body configured for insertion into a vessel;
- a flow sensor positioned on the elongate body configured for detecting flow in the interior of the vessel;
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- a pressure sensor positioned on the elongate body configured for detecting pressure in interior of the vessel, wherein the pressure sensor comprises an optical sensor.
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A method for determining pressure or flow in a vessel, the method comprising:
- introducing a device into a vessel, the device comprising
- an elongate body configured for insertion into a vessel,
- a flow sensor positioned on the elongate body configured for detecting flow in the interior of the vessel, and
- a pressure sensor positioned on the elongate body configured for detecting pressure in the interior of the vessel, wherein the pressure sensor comprises an optical sensor;
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- measuring pressure and/or flow inside the vessel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.