Catheter Assembly with a Shortened Tip
AssigneeVolcano Corporation
InventorJeremy Stigall
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Abstract
Devices and methods of the invention generally relate to a shortened distal tip for use with intraluminal imaging devices. In certain aspects, an intraluminal device of the invention includes a body and a tip member. The body utilizes an imaging element located on a distal end of the body, in which the imaging element is configured to image an object within a forward plane extending beyond the distal end of the body. A tip member is coupled to the distal end of the body and sized to fit at least between the forward plane and the distal end.
Claims22
An intraluminal device, the intraluminal device comprising
- a body comprising an imaging element located on a distal end of the body, wherein the imaging element is configured to image an object within a forward plane extending beyond the distal end;
- and
- a tip member coupled to the distal end of the body and sized to fit at least between the forward plane and the distal end.
A method for imaging an object, the method comprising:
- providing an intraluminal device, the intraluminal device comprising
- a body comprising an imaging element located on a distal end of the body, wherein the imaging element is configured to image an object within a forward plane extending beyond the distal end of the body;
- and
- a tip member coupled to the distal end of the body and sized to fit at least between the forward plane and the distal end of the body;
- and
- inserting the intraluminal device into a lumen of a vessel;
- and
- imaging an object within the forward plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.