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US 2014/0180135 A1Published application
Chronic total occlusion catheter
AssigneeVolcano Corporation
InventorsPaul Hoseit, Paul Douglas Corl
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to forward imaging devices for imaging the inside of a vessel and associated methods. The invention can involve an elongated body configured to fit within the vessel of a lumen and at least one imaging sensor located on the elongated body configured to image an object in a forward direction.
Claims20
A forward imaging device for imaging the inside of a vessel, the device comprising:
- an elongate body;
- and
- at least one imaging sensor attached to the elongate body and configured to image an object in a forward direction.
A method for imaging an object in a forward direction, the method comprising:
- providing a forward imaging device comprising an elongated body configured to fit within the lumen of a vessel and at least one imaging sensor located on the elongated body configured to image an object in a forward direction;
- inserting the device into a lumen of a vessel;
- and
- imaging an object in a forward direction.
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