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US 2014/0276016 A1Published application
Flushing for imaging catheters
AssigneeVolcano Corporation
InventorsJeremy Stigall, Gloria Robinson
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Abstract
The invention is an imaging catheter chamber having a plurality of openings to allow easy passage of fluids, e.g., saline from the interior of the chamber to the exterior of the catheter. The invention is useful for both IVUS and OCT imaging.
Claims8
An imaging catheter comprising an imaging element and having a flush port at a proximal end in fluidic communication with a plurality of openings at a distal end of the catheter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.