Imaging and delivering thrombolytic agents to biological material inside a vessel
AssigneeVolcano Corporation
InventorsJeremy Stigall, Joe Lauinger
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Abstract
The invention generally relates to devices and methods for imaging and delivery thrombolytic agents to biological material inside a vessel. In certain embodiments, the invention provides devices that include a body configured to fit within a lumen of a vessel. The body includes an opening. Devices of the invention also include a channel within the body. The channel includes a distal end that is connected to the opening. Devices of the invention also include an imaging assembly coupled to the body.
Claims27
A device for imaging and delivering thrombolytic agents to biological material inside a vessel, the device comprising:
- a body configured to fit within a lumen of a vessel, the body comprising an opening;
- a channel within the body comprising a distal end that is connected to the opening;
- and
- an imaging assembly coupled to the body.
A method for imaging and delivering thrombolytic agents to biological material inside a vessel, the method comprising:
- providing a device comprising:
- a body configured to fit within a lumen of a vessel, the body comprising an opening;
- a channel within the body comprising a distal end that is connected to the opening;
- and an imaging assembly coupled to the body;
- inserting the device into a lumen of a vessel;
- and
- imaging the biological material inside the vessel;
- and
- delivering a thrombolytic agent to the biological material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.