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US 2014/0276084 A1Published application
Intravascular ultrasound devices
AssigneeVolcano Corporation
InventorNathaniel J. Kemp
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Abstract
Devices and methods of the invention provide for imaging an object within a body lumen. In certain aspects, a device for intraluminal imaging of the invention includes an elongate body defining a longitudinal axis, and a linear-array of imaging elements located on the body along the longitudinal axis.
Claims16
A device for intraluminal imaging, the device comprising
- an elongate body defining a longitudinal axis and configured for insertion into vasculature of a patient;
- and
- a linear-array of imaging elements located on the elongate body along the longitudinal axis.
A method for intraluminal imaging, the method comprising
- inserting a device into a body lumen, wherein the device comprises
- an elongate body defining a longitudinal axis;
- and
- a linear-array of imaging elements located on the elongate body along the longitudinal axis;
- and
- imaging an object parallel to and extending a length of the elongate body.
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A method for intraluminal imaging, the method comprising
- inserting a device into a body lumen, wherein the device comprises
- an elongate body defining a longitudinal axis;
- and
- a linear-array of imaging elements located on the elongate body along the longitudinal axis;
- rotating the intraluminal device within the body lumen without translating the device along an axis of the body lumen;
- generating a tomographic scan of the body lumen.
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