Brain clot characterization using optical signal analysis, and corresponding stent selection
AssigneeBiosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
InventorAssaf Govari
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Abstract
A medical system includes a probe, an electrooptical measurement unit, and a processor. The probe, which is configured for insertion into a blood vessel of a brain, includes one or more optical fibers configured to guide an optical signal to interact with a brain clot in the blood vessel, and to output the optical signal that interacted with the brain clot. The electrooptical measurement unit is configured to collect and measure the outputted optical signal. The processor is configured to identify a composition of the brain clot by analyzing the measured optical signal from the probe.
Claims18
A medical system, comprising:
- a probe for insertion into a blood vessel of a brain, the probe comprising one or more optical fibers configured to guide an optical signal to interact with a brain clot in the blood vessel, and to output the optical signal that interacted with the brain clot;
- an electrooptical measurement unit, configured to collect and measure the outputted optical signal;
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- a processor, configured to identify a composition of the brain clot by analyzing the measured optical signal from the probe.
A method, comprising:
- guiding an optical signal via one or more optical fibers in a probe that is inserted into a blood vessel of a brain, to interact with a brain clot in the blood vessel;
- collecting from the probe and measuring an outputted optical signal that interacted with the brain clot;
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- in a processor, identifying a composition of the brain clot by analyzing the measured optical signal from the probe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.