Method and device to treat vulnerable plaque
AssigneeTriton Biosystems, Inc.
InventorsClaas Döscher, Wolfgang Daum
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Abstract
A method and device to treat cardiovascular vulnerable plaque is provided by heating an implanted structure placed adjacent to a vulnerable plaque tissue to conduct heat into the vulnerable plaque tissue for a period of time. In a preferred embodiment, the implanted structure is a stent-like structure (SLS), and the heating of the implanted structure is a non-invasive inductive heating. The detecting of the vulnerable plaque tissue can be accomplished by techniques, such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), infrared spectroscopy, thermography, blood tests, ultrasound, and X-ray, etc.
Claims48
An apparatus for treating vulnerable plaque, comprising:
- an implanted stent-like structure adapted to be placed in a cardiovascular vessel adjacent a vulnerable plaque tissue, wherein said stent like structure does not provide a radial force to hold a blood vessel open;
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- a heating assembly for heating the implanted stent-like structure to conduct heat into the vulnerable plaque tissue.
A method of treating vulnerable plaque, comprising:
- implanting a stent-like structure adjacent to the vulnerable plaque tissue, wherein said stent like structure does not provide a radial force to hold a blood vessel open;
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- heating the implanted stent-like structure to conduct heat into the vulnerable plaque tissue for a period of time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.