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US 7,610,081 B2Granted
Method and device for generating an image using optical coherence tomography
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorThomas Redel
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for generating an image using optical coherence tomography, with a control device controlling the operation of an image generation device and a rinsing device automatically according to a predetermined program.
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A method for generating an image using optical coherence tomography in a medical procedure, comprising:
- transmitting and receiving light with a transmitter and a receiver arranged on a catheter;
- generating an image from the light received by an image generation device using the optical coherence tomography;
- delivering a rinsing fluid into a section of a vessel of a patient containing the transmitter and receiver using a rinsing device;
- sealing the vessel with an occlusion device;
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- automatically controlling an operation of the image generation device and the rinsing device, and the occlusion device using a control device according to a predetermined program, wherein the control device controls a displacement device to displace the catheter in a direction of an axis of the catheter or to rotate the catheter with the axis when the rinsing fluid is delivered.
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A device for generating an image using optical coherence tomography in a medical procedure, comprising:
- a catheter with a transmitter and a receiver for transmitting and receiving light;
- an image generation device for generating an image from the light received using the optical coherence tomography;
- a rinsing device for delivering a rinsing fluid into a section of a vessel of a patient containing the transmitter and the receiver;
- an occlusion device for sealing the vessel,
- a displacement device for displacing the catheter in a direction of an axis of the catheter or to rotate the catheter with the axis, and
- a control device operatively connected to the image generation device, the rinsing device, displacement device, and occlusion device for automatically controlling an operation of the image generation device and the rinsing device, displacement device, and the occlusion device, wherein the control device controls the displacement device to displace the catheter when the rinsing fluid is delivered.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.