Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Collapsible catheter and method for calculating fractional flow reserve
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Application No.: US15672792Application Date: 2017-08-09
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Publication No.: US11235124B2Publication Date: 2022-02-01
- Inventor: Ronan Rogers , Matthew Fleming , Barry O'Connell , Timothy Jones , Joshua Hillas , David Callanan , Michael Takaza
- Applicant: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Rosa
- Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Rosa
- Main IPC: A61M25/00
- IPC: A61M25/00 ; A61B5/00 ; A61B5/02 ; A61B5/0215 ; A61M25/10 ; A61M25/01

Abstract:
A catheter for measuring a fractional flow reserve includes a proximal shaft, a distal shaft coupled to a distal portion of the proximal shaft, and a pressure sensor coupled to the distal shaft. The proximal shaft includes a distal portion configured to extend through a stenosis in a vessel. The distal portion of the proximal shaft includes a radially expanded configuration having a first diameter and a radially collapsed configuration having a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is larger than the second diameter. The distal shaft includes a guidewire lumen configured to receive therein.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190046762A1 COLLAPSIBLE CATHETER AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE Public/Granted day:2019-02-14
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