Invention Application
- Patent Title: CATHETER BALLOON METHODS AND APPARATUS EMPLOYING SENSING ELEMENTS
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Application No.: US13568022Application Date: 2012-08-06
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Publication No.: US20130150693A1Publication Date: 2013-06-13
- Inventor: Robert D'Angelo , Bassel De Graff , Kevin Dowling , Roozbeh Ghaffari , Lauren Klinker , Stephen P. Lee , Cliff Liu , Yung-Yu Hsu
- Applicant: Robert D'Angelo , Bassel De Graff , Kevin Dowling , Roozbeh Ghaffari , Lauren Klinker , Stephen P. Lee , Cliff Liu , Yung-Yu Hsu
- Main IPC: A61B5/053
- IPC: A61B5/053 ; A61N7/02 ; A61B18/02 ; A61B18/18 ; A61B5/03 ; A61B18/20
Abstract:
An apparatus for medical diagnosis and/or treatment is provides. The apparatus includes a flexible substrate forming an inflatable body and a plurality of sensing elements disposed on the flexible substrate. The plurality of sensing elements are disposed about the inflatable body such that the sensing elements are disposed at areas of minimal curvature of the inflatable body in a deflated state.
Public/Granted literature
- US09545216B2 Catheter balloon methods and apparatus employing sensing elements Public/Granted day:2017-01-17
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