Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Catheter balloon employing force sensing elements
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Application No.: US13844767Application Date: 2013-03-15
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Publication No.: US09757050B2Publication Date: 2017-09-12
- Inventor: Roozbeh Ghaffari , Yung-Yu Hsu
- Applicant: MC10, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MA Lexington
- Assignee: MC10, Inc.
- Current Assignee: MC10, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Lexington
- Agency: Nixon Peabody LLP
- Main IPC: A61B5/02
- IPC: A61B5/02 ; A61B5/05 ; A61B5/00 ; A61B5/042 ; A61B5/053 ; A61B5/04 ; A61M25/10 ; A61B18/14 ; A61B18/24 ; A61B18/00 ; A61B18/02 ; A61N7/00 ; A61B90/00
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 force sensing elements disposed on the flexible substrate. The plurality of force sensing elements are disposed about the inflatable body such that the force sensing elements are disposed at areas of minimal curvature of the inflatable body in a deflated state.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140012160A1 CATHETER BALLOON EMPLOYING FORCE SENSING ELEMENTS Public/Granted day:2014-01-09
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