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Thermography catheter

  • US 20020077564A1
  • Filed: 03/28/2001
  • Published: 06/20/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/29/1996
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An interventional tool suitable for measuring the temperature of a vessel wall in the body of a patient, the catheter comprising:

  • an elongated member suitable for insertion in a vessel in the body of a patient, the elongated member having proximal and distal ends;

    a plurality of thermal sensors suitable for detecting the temperature of the wall of a vessel the elongated member is inserted into;

    an expansion device carried by the elongated member that carries the thermal sensors, the expansion device being suitable for positioning the thermal sensors adjacent the vessel wall; and

    a sheath/member that covers the thermal sensors such that the thermal sensors are positioned between the expansion device and the sheath/member.

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