Catheter device for treating a block-age of a vessel
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Abstract
The invention relates to a catheter device for treating a blockage of a vessel, with the catheter device featuring a treatment catheter for treating the vessel blockage which is embodied as an integrated unit with front-mounted stent.
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51 Claims
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32. A catheter device for treating a blockage of a vessel of a patient, comprising:
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a treatment catheter; and
a stent that is mounted in a front of the treatment catheter, wherein the front mounted stent and the treatment catheter are configured as an integrated unit. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A medical device for treating a blockage of a vessel of a patient, comprising:
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an x-ray imaging device that captures an x-ray image of the vessel of the patient;
a treatment catheter that treats the vessel blockage based on the x-ray image; and
a stent mounted in a front of the treatment catheter that supports the vessel after the treatment. - View Dependent Claims (49)
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50. A method for image monitoring in a treatment of a vessel blockage of a patient by a treatment catheter, comprising:
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integrating an OCT catheter to the treatment catheter;
pre-mounting a stent in a front region of the treatment catheter;
inserting the treatment catheter into the vessel;
capturing an OCT image of the vessel by the OCT catheter;
treating the vessel blockage by the treatment catheter based on the OCT image of the vessel; and
placing the stent at a location of the blocked vessel after the treatment. - View Dependent Claims (51)
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