METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING AND TREATING MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
First Claim
1. An apparatus for probing and treating internal body organs comprising:
- a catheter having a fiber probe arrangement and one or more treatment lumens; and
an analysis and treatment control system connected to said catheter, said analysis and control system programmed to characterize and locate damaged tissue via said fiber probe arrangement and to treat said damaged tissue with said one or more treatment lumens.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for analyzing and treating internal tissues and, in particular, tissues affected by myocardial infarct. The apparatus includes a catheterized device integrating an optical probe and treatment delivery system. The probe component includes fiber optic lines that can be used in conjunction with infrared spectroscopy to analyze various characteristics of tissues, including chemical, blood, and oxygen content, in order to locate those tissues associated with myocardial infarct, to determine the best location for applying treatment, and to monitor treatment and its effects. Physically integrated with the probe component is a treatment component for delivering treatments including stem cell and gene therapy, known for having beneficial effects on tissues associated with myocardial infarct. A control system coordinates operation of the catheter, including performing chemometric analysis with the use of model data, and for providing control and visual feedback to an operator.
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56 Claims
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1. An apparatus for probing and treating internal body organs comprising:
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a catheter having a fiber probe arrangement and one or more treatment lumens; and an analysis and treatment control system connected to said catheter, said analysis and control system programmed to characterize and locate damaged tissue via said fiber probe arrangement and to treat said damaged tissue with said one or more treatment lumens. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 37)
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24. A catheter for probing and treating myocardial infarct, said catheter comprising:
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a fiber probe arrangement; one or more treatment lumens; and a distal end having a needle injection inserter, said inserter integrating one or more fiber probe ends from said fiber probe arrangement and one or more delivery ports from said one or more treatment lumens. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A method for treating body tissue, said method comprising:
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inserting into a patient a catheter integrated with a fiber optic analysis probe and a treatment delivery conduit; characterizing and locating the body tissue to be treated with radiation delivered and collected through said fiber optic analysis probe; positioning said catheter to deliver treatment with information obtained through said fiber optic analysis probe; and delivering a treatment through said treatment delivery conduit. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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