SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYSIS AND TREATMENT OF A BODY LUMEN
First Claim
1. A system for analyzing a body lumen comprising:
- a flexible conduit that is elongated along a longitudinal axis, the flexible conduit having a proximal end and a distal end;
at least one delivery waveguide and at least one collection waveguide extending along the flexible conduit, a transmission output of the at least one delivery waveguide and a transmission input of the at least one collection waveguide located along a distal portion of the conduit;
a spectrometer connected to the at least one delivery waveguide and the at least one collection waveguide, the spectrometer configured to perform diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, wherein the spectrometer emits at least one primary radiation signal of a wavelength having an absorption coefficient of between about 8 cm−
1 and about 10 cm−
1 when transmitted through a highly aqueous media; and
a controller system configured to calculate at least one of an extent, area, and volume of highly aqueous media based on the amount of absorption of the at least one primary radiation signal measured through the highly aqueous media by the spectrometer.
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Abstract
A system for analyzing a body lumen including a flexible conduit that is elongated along a longitudinal axis, the flexible conduit having a proximal end and a distal end; at least one delivery waveguide and at least one collection waveguide extending along the flexible conduit, a transmission output of the at least one delivery waveguide and a transmission input of the at least one collection waveguide located along a distal portion of the conduit; a spectrometer connected to the at least one delivery waveguide and the at least one collection waveguide, the spectrometer configured to perform diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, wherein the spectrometer emits at least one primary radiation signal of a wavelength having an absorption coefficient of between about 8 cm−1 and about 10 cm−1 when transmitted through a highly aqueous media; a controller system configured to calculate at least one of an extent, area, and volume of highly aqueous media based on the amount of absorption of the at least one primary radiation signal measured through the highly aqueous media by the spectrometer.
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1. A system for analyzing a body lumen comprising:
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a flexible conduit that is elongated along a longitudinal axis, the flexible conduit having a proximal end and a distal end; at least one delivery waveguide and at least one collection waveguide extending along the flexible conduit, a transmission output of the at least one delivery waveguide and a transmission input of the at least one collection waveguide located along a distal portion of the conduit; a spectrometer connected to the at least one delivery waveguide and the at least one collection waveguide, the spectrometer configured to perform diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, wherein the spectrometer emits at least one primary radiation signal of a wavelength having an absorption coefficient of between about 8 cm−
1 and about 10 cm−
1 when transmitted through a highly aqueous media; anda controller system configured to calculate at least one of an extent, area, and volume of highly aqueous media based on the amount of absorption of the at least one primary radiation signal measured through the highly aqueous media by the spectrometer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for treating or analyzing a body lumen, the method comprising:
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inserting into a body lumen a catheter, the catheter comprising a flexible conduit that is elongated along a longitudinal axis, the flexible conduit having a proximal end and a distal end, at least one delivery waveguide and at least one collection waveguide extending along the flexible conduit, a transmission output of the at least one delivery waveguide and a transmission input of the at least one collection waveguide located along a distal portion of the conduit; maneuvering the conduit into a designated region of the body lumen designated for treatment or analysis; performing spectroscopy, wherein performing spectroscopy comprises; transmitting at least one primary radiation signal through the at least one transmission output, wherein the wavelength of the at least one primary radiation signal has an absorption coefficient of between about 8 cm−
1 and 10 cm−
1 when transmitted through a highly aqueous media; andcollecting the at least one primary radiation signal at the at least one collection waveguide; and measuring at least one of an extent, area, and volume of highly aqueous media about the at least one transmission output and the at least one transmission input with data obtained from the spectroscopy. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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