SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETERMINE OPTIMAL DIAMETERS OF VESSEL SEGMENTS IN BIFURCATION
First Claim
1. A method for determining a diameter of a segment of a bifurcated vessel, the method comprising the steps of:
- identifying a diameter of a first segment of a bifurcated vessel;
identifying a diameter of a second segment of the bifurcated vessel; and
determining a diameter of a third segment of the bifurcated vessel based upon the diameter of the first segment and the diameter of the second segment, wherein the determination is further based upon an exponential relationship of or about 7/3 for each diameter.
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Abstract
Systems and methods to determine optimal diameters of vessel segments in bifurcation. In at least one embodiment of a method for determining a diameter of a segment of a bifurcated vessel of the present disclosure, the method comprises the steps of identifying a diameter of a first segment of a bifurcated vessel, identifying a diameter of a second segment of the bifurcated vessel, and determining a diameter of a third segment of the bifurcated vessel based upon the diameter of the first segment and the diameter of the second segment, wherein the determination is further based upon an exponential relationship of or about 7/3 for each diameter.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for determining a diameter of a segment of a bifurcated vessel, the method comprising the steps of:
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identifying a diameter of a first segment of a bifurcated vessel; identifying a diameter of a second segment of the bifurcated vessel; and determining a diameter of a third segment of the bifurcated vessel based upon the diameter of the first segment and the diameter of the second segment, wherein the determination is further based upon an exponential relationship of or about 7/3 for each diameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for determining a diameter of a segment of a bifurcated vessel, comprising:
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a processor; a storage medium operably connected to the processor, the storage medium capable of receiving and storing data indicative of measurements from a segment of a bifurcated vessel; wherein the processor is operable to determine a diameter of a third segment of a bifurcated vessel based upon a diameter of a first segment of the bifurcated vessel and a diameter of a second segment of the bifurcated vessel based upon an exponential relationship of or about 7/3 for each diameter. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for determining a diameter of a segment of a bifurcated vessel, comprising:
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a processor; a storage medium operably connected to the processor, the storage medium capable of receiving and storing data indicative of measurements from a segment of a bifurcated vessel; a user interface capable of receiving data indicative of a diameter of a first segment of a bifurcated vessel and a diameter of a second segment of the bifurcated vessel from a system user; and a display mechanism to display a determined diameter of a third segment of the bifurcated vessel; wherein the processor is operable to determine the diameter of a third segment of the bifurcated vessel based upon the diameter of a first segment of the bifurcated vessel and the diameter of a second segment of the bifurcated vessel by executing program steps of a program stored on the storage medium, wherein at least one of the program steps is indicative of an exponential relationship of or about 7/3 for each diameter.
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