APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTRAVASCULAR MEASUREMENTS
First Claim
1. A portable apparatus for intravascular diagnosis, the portable apparatus comprising:
- a monitoring guidewire comprising a core wire and a sensor disposed in a distal region of the core wire;
a display unit configured to be disposed after a predetermined number of uses or after a predetermined duration of use, the display unit comprising a processor and a display screen, wherein the display unit is capable of receiving communication from the monitoring guidewire, is configured to perform computations using the processor based on communications received from the monitoring guidewire, and is configured to display information on the display screen based on the computations.
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Abstract
Intravascular diagnosis apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one aspect of the disclosed technology, a intravascular diagnosis apparatus includes a monitoring guidewire and a display unit. The monitoring guidewire includes a core wire and a sensor disposed in a distal region of the core wire. The display unit includes a processor and a display screen, and is capable of receiving communication from the monitoring guidewire. The display unit is configured to perform computations using the processor based on communications received from the monitoring guidewire and is configured to display information on the display screen based on the computations. The display unit can be configured to be disposed after a predetermined number of uses or after a predetermined duration of use.
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31 Claims
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1. A portable apparatus for intravascular diagnosis, the portable apparatus comprising:
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a monitoring guidewire comprising a core wire and a sensor disposed in a distal region of the core wire; a display unit configured to be disposed after a predetermined number of uses or after a predetermined duration of use, the display unit comprising a processor and a display screen, wherein the display unit is capable of receiving communication from the monitoring guidewire, is configured to perform computations using the processor based on communications received from the monitoring guidewire, and is configured to display information on the display screen based on the computations. - 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, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A portable apparatus for intravascular diagnosis, the portable apparatus comprising:
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a monitoring guidewire comprising a core wire and a sensor disposed in a distal region of the core wire; a handheld display unit configured to be disposed after a predetermined number of uses or after a predetermined duration of use, the handheld display unit comprising a processor and a display screen, wherein the handheld display unit is capable of receiving communication from the monitoring guidewire, is configured to perform computations using the processor based on communications received from the monitoring guidewire, and is configured to display information on the display screen based on the computations.
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31. An portable apparatus for intravascular diagnosis, the portable apparatus comprising:
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a monitoring guidewire comprising a core wire and a sensor disposed in a distal region of the core wire; a display unit capable of receiving communication from the monitoring guidewire, the display unit comprising a processor and display screen, the display unit having no capability of being turned off after the display screen is turned on, wherein the display unit is configured to perform computations using the processor based on communications received from the monitoring guidewire and is configured to display information on the display screen based on the computations.
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