Thermal and stress mapping of body lumens
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1. A balloon catheter for use in thermally mapping a portion of a body lumen, comprising:
- an elongate catheter having a distal end and having a balloon near the distal end, the balloon having an axial length and including a temperature sensitive material which when expanded into contact with a portion of the body lumen, will change color along its axial length based on the temperature of the body lumen contacting the balloon material, whereby analyzing the color changes along the axial length of the balloon will permit the determination of whether a portion of the lumen is at a temperature higher than the normal body temperature.
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Abstract
The inventive method requires advancing a three-dimensional imaging balloon catheter to the site of a lesion to be imaged, inflating or molding the balloon to image the lesion, deflating the balloon, withdrawing the catheter from the body lumen and re-inflating the balloon which reassumes its memorized shape. Stress and thermal mapping of the balloon is then done by direct observation or by numerical analysis of the material strain and color of the re-inflated 3D imaging balloon.
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1. A balloon catheter for use in thermally mapping a portion of a body lumen, comprising:
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an elongate catheter having a distal end and having a balloon near the distal end, the balloon having an axial length and including a temperature sensitive material which when expanded into contact with a portion of the body lumen, will change color along its axial length based on the temperature of the body lumen contacting the balloon material, whereby analyzing the color changes along the axial length of the balloon will permit the determination of whether a portion of the lumen is at a temperature higher than the normal body temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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Current AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed (Boston Scientific Corporation)
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Original AssigneeScimed Life Systems Incorporated (Boston Scientific Corporation)
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InventorsRen, Brooke Q., Hastings, Roger N.
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Primary Examiner(s)HINDENBURG, MAX F
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Application NumberUS09/813,064Publication NumberTime in Patent Office511 DaysField of Search607/549, 607/555, 607/585, 606/28, 604/96-101US Class Current600/549CPC Class CodesA61B 5/1076 for measuring dimensions in...A61M 25/10 Balloon catheters A61M25/01...
