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Catheter based probe and method of using same for detecting chemical analytes

  • US 6,498,941 B1
  • Filed: 03/09/2000
  • Issued: 12/24/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A medical diagnostic apparatus comprising:

  • a catheter having a first end and a second end and a lumen;

    a detection probe insertable in the catheter near the first end and slidable through the lumen toward the second end, the detection probe capable of detecting a chemical analyte; and

    a data processing system coupled to the detection probe, wherein the detection probe is slidable through the catheter and rotatable to orient an end of the detection probe near one or more optically clear portions positioned in the catheter to obtain different radial views.

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