Devices and systems to measure luminal organ parameters using impedance
First Claim
1. An impedance device, comprising:
- an elongated body having a distal body end; and
a pair of detection electrodes positioned in between a pair of excitation electrodes located along the elongated body, the pair of detection electrodes configured to obtain one or more conductance values within a mammalian luminal organ within a field generated by the pair of excitation electrodes;
wherein a measured parameter of the mammalian luminal organ can be calculated based in part upon the one or more conductance values obtained by the device and a known distance between the pair of detection electrodes, wherein the known distance between the pair of detection electrodes is between 0.5 mm and 1 mm, inclusive.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Devices and systems to measure luminal organ parameters using impedance. In at least one embodiment of an impedance device of the present disclosure, the impedance device comprises an elongated body having a distal body end and a pair of detection electrodes positioned in between a pair of excitation electrodes located at or near the distal body end, the pair of detection electrodes configured to obtain one or more conductance values within a mammalian luminal organ within a field generated by the pair of excitation electrodes, wherein a measured parameter of the mammalian luminal organ can be calculated based in part upon the one or more conductance values obtained by the device and a known distance between the pair of detection electrodes.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. An impedance device, comprising:
-
an elongated body having a distal body end; and a pair of detection electrodes positioned in between a pair of excitation electrodes located along the elongated body, the pair of detection electrodes configured to obtain one or more conductance values within a mammalian luminal organ within a field generated by the pair of excitation electrodes; wherein a measured parameter of the mammalian luminal organ can be calculated based in part upon the one or more conductance values obtained by the device and a known distance between the pair of detection electrodes, wherein the known distance between the pair of detection electrodes is between 0.5 mm and 1 mm, inclusive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
-
-
14. An impedance system, comprising:
-
an impedance device, comprising; an elongated body having a distal body end, and a pair of detection electrodes positioned in between a pair of excitation electrodes located along the elongated body, the pair of detection electrodes configured to obtain one or more conductance values within a mammalian luminal organ within a field generated by the pair of excitation electrodes; and a data acquisition and processing system configured to receive at least part of the impedance device and operable to receive and process data from the pair of detection electrodes to calculate the measured parameter; wherein a measured parameter of the mammalian luminal organ can be calculated based in part upon the one or more conductance values obtained by the impedance device and a known distance between the pair of detection electrodes, wherein the known distance between the pair of detection electrodes is between 0.5 mm and 1 mm, inclusive. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
-
-
18. An impedance device, comprising:
a pair of detection electrodes positioned in between a pair of excitation electrodes located along an elongated body, the pair of detection electrodes configured to obtain one or more conductance values within a mammalian luminal organ within a field generated by the pair of excitation electrodes, wherein a measured parameter of the mammalian luminal organ can be calculated based in part upon the one or more conductance values, and wherein the distance between the pair of detection electrodes is between 0.5 mm and 1 mm, inclusive. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
Specification