Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Measuring or detecting nonradioactive constituent of body...
Reexamination Certificate
2004-06-18
2009-12-29
Schaetzle, Kennedy J. (Department: 3766)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Measuring or detecting nonradioactive constituent of body...
C600S475000, C600S477000, C600S478000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07640046
ABSTRACT:
A catheter with a tissue property sensor provides for localization of myocardial infarction (MI) by utilizing one or more differences between properties of infarcted myocardial tissue and properties of normal myocardial tissue. The tissue property sensor is to be placed on endocardial wall or epicardial wall during catheterization to sense at least one tissue property allowing for detection of MI. Examples of the tissue property sensor include, but are not limited to, an optical sensor, an acoustic sensor, a contractility sensor, a temperature sensor, and a drug response sensor. In one embodiment, the tissue property sensor senses a tissue property in various locations on endocardial wall or epicardial wall and detects substantial changes in the tissue property that indicate a boundary between infarcted tissue and normal tissue.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4867963 (1989-09-01), Maurer et al.
patent: 5106387 (1992-04-01), Kittrell et al.
patent: 5161531 (1992-11-01), Parsons et al.
patent: 5345941 (1994-09-01), Rava et al.
patent: 5417215 (1995-05-01), Evans et al.
patent: 5421337 (1995-06-01), Richards-Kortum et al.
patent: 5447529 (1995-09-01), Marchlinski et al.
patent: 5456252 (1995-10-01), Vari et al.
patent: 5497770 (1996-03-01), Morcos et al.
patent: 5562721 (1996-10-01), Marchlinski et al.
patent: 5673704 (1997-10-01), Marchlinski et al.
patent: 5738096 (1998-04-01), Ben-Haim
patent: 5813403 (1998-09-01), Soller et al.
patent: 5865738 (1999-02-01), Morcos et al.
patent: 6021310 (2000-02-01), Thorne
patent: 6021350 (2000-02-01), Mathson
patent: 6055451 (2000-04-01), Bambot et al.
patent: 6124597 (2000-09-01), Shehada et al.
patent: 6171303 (2001-01-01), Ben-Haim et al.
patent: 6200310 (2001-03-01), Ben-Haim et al.
patent: 6205349 (2001-03-01), Kim et al.
patent: 6238348 (2001-05-01), Crowley et al.
patent: 6277082 (2001-08-01), Gambale
patent: 6406420 (2002-06-01), McCarthy et al.
patent: 6564088 (2003-05-01), Soller et al.
patent: 6697657 (2004-02-01), Shehada et al.
patent: 2002/0045811 (2002-04-01), Kittrell et al.
patent: 2003/0055466 (2003-03-01), Ben-Haim et al.
patent: 2003/0120151 (2003-06-01), Constantinides
patent: 2003/0129750 (2003-07-01), Schwartz
patent: 2003/0139667 (2003-07-01), Hewko et al.
patent: 2004/0111016 (2004-06-01), Casscells et al.
patent: 2005/0171414 (2005-08-01), Demos et al.
patent: 2005/0288721 (2005-12-01), Girouard et al.
Girouard Steven D.
Pastore Joseph M.
Cardiac Pacemakers Inc.
Reidel Jessica
Schaetzle Kennedy J.
Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
LandOfFree
Methods and apparatuses for localizing myocardial infarction... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Methods and apparatuses for localizing myocardial infarction..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Methods and apparatuses for localizing myocardial infarction... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4120703