Surgery – Instruments – Means for inserting or removing conduit within body
Patent
1997-07-17
1999-05-11
Buiz, Michael
Surgery
Instruments
Means for inserting or removing conduit within body
606191, 606194, 128774, A61F11/00
Patent
active
059023082
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides methods and apparatus for determining cross-sectional dimensions of body lumens, such as the diameter of a blood vessel. According to one exemplary method, the diameter of a blood vessel is measured by first inflating a balloon catheter within the lumen until the balloon diameter matches the lumen diameter. Inflation may be at a very low pressure and be constrained by the lumen, or may alternatively be controlled by monitoring the flow within the lumen. The balloon includes at least one measurement element which indicates the expanded balloon cross-sectional area, circumference, or diameter. Optionally, the measurement element provides a fluoroscopic, radiographic, or ultrasound indication of the cross-sectional dimension. In alternative embodiments, such dimensions may be transmitted to the distal end of the catheter, or determined after deflation and removal of the catheter.
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Buiz Michael
Medtronic Inc.
Shaz Daphna
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