System for medical examination or treatment

Details System for medical examination or treatment System for medical examination or treatment

2007-10-30

2007-10-30

Jasmin, Lynda (Department: 3709)

Surgery

Diagnostic testing

Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation

C600S466000, C600S467000, C600S476000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10946455

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a medical investigation and/or treatment system comprising:a catheter system, comprising a catheter (1, 7, 9), witha first sensor (4, 11) of an imaging system for optical coherence tomography with an optical fiber via which the light is directed and is radiated in the area of a catheter tip introduced into an area to be investigated, via which fiber reflection light is directed from an illuminated investigation area to a first image processing unit (22),a second sensor (3, 8, 10) of an intravascular ultrasound imaging system to transmit and receive sound pulses which are fed as an electrical signal to a second image processing unit (23), undat least one display unit (24) for presenting the images of the first and second image processing unit (22, 23).

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