APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PHYSIOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS OF BODY LUMENS

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PHYSIOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS OF BODY LUMENS

A system includes a catheter (10) having a low pressure balloon (42) at of one end thereof, a precise, low pressure, low volume fluid infusion means (41) and a pressure sensor (43). The balloon (42) is introduced to a body lumen, such as a blood vessel, and inflated to a pressure at or just above ph...

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Hauptverfasser: MITCHELL, GORDON, L, WOLTHUIS, ROGER, A, AFROMOWITZ, MARTIN, A
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:A system includes a catheter (10) having a low pressure balloon (42) at of one end thereof, a precise, low pressure, low volume fluid infusion means (41) and a pressure sensor (43). The balloon (42) is introduced to a body lumen, such as a blood vessel, and inflated to a pressure at or just above physiologic, typically being below 200 mmhg. From the balloon volume at a particular pressure, the internal cross-sectional area and diameter of the vessel can be calculated. Additional calculations can be made at other pressures below 200 mmhg to determine compliance of the vessel.