System and method for measuring cross-sectional areas and pressure gradients in luminal organs

GS Kassab, H Gregersen, MR Movahed - US Patent 8,114,143, 2012 - Google Patents
The invention comprises a system, catheter and method for measuring the cross-sectional
areas and pressure gradients in any hollow organ, Such as, for example, blood vessels. One …

System and method for measuring cross-sectional areas and pressure gradients in luminal organs

GS Kassab, H Gregersen, MR Movahed - US Patent 7,454,244, 2008 - Google Patents
The invention comprises a system, catheter and method for measuring the cross-sectional
areas and pressure gradients in any hollow organ, such as, for example, blood vessels. One …

Device, system and method for measuring cross-sectional areas in luminal organs

GS Kassab - US Patent 8,078,274, 2011 - Google Patents
The disclosure of the present application provides for a sys tem for measuring cross-
sectional areas and pressure gradi ents in luminal organs. The disclosure of the present …

Methods for measuring cross-sectional areas and pressure gradients in luminal organs

GS Kassab, H Gregersen, MR Movahed - US Patent 8,082,032, 2011 - Google Patents
The present disclosure comprises a system, catheter and method for measuring the cross-
sectional areas and pressure gradients in any hollow organ, such as, for example, blood …

Apparatus & method for determining physiologic characteristics of body lumens

A Marko, I McDougall - US Patent App. 11/235,803, 2007 - Google Patents
Disclosed are a system, apparatus, and method for determining a physiologic characteristic
of a body lumen that include determining, at one or more selected pressures, the volume of …

Method and apparatus for addressing vascular stenotic lesions

RS Fishel - US Patent App. 12/476,429, 2010 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method and apparatus are provided for addressing vascular Stenotic
lesions. The geometry of a stenotic lesion Zone is determined and is used to determine …

Device, system, and method for detecting, localizing, and characterizing plaque-induced stenosis of a blood vessel

R Lewinsky, N Berzak, U Amir… - US Patent App. 10 …, 2006 - Google Patents
The present invention is of system, device, and method for detection, localization, and
characterization of plaque-in duced stenosis of a blood vessel. More particularly, the present …

Systems and methods for determining fractional flow reserve without adenosine or other pharmalogical agent

B O'connell, C Connolly, HA Steingisser - US Patent 9,877,660, 2018 - Google Patents
Embodiments hereof relate to methods and systems for determining a pressure gradient
across a lesion of a vessel without requiring the use of a pharmacological hyperemic agent …

Apparatus and method for determining physiologic characteristics of body lumens

MA Afromowitz, RA Wolthuis, GL Mitchell - US Patent 5,275,169, 1994 - Google Patents
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 …

Sizing and therapeutic catheter with sheath

F Lim, CL Haig, VJ Nayak, J Heberer… - US Patent …, 2002 - Google Patents
This patent is subject to a terminal dis claimen The present invention is directed to a gauging
system and method for using the same for determining the siZe of a (21) App1_ No; …