Thermography catheter
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Sep 18, 2003
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Mar 15, 2002
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Mar 15, 2002
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An improved catheter capable of detecting metabolic activity within vascular anomalies is disclosed. The apparatus of the present invention includes a catheter having a distal end and a proximal end, an expandable body located at the distal end of the catheter, the expandable body comprising one or more expandable body arms, and at least one sensor integrally formed on each of the expandable body arms. The at least one sensor may include a variety of sensors, including ultrasonic sensors, flow sensors, thermal sensors, thermocouples, blood temperature sensors, electrical contact sensors, conductivity sensors, and infrared sensors.
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