Title:
APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTRAVASCULAR PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003053226
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An apparatus, system and method for providing a photographic image of a target region within an intravascular environment. The apparatus has a plurality of different embodiments, each of which reduces the ambient "noise" detected along with the light reflected from the target region in order to increase the signal/noise ratio, thereby to enhance the quality of the image produced.
Inventors:
ADLER DORON (IL)
ZARETSKI ALEX (IL)
PILLAR OFER (IL)
SHAFRIR KEREN (IL)
SEGEV MORDECHAI (IL)
ZARETSKI ALEX (IL)
PILLAR OFER (IL)
SHAFRIR KEREN (IL)
SEGEV MORDECHAI (IL)
Application Number:
PCT/IL2002/000999
Publication Date:
March 18, 2004
Filing Date:
December 11, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CBYOND INC (US)
ADLER DORON (IL)
ZARETSKI ALEX (IL)
PILLAR OFER (IL)
SHAFRIR KEREN (IL)
SEGEV MORDECHAI (IL)
ADLER DORON (IL)
ZARETSKI ALEX (IL)
PILLAR OFER (IL)
SHAFRIR KEREN (IL)
SEGEV MORDECHAI (IL)
International Classes:
A61B1/04; A61B1/045; A61B1/05; A61B1/06; A61B1/07; A61B1/313; A61B1/12; A61B5/00; (IPC1-7): A61B1/04; A61B1/06; G02B6/06
Foreign References:
| US4569335A | 1986-02-11 | |||
| US4576146A | 1986-03-18 | |||
| US4827907A | 1989-05-09 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1463441A4
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