Abstract: A diastole-based hemodynamic index, such as instantaneous wave-free ratio (IWFR), may be calculated noninvasively for a patient by receiving image data respective of an anatomical region of the patient, creating an electronic model of the anatomical region, creating one or more boundary conditions model value sets representative of flow conditions during diastole, calculating one or more pressure drops at a location in the anatomical region, and determining, based on the calculated pressure drop(s) and based on a reference pressure, a hemodynamic index value, such as IWFR, for the location.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 6, 2026
Publication date:
September 17, 2026
Applicant:
Covanos, Inc.
Inventors:
Don P. Giddens, Adrien Lefieux, David Molony, Alessandro Veneziani, Alexander Viguerie, Habib Samady, Joo Myung Lee
Abstract: A diastole-based hemodynamic index, such as instantaneous wave-free ratio (IWFR), may be calculated noninvasively for a patient by receiving image data respective of an anatomical region of the patient, creating an electronic model of the anatomical region, creating one or more boundary conditions model value sets representative of flow conditions during diastole, calculating one or more pressure drops at a location in the anatomical region, and determining, based on the calculated pressure drop(s) and based on a reference pressure, a hemodynamic index value, such as IWFR, for the location.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 6, 2020
Date of Patent:
June 30, 2026
Assignee:
COVANOS, INC.
Inventors:
Don P. Giddens, Adrien Lefieux, David Molony, Alessandro Veneziani, Alexander Viguerie, Habib Samady, Joo Myung Lee