Abstract: A method and apparatus for simultaneous hemoglobin reflectivity measurement and OCT measurement, thrombus detection and treatment, and OCT flushing. A first optical energy for OCT and a second optical energy for hemoglobin may be used.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 28, 2010
Publication date:
March 31, 2011
Applicant:
Volcano Coproration
Inventors:
Nathaniel J. Kemp, Thomas E. Milner, Christopher E. Banas, Vincent J. Burgess, Paulina M. Margolis