Imaging catheter with radiopaque markers

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PATENT NO 12263314
APP PUB NO 20200297970A1
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16817313

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A catheter, comprising: a drive cable having cylindrical opening extending from a proximal end to a distal end along a longitudinal axis thereof; an imaging probe having an optical fiber arranged inside the drive cable and a distal optics assembly fixedly attached to the drive cable at the distal end thereof; a first radiopaque marker arranged at a distal end of the drive cable at a position distal and parallel to the distal optics assembly; and a second radiopaque marker arranged at a predetermined distance from the distal end of the drive cable at a position proximal to the distal optics assembly. The second radiopaque marker is arranged concentric or coaxially to the longitudinal axis in a space between the longitudinal axis and an outer surface of the drive cable.

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CANON U S A INCONE CANON PARK MELVILLE NY 11747

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Chen, Jeffrey Yutien Winchester, US 2 2
Dunfee, Albert Harold Byfield, US 5 7
Elmaanaoui, Badr Belmont, US 45 376
Hamm, Mark Alan Lynnfield, US 12 26
Lippencott, Kenneth Cooper Mount Tabor, US 1 2

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