SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYSIS AND TREATMENT OF A BODY LUMEN
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Apr 5, 2007
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Sep 29, 2006
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Sep 30, 2005
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In a system and method for analyzing and treating a body lumen, a lumen-expanding balloon catheter with integrated one or more delivery waveguides and one or more collection waveguides is used to perform optical analysis of the tissues surrounding the lumen during expansion. The catheter can comprise an angioplasty catheter with integrated delivery waveguides and collection waveguides to perform spectroscopy of a stenotic plaque during angioplasty.
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