Patent ID: 11918315
Assignee: PULSE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A method of facilitating treatment of a therapeutic target within a body of a subject, the method comprising:
delivering magnetic particles to a location near an occlusion within a blood vessel of the subject;
applying a magnetic field so as to cause at least some of the magnetic particles to be driven into an outer surface of the occlusion;
obtaining images indicative of a shape of a profile or face outline of the outer surface of the occlusion using an imaging modality capable of imaging the magnetic particles;
determining the shape of the profile or face outline of the outer surface of the occlusion based on the images; and
selecting an instrument to penetrate or traverse through the occlusion based on the determined shape of the profile or face outline of the outer surface of the occlusion.