Patent ID: 9101298
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: A61B,G06K

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: providing a catheter having an RFID chip located adjacent a proximal end of the catheter and an imaging transducer arrangement adjacent a distal end of the catheter; attaching the proximal end of the catheter to a catheter interface device, wherein the catheter interface device is a pullback device configured to control longitudinal movement of the catheter, including the imaging transducer arrangement, through a vessel and comprises an RFID scanner, wherein attaching the proximal end of the catheter to the catheter interface device triggers an activation mechanism for the RFID scanner such that the RFID scanner is activated to obtain information from the RFID chip; obtaining information related to a function of the catheter stored on the catheter RFID chip using the RFID scanner; identifying at least one operating characteristic related to the function of the catheter based on the information related to the function of the catheter obtained from the RFID chip, the at least one operating characteristic including an operating parameter of an the imaging transducer arrangement of the catheter; and using the at least one operating characteristic related to the function of the catheter to control operation of the imaging transducer arrangement to obtain vascular tissue data for a tissue of a patient.