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Patent US7860555 - Tissue visualization and manipulation system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsTissue visualization and manipulation systems are described herein. Such a system may include a deployment catheter and an attached imaging hood deployable into an expanded configuration. In use, the imaging hood is placed against or adjacent to a region of tissue to be imaged in a body lumen that is...http://www.google.com/patents/US7860555?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7860555 - Tissue visualization and manipulation systemAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7860555 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/259,498Publication dateDec 28, 2010Filing dateOct 25, 2005Priority dateFeb 2, 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asEP1845854A2, EP1845854A4, EP1845854B1, US20060184048, US20110060227, WO2006083794A2, WO2006083794A3Publication number11259498, 259498, US 7860555 B2, US 7860555B2, US-B2-7860555, US7860555 B2, US7860555B2InventorsVahid SaadatOriginal AssigneeVoyage Medical, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (104), Non-Patent Citations (41), Referenced by (21), Classifications (31), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetTissue visualization and manipulation system
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