Patent Document ID: 10052082
Application ID: 14821185
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method, comprising: providing a catheter having an RFID chip located on a connector configured to interface with a catheter interface device, the connector being at a proximal end of the catheter, and the catheter further having a transducer adjacent a distal end of the catheter, the RFID chip storing information related to a function of the catheter; accessing information related to the function of the catheter stored on the RFID chip using an RFID scanner of the catheter interface device, wherein the accessing includes activating the RFID scanner in response to the connector being inserted into the catheter interface device such that the RFID scanner is activated to access the information stored on the RFID chip, wherein the catheter interface device is a pullback device configured to control longitudinal movement of the catheter, including the transducer, through a vessel; identifying at least one operating characteristic related to the function of the catheter based on the information related to the function of the catheter accessed from the RFID chip, the at least one operating characteristic including an operating parameter of the transducer; and using the at least one operating characteristic related to the function of the catheter to control operation of the transducer.