MEANS AND DEVICES FOR ASSESSING CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

• Main Authors: SONCK, Jeroen, COLLET BORTONE, Carlos
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 22.10.2020
• Subjects: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; DIAGNOSIS; HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING ORPROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTEDFOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PHYSICS; SURGERY

The present invention relates to the field of cardiac disease, in particular to the assessment of coronary vessels, in particular to determine the mechanisms and patterns of blockage or restriction to the blood flow through a coronary vessel. The present invention provides diagnostic methods and devices to determine the condition of coronary artery disease, in specific to determine the functional pattern (focal or diffuse) of coronary artery disease. La présente invention se rapporte au domaine des maladies cardiaques, en particulier à l'évaluation de vaisseaux coronaires, et concerne notamment la détermination des mécanismes et des motifs de blocage ou de restriction du flux sanguin à travers un vaisseau coronaire. La présente invention concerne des procédés et des dispositifs de diagnostic pour déterminer un état de coronaropathie, en particulier pour déterminer le motif fonctionnel (focal ou diffus) de la coronaropathie.