IP Library Granted Patent US 12,440,114
Granted Patent B2
US 12,440,114 · App. 18/544,168 · Granted Oct 14, 2025

Cardiac cycle-based diagnostic systems and methods

Inventor: Johan Svanerudh (Uppsala, SE)
Assignee: ST. JUDE MEDICAL COORDINATION CENTER BVBA
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Patent No.
US 12,440,114
App. No.
18/544,168
Granted
Oct 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An intravascular data analysis system to assess a blood vessel includes: an interface system configured to receive intravascular pressure data including a plurality of distal pressure (Pd) values measured by an intravascular data collection probe and a plurality of proximal pressure (Pa) values; a display system; one or more memory storage devices includes instructions; and a processor in communication with the interface system, the display system, and the one or more memory storage devices. The processor is configured to execute the instructions to: determine a plurality of Pd/Pa ratios based on the plurality of distal pressure (Pd) values and the plurality of proximal pressure (Pa) values, filter the plurality of Pd/Pa ratios using a filter having a time constant TC in a range of 1% to 50% of a heart cycle length, and control the display system to generate a plot based on the plurality of Pd/Pa ratios.

Claims (27)

1. An intravascular data analysis system to assess a blood vessel comprising:

an interface system configured to receive intravascular pressure data including a plurality of distal pressure (Pd) values measured by an intravascular data collection probe and a plurality of proximal pressure (Pa) values;

a display system;

one or more memory storage devices comprising instructions; and

a processor in communication with the interface system, the display system, and the one or more memory storage devices, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to:

determine a plurality of Pd/Pa ratios based on the plurality of distal pressure (Pd) values and the plurality of proximal pressure (Pa) values,

filter the plurality of Pd/Pa ratios using a filter having a time constant TC in a range of 1% to 50% of a heart cycle length, and

control the display system to generate a plot based on the plurality of Pd/Pa ratios.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the plurality of Pd/Pa ratios comprise a plurality of sets of Pd/Pa ratios, wherein each of the plurality of sets of Pd/Pa ratios includes Pd/Pa ratios that are determined through an entirety of one heart cycle;

the processor is configured to execute the instructions to determine a plurality of minimum Pd/Pa ratios, wherein each of the minimum Pd/Pa ratios is a minimum within one of the sets of Pd/Pa ratios over the entirety of the corresponding heart cycle; and

the plot is a plot of the plurality of minimum Pd/Pa ratios over time during the pullback.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to control the display system to display an indication of an overall minimum Pd/Pa ratio.

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the plot comprises a discrete point for each of the plurality of minimum Pd/Pa ratios.

5. The system of claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to track changes in the plurality of minimum Pd/Pa ratios during the pullback to identify a location of a stenosis in the blood vessel.

6. The system of claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to display a user interface comprising the plot.

7. The system of claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to identify a change in the plurality of minimum Pd/Pa ratios as an indication of a stenosis in the blood vessel.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the plurality of Pd/Pa ratios comprise a plurality of sets of Pd/Pa ratios, wherein each of the plurality of sets of Pd/Pa ratios includes Pd/Pa ratios that are determined through an entirety of one heart cycle;

the processor is configured to execute the instructions to determine a plurality of minimum Pd/Pa ratios, wherein each of the minimum Pd/Pa ratios is a minimum within one of the sets of Pd/Pa ratios over the entirety of the corresponding heart cycle; and

the plot is a plot of a moving average of the plurality of minimum Pd/Pa ratios over time during the pullback.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to control the display system to display an indication of an overall minimum Pd/Pa ratio.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the plot comprises a discrete point for each of the plurality of minimum Pd/Pa ratios.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to track changes in the plurality of minimum Pd/Pa ratios during the pullback to identify a location of a stenosis in the blood vessel.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to display a user interface comprising the plot.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to identify a change in the plurality of minimum Pd/Pa ratios as an indication of a stenosis in the blood vessel.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to control the display system to display at least one of a FFR value, a Pd value, a Pa value, a Pa moving average, a Pd moving average, or an intravascular image.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 19, 2024
From: SVANERUDH, JOHAN
To: ST. JUDE MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB
Reel/Frame 067170/0941 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 19, 2024
From: ST. JUDE MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB
To: ST. JUDE MEDICAL COORDINATION CENTER BVBA
Reel/Frame 067170/0965 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17733010 · Apr 29, 2022
Continuation 14837291 · Aug 27, 2015
Provisional Application 62042448 · Aug 27, 2014
Related Publication 20240115148A1 · Apr 11, 2024
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