Spectral sensing of ablation
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11490957B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-08

    申请号:US16435681

    申请日:2019-06-10

    摘要: A method for tissue assessment includes ablating tissue at a site within a body of a living subject using an invasive probe applied to the site. At a first stage in ablation of the tissue, first measurements are made of scattered light intensities from the site at a plurality of different wavelengths. At a second stage in the ablation of the tissue, subsequent to the first stage, second measurements are made of the scattered light intensities from the site at the plurality of different wavelengths. Progress of the ablation is assessed by computing different, respective measures of change in the scattered light intensities at the different wavelengths occurring between the first and second measurements, and comparing the respective measures.

    Balloon Catheter with Irrigated Tip Electrode

    公开(公告)号:US20220192738A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-23

    申请号:US17131571

    申请日:2020-12-22

    IPC分类号: A61B18/14

    摘要: An apparatus includes a shaft, configured for insertion into a body of a subject, an inflatable balloon disposed over the shaft, a plurality of leaf electrodes coupled to the balloon and shaped to define one or more leaf-electrode apertures, a tip electrode disposed at a distal end of the balloon, coupled to a distal end of the shaft, and shaped to define one or more tip-electrode apertures, a first fluid-delivery tube passing through the shaft and configured to deliver a fluid into the balloon via at least one shaft aperture in the shaft, such that the fluid passes through the leaf-electrode apertures, and a second fluid-delivery tube passing through the shaft and configured to deliver the fluid to the tip electrode, such that the fluid passes through the tip-electrode apertures. Other embodiments are also described.

    Folding Fan Catheter with Electrodes

    公开(公告)号:US20220104873A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-07

    申请号:US17065456

    申请日:2020-10-07

    IPC分类号: A61B18/14

    摘要: An apparatus includes a shaft and a folding fan catheter. The shaft is configured for insertion through a sheath into a cavity of an organ of a patient. The folding fan catheter is fixed to a distal end of the shaft and includes (a) a resilient foldable frame, which is fixed to the distal end of the shaft and is configured to be unfolded so as to assume a fan shape, (b) one or more flexible surfaces, coupled to the frame to form a fan-shaped surface when the frame is unfolded, and (c) a plurality of electrodes that are disposed over the one or more flexible surfaces and are configured to contact tissue.

    Flex Circuit and Surface Mounted Electrode Catheter

    公开(公告)号:US20220071695A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-10

    申请号:US17371000

    申请日:2021-07-08

    IPC分类号: A61B18/14 A61B18/12

    摘要: In one embodiment, a medical system includes a catheter to be inserted into a body part, and including an elongated deflectable element including a distal end, a proximal coupler connected to the distal end, an expandable assembly comprising flexible polymer circuit strips, each flexible polymer circuit strip including strip electrodes and a respective contact pad disposed thereon, the flexible polymer circuit strips having respective proximal ends connected to, and disposed circumferentially around, the proximal coupler, and surface mountable electrodes electrically connected to respective ones of the flexible polymer circuit strips, wherein each surface mountable electrode is electrically connected to the respective contact pad of a respective one of the flexible polymer circuit strips using at least one electrically conductive retainer.

    SURFACE MOUNTED ELECTRODE CATHETER

    公开(公告)号:US20220071693A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-10

    申请号:US17081918

    申请日:2020-10-27

    IPC分类号: A61B18/14

    摘要: In one embodiment, a medical system includes a catheter configured to be inserted into a body part of a living subject, and including an elongated deflectable element including a distal end, a proximal coupler connected to the distal end, an expandable assembly comprising a plurality of flexible polymer circuit strips, the flexible polymer circuit strips having respective proximal ends connected to, and disposed circumferentially around, the proximal coupler, respective ones of the flexible polymer circuit strips including respective multiple strip electrodes, respective contact arrays disposed at the respective proximal ends, and respective multiple circuit traces electrically connecting the respective multiple strip electrodes with the respective contact arrays, and a plurality of surface mountable electrodes mounted on, and bulging over respective ones of the flexible polymer circuit strips.