Medical device for detecting a target and related methods of use
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsWilliam M. ASSELIN, Carey B. MANNING
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Abstract
A medical device may include an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween, wherein the elongate member may be configured for insertion into a patient. The medical device may also include a detection member configured to detect at least one of a location, geometry, or distance of a target relative to the distal end of the elongate member, the target being at least one of a stone, a foreign object, or a tissue within a body cavity. The detection member may include a transmitting element and a receiving element.
Claims20
A medical device comprising:
- an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween, wherein the elongate member is configured for insertion into a patient;
- and
- a detection member configured to detect at least one of a location, geometry, or distance of a target relative to the distal end of the elongate member, the target being at least one of a stone, a foreign object, or a tissue within a body cavity, wherein the detection member includes a transmitting element and a receiving element;
- and
- an energy delivery device.
A sensing system, comprising:
- an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween, wherein the elongate member is configured to be inserted into a patient;
- a transmitting element carried within the lumen and configured to transmit energy from the distal end of the elongate member toward the target;
- and
- a receiving element carried within the lumen and configured to receive transmitted energy reflected from the target;
- wherein the target is at least one of a stone, a foreign object, or a tissue within a body cavity.
The system of claim 13, wherein the transmitting element is configured to direct at least one of radar, acoustic, radiofrequency, and optical energy at the target.
A method for detecting an object within a patient's body, the method comprising:
- introducing a medical device into a body cavity, the medical device including
- an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween, wherein the elongate member is configured to be inserted into a patient;
- and
- a detection member configured to detect at least one of a location, geometry, or a distance of a target relative to the distal end of the elongate member, the target being at least one of a stone, a foreign object, or a tissue within a body cavity,
- wherein the detection member includes a transmitting element and a receiving element;
- transmitting an energy signal from the transmitting element;
- receiving a reflection of the transmitted energy signal with the receiving element;
- and
- processing the received reflection to determine at least one of the location, geometry, or distance of the target relative to the elongate member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.