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US 2021/0259769 A1Published application
Optical balloon catheters and methods for mapping and ablation
OwnerChunlan JIANG, Louis-Philippe Richerinventors
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Abstract
Systems and methods for optical balloon catheters are provided. A catheter includes a distal section including an optically transparent balloon, a first optical array positioned within the balloon, wherein the first optical array is configured to at least one of ablate tissue and sense at least one tissue property, and a second optical array positioned outside the balloon, wherein the second optical array is configured to at least one of ablate tissue and sense at least one tissue property.
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A catheter comprising:
- a distal section comprising:
- an optically transparent balloon;
- a first optical array positioned within the balloon, wherein the first optical array is configured to at least one of ablate tissue and sense at least one tissue property;
- and
- a second optical array positioned outside the balloon, wherein the second optical array is configured to at least one of ablate tissue and sense at least one tissue property.
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A catheter comprising:
- a distal section comprising:
- an optically transparent balloon;
- an optical array positioned within the balloon, wherein the optical array is configured to at least one of ablate tissue and sense at least one tissue property;
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- an electrode array comprising a plurality of electrodes, wherein the electrode array is configured to sense at least one tissue property.
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A method of using a catheter, the method comprising:
- deploying the catheter to a target tissue location, the catheter including a distal section having optically transparent balloon, a first optical array positioned within the balloon, and at least one of i) a second optical array positioned outside the balloon, and ii) an electrode array comprising a plurality of electrodes;
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- using at least the first optical array, at least one of i) sensing at least one property of the target tissue, and ii) ablating the target tissue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.