Devices and methods for testing ablation systems

A quantitative beam assessment device configured to interface with an ablation system comprising an optical box and a catheter connector, the qualitative beam assessment device comprising:

• a housing sized and configured to be received by the catheter connector;
• an energy sensor coupled to the housing and configured to measure an energy of a beam emitted by the optical box;
• a guiding component coupled to the housing and configured to direct the beam emitted by the optical box to the energy sensor, wherein the guiding component is arranged and configured to align with a focal plane of the optical box when the housing is received by the catheter connector;
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• a communication component in electrical communication with the energy sensor, wherein the communication component is configured to transmit the measurement from the energy sensor to a processor.

A system for testing an ablation system comprising an optical box and a catheter connector, the system comprising:

• a qualitative beam assessment device comprising a first housing sized and configured to be received by the catheter connector and a camera configured to record one or more signals related to a beam profile of a beam emitted by the optical box, wherein the camera is arranged and configured to align with a focal plane of the optical box when the housing is received by the catheter connector;
• a quantitative beam assessment device comprising a second housing sized and configured to be received by the catheter connector, an energy sensor coupled to the housing and configured to measure a beam energy of the beam emitted by the optical box, and a guiding component coupled to the housing and configured to direct the beam emitted by the optical box to the energy sensor, wherein the guiding component is arranged and configured to align with the focal plane of the optical box when the housing is received by the catheter connector;
• a processor configured to electrically communicate with each of the qualitative beam assessment device and the quantitative beam assessment device;
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• a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
• receive, from the qualitative beam assessment device, the one or more signals related to the beam profile,
• determine, based on the one or more signals related to the beam profile, a qualitative condition of the beam,
• receive, from the quantitative beam assessment device, the one or more signals related to the beam energy, and
• determine, based on the one or more signals related to the beam energy, a quantitative condition of the beam.