INTEGRATED ULTRASOUND IMAGING AND ABLATION PROBE
First Claim
1. An integrated therapy and imaging catheter comprising:
- a catheter body;
a therapy device having an array of therapy elements;
an imaging device having an array of imaging elements; and
wherein the therapy device and the imaging device are positioned in the catheter body and wherein the therapy device and the imaging device extend along a long axis of the catheter body such that the array of therapy elements is spaced apart from the array of imaging elements.
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Abstract
A system for imaging and providing therapy to one or more regions of interest is presented. The system includes an imaging and therapy catheter configured to image an anatomical region to facilitate assessing need for therapy in one or more regions within the anatomical region and delivering therapy to the one or more regions of interest within the anatomical region. In addition, the system includes a medical imaging system operationally coupled to the catheter and having a display area and a user interface area, wherein the medical imaging system is configured to facilitate defining a therapy pathway to facilitate delivering therapy to the one or more regions of interest.
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36 Claims
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1. An integrated therapy and imaging catheter comprising:
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a catheter body;
a therapy device having an array of therapy elements;
an imaging device having an array of imaging elements; and
wherein the therapy device and the imaging device are positioned in the catheter body and wherein the therapy device and the imaging device extend along a long axis of the catheter body such that the array of therapy elements is spaced apart from the array of imaging elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A catheter comprising:
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a catheter body; and
an ablation array and an ultrasound transducer, different from the ablation array, linearly arranged relative to one another along a long axis of the catheter body. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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- 21. The catheter of claim 21 wherein the ultrasound transducer is configured for real-time 3D imaging.
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30. A combined therapy and imaging device to capture real-time images of a lumen and perform therapy therein, the device comprising:
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a catheter insertable into a lumen of a subject to be imaged;
an ultrasound transducer disposed within the catheter; and
an ablation array disposed within the catheter, the ablation array comprising a set of independent activatable ablation elements that collectively create more than one ablation point when the ablation elements are selectively activated. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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