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Real-time optoacoustic monitoring with electophysiologic catheters

  • US 20080154257A1
  • Filed: 12/22/2006
  • Published: 06/26/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A catheter for opto-acoustic tissue assessment, comprising:

  • a catheter body;

    a tip section distal the catheter body, the tip section being adapted for irradiation and acoustic detection, wherein a tissue is heated by the irradiation to produce an acoustic wave that is detected by a acoustic detector mounted on the tip section and the acoustic detector generates a signal representative of a tissue characteristic.

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