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Fluid sensor for ablation therapy

  • US 20080269737A1
  • Filed: 04/26/2007
  • Published: 10/30/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of monitoring fluid delivered during ablation therapy, the method comprising:

  • deploying a needle from a catheter into a target tissue;

    delivering energy via the needle to ablate at least a portion of the target tissue;

    delivering a fluid from a pump to the target tissue via the catheter;

    providing a sensor between the pump and the target tissue; and

    detecting a fluid parameter indicative of at least one of flow or pressure of the fluid via the sensor.

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