Multi-fiber catheter probe arrangement for tissue analysis or treatment
First Claim
1. A catheter tip apparatus arranged in a catheter for the delivery and collection of an energy signal to permit energy signal analysis and/or energy signal treatment of body tissue by said energy signal, said apparatus comprising:
- an elongated housing having a plurality of annularly disposed elongated open grooves arranged thereon; and
a flexible energy-bearing member arranged in each of said elongated open grooves, each of said energy-bearing members having a proximal end in communication with an energy delivery source or a signal analysis center, each of said energy-bearing members having a distalmost end in communication with a beam redirector member for directing energy between said energy-bearing members and body tissue in which said catheter is disposed.
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Abstract
A catheter tip apparatus is arranged in a catheter for the delivery and collection of an energy signal to permit analysis and/or treatment of body tissue by the energy signal. The apparatus comprises an elongated housing having a plurality of annularly disposed elongated grooves arranged thereon; and a flexible energy-bearing fiber arranged in each of the elongated grooves. Each of the fibers have a proximal end in communication with an energy delivery source or a signal analysis center. Each of the fibers also have a distalmost end in communication with a reflector for analysis and treatment of body tissue in which the catheter is disposed.
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43 Claims
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1. A catheter tip apparatus arranged in a catheter for the delivery and collection of an energy signal to permit energy signal analysis and/or energy signal treatment of body tissue by said energy signal, said apparatus comprising:
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an elongated housing having a plurality of annularly disposed elongated open grooves arranged thereon; and
a flexible energy-bearing member arranged in each of said elongated open grooves, each of said energy-bearing members having a proximal end in communication with an energy delivery source or a signal analysis center, each of said energy-bearing members having a distalmost end in communication with a beam redirector member for directing energy between said energy-bearing members and body tissue in which said catheter is disposed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A catheter tip apparatus arranged in a catheter for the delivery and collection of a light energy signal to permit analysis and/or treatment of body tissue adjacent to said catheter tip apparatus by said energy signal, said apparatus comprising:
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an elongated housing having a longitudinal axis and a plurality of annularly disposed elongated open grooves arranged thereon; and
a flexible light energy-bearing fiber arranged in each of said elongated open grooves, each of said fibers having a proximal end in communication with a light-energy delivery source or a light-signal analysis center, each of said fibers having a distal face in spaced-apart light transmissive communication with a reflector arrangement for directing energy between said fibers and body tissue in which said catheter is disposed, said fibers in each of said grooves being arranged as an annular array of axially disposed fibers. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A catheter tip apparatus arranged in a catheter for the delivery and collection of a light energy signal to permit analysis and/or treatment of body tissue adjacent to said catheter tip apparatus by said energy signal, said apparatus comprising:
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an elongated housing having a longitudinal axis and a plurality of annularly disposed elongated open grooves arranged thereon; and
a flexible light energy-bearing fiber arranged in each of said elongated open grooves, each of said fibers having a proximal end in communication with a light energy-delivery source or a light-signal analysis center, each of said fibers having a distal face in spaced-apart light transmissive communication with said body tissue, said fiber in each of said grooves being arranged as an annular array of axially disposed fibers. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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