Laser catheter calibrator
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1. A method of calibrating a laser catheter, comprising:
- receiving the laser catheter within a sterile package, wherein the laser catheter includes a catheter body with a distal tip, a proximal end, and a fiber optic extending between the proximal end and the distal tip and wherein the proximal end includes a housing coupled to a connector;
removing at least a portion of the connector from the package;
coupling the connector with a laser system;
coupling the distal tip of the catheter to a portion of the housing;
positioning the distal tip of the catheter a fixed distance from a light detector disposed within the laser system, wherein the distal tip of the catheter and the light detector are optically aligned; and
calibrating the catheter according to a calibration sequence, wherein the calibrating includes activating the laser system and receiving light at the detector, wherein the light is emitted out of the distal tip of the catheter.
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Abstract
A catheter assembly is disclosed according to one embodiment of the invention. The assembly includes a catheter body, a housing and a detector. The catheter includes a distal tip, a proximal end, and a fiber optic extending between the proximal end and the distal tip. The housing may include a channel adapted to support at least a portion of the distal tip of the catheter. The may be detector disposed within the housing so as to be spaced a fixed distance from the distal tip of the catheter. Methods for providing and calibrating a catheter supported within housing are also disclosed according to other embodiments of the invention.
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1. A method of calibrating a laser catheter, comprising:
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receiving the laser catheter within a sterile package, wherein the laser catheter includes a catheter body with a distal tip, a proximal end, and a fiber optic extending between the proximal end and the distal tip and wherein the proximal end includes a housing coupled to a connector; removing at least a portion of the connector from the package; coupling the connector with a laser system; coupling the distal tip of the catheter to a portion of the housing; positioning the distal tip of the catheter a fixed distance from a light detector disposed within the laser system, wherein the distal tip of the catheter and the light detector are optically aligned; and calibrating the catheter according to a calibration sequence, wherein the calibrating includes activating the laser system and receiving light at the detector, wherein the light is emitted out of the distal tip of the catheter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 23)
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8. A method of calibrating a laser catheter with a laser system, comprising the steps of:
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providing the laser catheter, wherein the laser catheter comprises a catheter body, a distal end, a proximal end including a connector, and a fiber optic arranged between at least the proximal end and the distal end; coupling the connector to the laser system, wherein the distal end of the catheter is coupled in a channel region of a housing coupled to the connector; positioning the distal tip of the catheter a fixed distance from a light detector disposed within the laser system; activating the laser system to produce light pulses out of a distal end of the catheter; receiving the light pulses at the light detector; and comparing energy of the light pulses to a predetermined value and deactivating the laser when the predetermined value has been reached. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of calibrating a laser catheter with a laser system, comprising the steps of:
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providing the laser catheter, wherein the laser catheter comprises a catheter body, a distal end, a proximal end, a connector, a housing having a first end and a second end, the first end is coupled to the connector and the second end is coupled to a proximal end of the catheter, and a fiber optic arranged between at least the proximal end and the distal end; coupling the connector to the laser system; securing the distal end of the catheter to a portion of the housing at a substantially fixed distance from a light detector disposed within the laser system, wherein the distal end of the catheter is optically aligned with the light detector; providing calibration parameters comprising a calibration threshold value; calibrating the catheter according to a calibration sequence, wherein the calibrating includes activating the laser system and receiving light emitted out of a distal end of the catheter at the detector and comparing detected light from the detector to the calibration threshold value; and and stopping the calibration when the calibration threshold value has been detected. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of calibrating a laser catheter, comprising the steps of:
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removing a portion of the laser catheter from a sterile package, wherein the laser catheter comprises a catheter body, a distal end, a proximal end, a connector, a housing having a first end coupled to the connector and a second end coupled to a proximal end of the catheter, and a fiber optic material arranged between at least the proximal end and the distal end of the catheter; coupling the connector to a laser system; optically aligning the distal end of the catheter at a substantially fixed distance from a light detector disposed within the laser system; activating the laser system to produce light pulses out of a distal end of the catheter; receiving the light pulses at the light detector; and comparing energy of the light pulses to a predetermined value and deactivating the laser when the predetermined value has been reached. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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24. A method of calibrating a laser catheter, comprising the steps of:
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removing a portion of the laser catheter from a sterile package, wherein the laser catheter comprises a catheter body, a distal end, a proximal end, a connector, a housing including channel region extending from a first end to a second end, the first end of the housing is coupled to the connector, a second end of the housing is coupled to a proximal end of the catheter, and the distal end of the catheter is coupled in at least a portion of the channel, and a fiber optic material is arranged between at least the proximal end and the distal end of the catheter; coupling the connector to a laser system, wherein the distal end of the catheter is optically aligned with a detector; and detecting with the laser system a catheter type of the laser catheter.
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