Saurav Paul;Troy T. Tegg;Reed R. Heimbecher;Richard E. Stehr
发明人:
Troy T. Tegg,Saurav Paul,Richard E. Stehr,Reed R. Heimbecher
申请号:
US11941073
公开号:
US08577447B2
申请日:
2007.11.15
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要:
The invention relates to an optic-based sensing assembly and a system incorporating the assembly and related use of the assembly. In particular, the invention relates to an optic-based catheter assembly and related system used to determine contact between a catheter and surrounding proximate environment, such as tissue. An embodiment of such a system may, for example, be used for visualization, mapping, ablation, or other methods of diagnosis and treatment of tissue and/or surrounding areas.