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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2015
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (US);
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Yu-Chong Tai, Pasadena, CA (US);
Tzung Hsiai, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Yu Zhao, Shenhen, CN;
Xiaoxiao Zhang, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Fei Yu, Chatsworth, CA (US);
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Pasadena, CA (US);
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES, Los Angeles, CA (US);
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
A portion of a concentric bipolar microelectrode sensor is attached to an inflatable balloon of a catheter. Another portion of the concentric bipolar microelectrode sensor is also attached to a body of the catheter. The inflatable balloon is guided to become in proximity of a tissue. The inflatable balloon is then inflated. The inflation increases the likelihood of contact between microelectrodes of the concentric bipolar microelectrode sensor with the tissue. A voltage is supplied to the microelectrodes. The tissue's impedance is accordingly measured over a frequency range. A disease of the tissue, such as a lesion, is diagnosed based on the measured impedance.