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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2016
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Frank B. Sachse, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Robert W. Hitchcock, Sandy, UT (US);
Nassir F. Marrouche, Park City, UT (US);
Nathan J. Knighton, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Chao Huang, Fruit Heights, UT (US);
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
A catheter for imaging and treating a selected tissue and method of use is provided. Imaging, and treatment assemblies may be co-located at a distal end of a single catheter. The imaging assembly may include at least a portion of a confocal microscope. The treatment assembly may include at least a portion of the imaging assembly. A method of treating a selected tissue is also provided. The method may be performed using a single catheter. The imaging and treatment steps of the method may be performed simultaneously.