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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2019
Applicant:
Cardiofocus, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Inventor:
Gerald Melsky, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
CARDIOFOCUS, INC., Marlborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/043 (2013.01); A61B 1/0638 (2013.01); A61B 5/0036 (2018.08); A61B 5/0071 (2013.01); A61B 5/0084 (2013.01); A61B 18/20 (2013.01); A61B 1/0005 (2013.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.02); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00061 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00982 (2013.01); A61B 2090/373 (2016.02); A61B 2090/376 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3941 (2016.02);
Abstract
A system is provided for identifying the sufficiency of lesions formed during a tissue ablation procedure. The system and method include administering an ICG composition to the patient and forming one or more lesions at a surgical site. The method further includes applying energy of a type and in an amount sufficient to cause ICG in the patient to fluoresce. An image of the tissue and lesion at the surgical site is obtained while the ICG fluoresces. The lesion is distinguished from surrounding de novo tissue based on areas of fluorescence to allow a user to evaluate the quality of the lesion.