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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2020
Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD., Yokneam, IL;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides systems, apparatuses and methods that include a catheter configured to be inserted into an intra-body cavity of a patient. An ultrasonic transducer array including a plurality of multi-frequency ultrasonic transducers may be arranged on the catheter. Each of the plurality of multi-frequency ultrasonic transducers may be configured to transmit a wide beam ultrasonic signal and a narrow beam ultrasound signal, and may further be configured to receive a wide beam echo signal and narrow beam echo signal. A processor may be configured to detect free space of the intra-body cavity by processing the wide beam echo signals and the narrow beam echo signals.