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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2020
Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Assaf Govari, Haifa, IL;
Christopher Thomas Beeckler, Brea, CA (US);
Joseph Thomas Keyes, Sierra Madre, CA (US);
Kevin Justin Herrera, West Covina, CA (US);
Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Abstract
In one embodiment, a system includes a balloon catheter configured to be inserted into a body-part of a living subject, the balloon catheter comprising an insertion tube having a distal tip, a force sensor connected to the distal tip, and an inflatable balloon including a proximal portion connected to the force sensor so that the force sensor is disposed between the distal tip of the insertion tube and the inflatable balloon, and multiple electrodes disposed around an outer surface of the balloon, and configured, when the balloon is inflated, to contact tissue at respective locations in the body-part, wherein the force sensor is configured to output at least one force signal indicative of a magnitude and a direction of a force applied by the balloon on the tissue when the balloon is inflated.