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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2023
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Christopher A. Cook, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Gerald D. Bacher, Carlsbad, CA (US);
John F. Black, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A catheter system () for treating a treatment site () includes a first light source (), a plurality of light guides (A), a multiplexer (), a multiplexer alignment system (), and a first beamsplitter (). The first light source () generates a source beam (A). The multiplexer () receives the source beam (A), and alternatively directs the source beam (A) to each of the plurality of light guides (A). The multiplexer alignment system () is operatively coupled to the multiplexer (). The multiplexer alignment system () includes a second light source () that generates a probe source beam (A) that is directed to scan across a guide proximal end (P) of each of the plurality of light guides (A) so that a time is determined to generate the source beam (A) so that the source beam (A) is optically coupled to the guide proximal end (P) of each of the plurality of light guides (A). The first beamsplitter () receives the source beam (A) and the probe source beam (A), and alternately directs the probe source beam (A) and the source beam (A) toward the guide proximal end (P) of each of the plurality of light guides (A).