METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES FOR TRANSSEPTAL PROCEDURES

Abstract: a catheter device (10) includes an elongate tubular sheath () having spaced apart proximal and distal ends and a lumen () extending through the elongate tubular sheath. an elongate needle () is within the lumen () and terminating in a distal end portion adjacent the distal end of the elongate tubular sheath. the distal end portion of the needle () has a central axis extending through the tip portion. an optical probe () extends within the lumen and terminating in a distal end adjacent the distal end of the elongate tubular sheath. the distal end of the optical probe () is configured to provide an image field of view () having a known position relative to the distal end portion of the needle ().

Inventor(s): Andrew Rollins, Xiaowei Zhao

CPC Classification: A61B17/34 (Trocars; Puncturing needles {(pointed biopsy instruments ; devices for piercing the ear-lobes ; seals or hemostasis valves )})

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