Patent ID: 11864878
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A medical device, comprising:
a catheter including a proximal end, a distal end having a semicircular cross-section, and a substrate including a flexible printed circuit board disposed over the distal end;
an optical sensor mounted on the substrate at the distal end of the catheter, wherein the optical sensor is laterally movable relative to the proximal end of the catheter, the optical sensor includes at least one photodetector and at least one emitter that are aligned linearly relative to one another along the distal end of the catheter; and
a controller in communication with the optical sensor, the controller is configured to determine a thickness of tissue detected adjacent to the distal end of the catheter based on light detected by the optical sensor.