Patent ID: 11931098
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL DEVICE LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A method for carrying out a transeptal puncture medical procedure, comprising:
a. positioning a perforating tip of a puncture device adjacent target region within a patient's body, wherein the perforating tip comprises a radiofrequency perforation electrode, wherein the distal portion including a distal face that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
b. advancing the perforating tip through the target region;
c. advancing a dilator associated with the perforating tip through the target region;
d. before, during and/or after step b., illuminating a region surrounding the perforating tip with light from a light emitter associated with the distal face, collecting light returned from the region surrounding the perforating tip, and analyzing the returned light.