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

Claim 8:
9. A medical system for providing transseptal punctures, the medical system comprising:
a perforation device comprising i) a shaft, the shaft having a proximal portion and an opposed distal portion, the distal portion including a distal face that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, ii) a perforating tip comprising a radiofrequency perforation electrode, the perforating tip associated with the distal portion, and iii); at least a first light emitter associated with the distal face of the distal portion and positioned proximate the perforating tip for illuminating a region surrounding the perforating tip; and
an analysis system for analyzing returned light that is returned back towards the shaft from the region surrounding the perforating tip, the analysis system comprising a light sensor configured to detect one or more parameters of the returned light, a processor configured to perform an analysis of the one or more parameters, and an alert system connected to the processor for alerting a user to a result of the analysis.