Patent ID: 9370392
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: A61B,G01K

Claim Text:
1. A method of directing energy to tissue, comprising: determining a target tissue location and target tissue margins; positioning an ablation device for delivery of energy to a target tissue in the target tissue location; positioning a heat-sensitive optical probe proximate the target tissue; applying energy to the ablation device to treat the target tissue; transmitting light to each of a plurality of portions longitudinally spaced along a longitudinal length of the heat-sensitive optical probe; determining a degree of heat to which the plurality of portions are exposed based on a change in an optical property of each of the plurality of portions; displaying an ablated zone based on the determination of the degree of heat to which each of the plurality of portions is exposed; continuing to apply energy to the ablation device while the ablated zone is displayed; determining whether the ablated zone displayed is outside the target tissue margins; and terminating ablation if it is determined that the ablated zone displayed is outside the target tissue margins.