Patent ID: 9597140
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A medical system for evaluating tissue, the system comprising: an elongate sheath having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a lumen therebetween; a medical device including an inflatable element at a distal portion of the medical device and a distal tip, the medical device being slidably movable within the sheath such that the inflatable element and distal tip are positionable beyond the distal portion of the sheath; a first annular element coupled to an outer surface of the distal portion of the sheath; a plurality of wires coupled to the first annular element, at least one of the plurality of wires including at least one sensor element; an elongate wire conduit disposed within the lumen of the sheath, the wire conduit having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a lumen therebetween; and a second annular element coupled to the distal portion of the wire conduit, at least a portion of each of the plurality of wires passing through the second annular element and being disposed within the lumen of the wire conduit, when the inflatable element and distal tip are beyond the distal portion of the sheath and the inflatable element is inflated, the distal tip is engaged with the second annular element and the plurality of wires are disposed over an outer surface the inflatable element.