Patent ID: 8945015
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: A61B,A61H,A61M,A61N

Abstract:
1. An ablation probe for treating and imaging body tissue, the ablation probe comprising: an elongate probe body having a proximal section and a distal section; an ablation electrode tip coupled to the distal section of the elongate probe body, the ablation electrode tip configured for delivering ablation energy to body tissue; a plurality of acoustic openings disposed through the ablation electrode tip; a plurality of ultrasonic imaging sensors disposed within an interior lumen of the ablation electrode tip; an acoustically transparent member disposed between the ultrasonic imaging sensors and the acoustic openings, the acoustically transparent member comprising a tubular shell that circumferentially surrounds at least one of the plurality of ultrasonic imaging sensors; and a fluid channel interposed between the ultrasonic imaging sensors and the acoustically transparent member.