Patent ID: 9089340
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An ultrasound imaging assembly for an ablation system, the imaging assembly comprising: a catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, the catheter defining a catheter lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end, the catheter configured and arranged for insertion into a bodily lumen; an ablation tip at the distal end of the catheter, the ablation tip having a wall that defines a lumen, the wall including a plurality of openings, the lumen of the ablation tip in communication with the lumen of the catheter, the wall formed by metal and configured to deliver ablation energy to tissue; and an imaging device disposed at least in part within the lumen of the ablation tip, the imaging device comprising a plurality of ultrasonic transducers disposed within the lumen of the ablation tip and positioned to direct acoustic signals through the plurality of openings, respectively, the imaging device further comprising a drive motor within the lumen of the ablation tip.