Optical transesophageal echocardiography probe
a transesophageal echocardiography and probe technology, applied in the field of optical transesophageal echocardiography probes, can solve the problem of reducing the chance of a probe edge lacerating tissue surfaces and achieve the effect of improving the chance of a probe edge lacerating the tissue surface in the patient's passageway
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[0034] The present invention is directed to an optical transesophageal echocardiography probe having an optical fiber bundle to allow real-time visualizations of the structures that are transversed as the OPTEE is passed via the mouth into the esophagus. The probe has a unique profile which allows passage thereof into the esophagus with a minimum amount of trauma to the patient.
[0035] In one embodiment the probe of the invention has at least the following distinguishing features:
[0036] The present invention provides for the first echocardiography probe to have channels for optics and for suction.
[0037] The OPTEE probe tip has a flat inferior surface that tapers from a circular profile, thus slightly narrowing its diameter and shape towards its tip. This allows for smoother insertion into the esophagus while still permitting flat contact between the ultrasound sensor and the esophageal wall.
[0038] The point where the probe shifts from circular to a circle-with-flat-inferior-aspec...
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