Basket catheter with multiple location sensors

Details Basket catheter with multiple location sensors Basket catheter with multiple location sensors

2006-12-12

2006-12-12

Cohen, Lee S. (Department: 3739)

Surgery

Diagnostic testing

Structure of body-contacting electrode or electrode inserted...

C600S509000, C607S122000, C128S899000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07149563

ABSTRACT:
An improved basket catheter is provided that is particularly useful for mapping the heart. The catheter comprises an elongated catheter body having proximal and distal ends and at least one lumen therethrough. A basket-shaped electrode assembly is mounted at the distal end of the catheter body. The basket assembly has proximal and distal ends and comprises a plurality of spines connected at their proximal and distal ends. Each spine comprises at least one electrode. The basket assembly has an expanded arrangement wherein the spines bow radially outwardly and a collapsed arrangement wherein the spines are arranged generally along the axis of the catheter body. The catheter further comprises a distal location sensor mounted at or near the distal end of the basket-shaped electrode assembly and a proximal location sensor mounted at or near the proximal end of the basket-shaped electrode assembly. In use, the coordinates of the distal location sensor relative to those of the proximal sensor can be determined and taken together with known information pertaining to the curvature of the spines of the basket-shaped mapping assembly to find the positions of the at least one electrode of each spine.

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