Catheter mapping system and method

Surgery – Truss – Pad

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128899, 607101, 607122, A61B 504, A61N 132

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056973772

ABSTRACT:
A system and method are provided for catheter location mapping, and related procedures. Three substantially orthogonal alternating signals are applied through the patient, directed substantially toward the area of interest to be mapped, such as patient's heart. The currents are preferably constant current pulses, of a frequency and magnitude to avoid disruption with ECG recordings. A catheter is equipped with at least a measuring electrode, which for cardiac procedures is positioned at various locations either against the patient's heart wall, or within a coronary vein or artery. A voltage is sensed between the catheter tip and a reference electrode, preferably a surface electrode on the patient, which voltage signal has components corresponding to the three orthogonal applied current signals. Three processing channels are used to separate out the three components as x, y and z signals, from which calculations are made for determination of the three-dimensional location of the catheter tip within the body. An easy calibration procedure, which can be performed separately or during the mapping, is used to calibrate the system and provide the correlations between respective x, y and z sense signals and dimensional locations. The procedure is particularly applicable for catheter mapping prior to ablation, and for repositioning the catheter tip at precise locations for the desired ablations. The procedure is also applicable for other techniques where position must be remembered and re-found with accuracy, such as in mapping coronary stenosis and/or placing stents. Although the invention provides the greatest benefit in 3-dimensional applications, it is also useful for one and two dimensional applications.

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