Heart mapping catheter

Details Heart mapping catheter Heart mapping catheter

1992-09-23

1994-05-17

Sykes, Angela D.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

607122, 29872, A61B 504

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active

053118669

ABSTRACT:
A mapping catheter assembly 10 including a flexible lead body 12 and a deformable lead body 14. A lumen 22 is provided to accept a reference catheter 18 which includes a distal tip electrode assembly 29. In use an array 16 of electrode sites are deformed into a spherical shape after the assembly is placed in a heart chamber. The reference electrode assembly 29 is advanced into contact with the heart wall to provide calibration information for the array 16.

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