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Intra-cardiac scar tissue identification using impedance sensing and contact measurement

US10856768B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. · IL

Inventors

Daniel Osadchy · Haifa, IL
Meir Bar-Tal · Haifa, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 25, 2018
Grant date	Dec 8, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 25, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N1/05
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system includes an electrical interface and a processor. The electrical interface is configured for communicating with a probe inserted into a heart of a patient. The processor is configured to receive, via the electrical interface, (i) a first indication of an electrical impedance measured by the probe at a given location on an inner surface of the heart, and (ii) a second indication of a quality of mechanical contact between the probe and the inner surface of the heart during measurement of the electrical impedance. The processor is further configured, based on the first and second indications, to classify tissue at the given location as scar tissue.

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