Method and system for using multiple intravascular sensing devices to detect electrical activity
US5706809A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2562/043
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and system for detecting electrical activity within a patient's heart, particularly the electrical activity which causes arrhythmia, which includes a first intravascular device such as a catheter or guidewire having a plurality of sensing electrodes on a distal portion thereof which is disposed within one location of the patient's coronary vasculature and a second intravascular device such as a catheter or guidewire having a plurality of sensing electrodes on a distal portion thereof which is disposed within a second location of the patient's coronary vasculature to facilitate mapping the electrical activity of the patient's heart. Once the electrical activity has been mapped, therapeutic procedures can be initiated.
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