System and method for improved complex fractionated electrogram ablation
US8862213B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 26, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/7282
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A computer-assisted method for quantitative characterization and treatment of ventricular fibrillation includes preprocessing a time series of an atrial fibrillation signal obtained from a patient, segmenting the time series of the AF signal into activation segments by the computer system, obtaining local activation waveforms (LAW) from the activation segments, determining degrees of similarity between the LAWs, and identifying one or more critical regions in the patient's atria if the LAWs have degrees of similarity exceeding a first threshold value.
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