Catheter systems for measuring electrical properties of tissue and methods of use
US8977334B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 27, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/6852
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Catheter systems for measuring at least one electrical property, e.g., impedance, of cardiac tissue of a living being are disclosed. The system includes a catheter having a tip with a sensing electrode, a guard electrode and an electrical shield. The sensing electrode is arranged to engage the cardiac tissue and is coupled to circuitry for measuring the at least one electrical property of the cardiac tissue, shielding the sensing electrode from bulk blood adjacent the cardiac tissue. The measurement can gated to the cardiac cycle. Additional embodiments include multi-electrode sensor catheter tips for high density mapping. Moreover, such tips may be dynamically configurable, i.e., their electrodes can be variably assigned as sensor electrodes or guard electrodes by associated circuitry. Such multi-electrode configuration and reconfiguration can be gated to the cardiac cycle.
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