UNIPOLAR REFERENCE ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY MAPPING CATHETER

UNIPOLAR REFERENCE ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY MAPPING CATHETER

An apparatus includes a shaft and an end effector at a distal end of the shaft. The end effector has a distal end and a proximal end with a longitudinal intermediate point between the distal and proximal ends. The end effector is sized to fit in an anatomical passageway within a cardiovascular syste...

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Hauptverfasser: VAN NIEKERK, Pieter E, BASU, Shubhayu, FUENTES-ORTEGA, Cesar, SHARMA, Tushar, TOBEY, Dustin R
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus includes a shaft and an end effector at a distal end of the shaft. The end effector has a distal end and a proximal end with a longitudinal intermediate point between the distal and proximal ends. The end effector is sized to fit in an anatomical passageway within a cardiovascular system. The end effector includes at least one sensor electrode and a reference electrode. The at least one sensor electrode is configured to contact cardiovascular tissue and thereby pick up potentials. The reference electrode is configured to pick up a potential from fluid in contact with the reference electrode. The reference electrode is located proximal to the longitudinal intermediate point of the end effector. The end effector is configured to prevent the reference electrode from contacting tissue.