Cardiac ablations

In a cardiac arrhythmia ablation procedure, the diseased tissue that causes the arrhythmia is isolated or destroyed by RF ablation. Several types of arrhythmias exist and can be treated by catheter ablation (e.g. Atrial Fibrillation (AF), Ventricular Tachycardia (VT), Atrial Flutter (AFI), Atrial Tachycardia (AT), Atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia (AVNRT), Atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia (AVRT), and Wolfe-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW)). The most commonly diagnosed abnormal heart rhythm, atrial fibrillation (AF), is a particular type of arrhythmia characterized by rapid, disorganized contractions of the heart’s upper chambers, the atria, which lead to ineffective heart pumping and blood flow. This condition alone is estimated to be present in over 33 million people worldwide. The incidence is rising as the population ages and life expectancy increases. This arrhythmia is associated with stroke, heart failure, and other adverse symptoms. The combination of symptoms, prevalence and comorbidities make AF a major economic factor in healthcare. The number of potential patients for manual catheter−based procedures for AF is limited because the procedures are extremely complex and are performed by only the most highly skilled electrophysiologists. We believe that our approach with a magnetic catheter will allow a broader range of electrophysiologists to perform these procedures and reduce the procedure time.