Boston Scientific Corp. has initiated the OPTION trial to compare safety and effectiveness of the next-generation Watchman FLX left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) platform to first-line oral...
Ablation Systems
This channel provides technology news on new ablation system advances in cardiac electrophysiology (EP) used to treat dysfunctional heart tissue that cause arrhythmias. Each cell in the myocardium generates its own electrical impulses to cause the heart to beat, but if some cells generate signals that are not in synch with other parts of the heart, it causes an arrhythmia, an abnormal heart beat. Ablation systems use heat (usually generated by radio frequency, RF, energy or a laser) or extreme cold to cause small burns. These lesions create scar tissue that block electrical signals causing the arrhythmia. These procedures are guided by EP electro mapping systems.
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May 14, 2019 – The first prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled trial to compare conventional pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) to FIRM-guided rotor ablation followed by PVI in persistent...
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May 10, 2019 — Radiation oncology vendor Varian announced it acquired the start-up company CyberHeart, which has developed technology to use radiation therapy in the heart (cardiac radio-ablation...
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Stereotaxis introduced Stereotaxis Genesis RMN, its next-generation robotic platform that it claims is a significant advancement in robotic magnetic navigation technology.
News | EP Mapping and Imaging Systems | July 15, 2019
July 15, 2019 — Acutus Medical announced the publication of the UNCOVER AF study in...
Technology | EP Mapping and Imaging Systems | July 01, 2019
July 1, 2019 — Catheter Precision Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its...
News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders | June 12, 2019
June 12, 2019 — Boston Scientific Corp. has initiated the OPTION trial to compare safety and effectiveness of the...
Using human AFib simulations, the researchers demonstrated that their technique can stop the catheter at the right target and identify the source type with a 95.25 percent success rate. This new algorithm also is effective in scarred tissue, which makes ablation more challenging, and has a 99 percent detection rate regardless of the scar size. Image courtesy of Florida Atlantic University.
News | EP Mapping and Imaging Systems | May 28, 2019
May 28, 2019 — Researchers have developed the first algorithm that can locate patient-specific...
Acutus Medical's acquisition of Rhythm Xience brings the Flextra steerable introducer sheath into Acutus Medical's product portfolio.
News | EP Mapping and Imaging Systems | May 17, 2019
May 17, 2019 — At the 40th annual Heart Rhythm...
Technology | Analytics Software | May 16, 2019
May 16, 2019 — Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies announced the launch of Biosense Webster Inc.’s...
News | Ablation Systems | May 16, 2019
May 16, 2019 — Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies announced that Biosense Webster, Inc.’s QDot Micro...
News | Ablation Systems | May 16, 2019
May 16, 2019 — CardioFocus Inc. announced the presentation of results from its...
An screen shot of the Abbott Focal Impulse and Rotor Modulated (FIRM)-guided ablation system used to guide AF ablation procedures.
News | Atrial Fibrillation | May 14, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
May 14, 2019 – The first prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled trial to compare conventional pulmonary...
News | Ablation Systems | May 13, 2019
May 13, 2019 — Imricor announced the signing of a commercial agreement with the Haga Hospital in The Hague,...
A CyberHeart cardiac ablation radiotherapy treatment plan showing where the radiation beams will ablate for a noninvasive pulmonary vein isolation procedure to treat an arrhythmia.
Feature | Ablation Systems | May 10, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
May 10, 2019 — Radiation oncology vendor Varian announced it acquired the start-up company CyberHeart, which has...
Robotic electrophysiology operating room including Stereotaxis Genesis RMN and Stereotaxis Imaging Model S systems. Image courtesy of Stereotaxis.
News | Robotic Systems | May 09, 2019
May 9, 2019 – Stereotaxis introduced Stereotaxis Genesis RMN, its next-generation...
News | EP Mapping and Imaging Systems | May 09, 2019
May 9, 2019 — Philips announced a collaboration with Medtronic to further advance treatment of...
