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System and method for displaying contact between a catheter and tissue

  • US 20090177111A1
  • Filed: 01/14/2009
  • Published: 07/09/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for displaying contact between a catheter and a tissue in a body, comprising:

  • a catheter comprising a distal portion and a sensor; and

    a controller in operable communication with the sensor and configured to receive as input therefrom a reading indicative of a degree of contact between the distal portion and the tissue, to calculate a degree of contact between the distal portion of the catheter and the tissue, and to provide an output indicative of the degree of contact.

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