MEDICAL DEVICES FOR MAPPING CARDIAC TISSUE
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1. A medical device, comprising:
- a catheter shaft with a plurality of electrodes coupled thereto;
a processor coupled to the catheter shaft, wherein the processor is capable of;
collecting a set of signals from the plurality of electrodes;
generating a data set from at least one of the set of signals, wherein the data set includes at least one known data point and one or more unknown data points;
determining a non-linear distance between the at least one known data point and the one or more unknown data points; and
assigning a value to at least one of the unknown data points.
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Abstract
Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include a catheter shaft with a plurality of electrodes coupled thereto and a processor coupled to the catheter shaft. The processor may be capable of collecting a set of signals from the plurality of electrodes, generating a set of data from at least one of the set of signals, wherein the data set includes at least one known data point and one or more unknown data points, determining a non-linear distance between the at least one known data point and the one or more unknown data points, and assigning a value to at least one of the unknown data points.
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1. A medical device, comprising:
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a catheter shaft with a plurality of electrodes coupled thereto; a processor coupled to the catheter shaft, wherein the processor is capable of; collecting a set of signals from the plurality of electrodes; generating a data set from at least one of the set of signals, wherein the data set includes at least one known data point and one or more unknown data points; determining a non-linear distance between the at least one known data point and the one or more unknown data points; and assigning a value to at least one of the unknown data points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A medical device for mapping the electrical activity of the heart, comprising:
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a catheter shaft coupled to a sensing element, wherein the sensing element includes a plurality of electrodes coupled thereto; a processor coupled to the catheter shaft, wherein the processor is capable of; collecting a set of signals from the plurality of electrodes; generating a data set from at least one of the set of signals, wherein the data set includes at least one known data point and one or more unknown data points; determining a non-linear distance between the at least one known data point and the one or more unknown data points; interpolating the at least one unknown data point from the at least one known data point, wherein interpolating the at least one unknown data point includes utilizing the non-linear distance between the at least one known data point and the unknown data point; and assigning a value to at least one of the unknown data points. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of mapping the electrical activity of the heart, the method comprising:
advancing a catheter shaft with a plurality of electrodes coupled thereto into a chamber of the heart, wherein the catheter shaft is coupled to a processor, wherein the processor is capable of; collecting a set of signals from the plurality of electrodes; generating a data set from at least one of the set of signals, wherein the data set includes at least one known data point and one or more unknown data points; determining a non-linear distance between the at least one known data point and the one or more unknown data points; and assigning a value to at least one of the unknown data points.
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