Methods and systems for localizing reentrant circuits from electrogram features
First Claim
1. A method of using feature detection and localization (FDL) algorithms for identifying and localizing reentrant circuits from electrogram features in a heart of a subject comprising the steps of:
- a) using a contoured array of electrodes arranged in concentric circular patterns to obtain signals from the heart'"'"'s surface to determine direction and velocity of an activating wavefront at the catheter location;
b) obtaining and preprocessing analog electrogram signals, and then multiplexing and storing the signals in real time; and
c) creating real-time maps and generating other textual information based on feature detection and localization (FDL) algorithms so as to thereby identify and localize reentrant circuits from electrogram features in the heart of the subject.
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Abstract
This invention provides a method comprising the steps of identifying and localizing reentrant circuits from electrogram features using feature detection and localization (FDL) algorithms. This invention provides the above method further comprising the steps of: a) using a contoured array of electrodes arranged in concentric circular patterns to obtain signals from the hearts surface to determine the direction and velocity of the activating wavefront at the catheter location; b) obtaining and preprocessing analog electrogram signals, digitizing the processed signals, and storing the digitized signals in real-time using a digital storage device; c) creating real-time maps and generating other textual information that are displayed on a computer screen, based on reentrant circuit features algorithms. This invention provides a system comprising a means for localizing reentrant circuits from electrogram features using reentrant circuit features algorithms.
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157 Claims
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1. A method of using feature detection and localization (FDL) algorithms for identifying and localizing reentrant circuits from electrogram features in a heart of a subject comprising the steps of:
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a) using a contoured array of electrodes arranged in concentric circular patterns to obtain signals from the heart'"'"'s surface to determine direction and velocity of an activating wavefront at the catheter location;
b) obtaining and preprocessing analog electrogram signals, and then multiplexing and storing the signals in real time; and
c) creating real-time maps and generating other textual information based on feature detection and localization (FDL) algorithms so as to thereby identify and localize reentrant circuits from electrogram features in the heart of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101)
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102. A system for identifying and localizing reentrant circuits from electrogram features in a heart of a subject using feature detection and localization (FDL) algorithms which comprises:
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a) a multipolar ring electrode catheter which uses a contoured array of electrodes arranged in concentric circular patterns to obtain signals from the heart'"'"'s surface to determine the speed and direction and velocity of an activating wavefront at the catheter location;
b) a data acquisition subsystem for obtaining and preprocessing analog electrogram signals, and for multiplexing and storing the signal in real-time, either in analog or digital form;
c) a processing unit comprising software and hardware for using multiple electrode signals, and feature detection and localization (FDL) algorithms; and
d) a display/guidance subsystem for creating real-time maps and generating other textual information based on reentrant circuit features algorithms. - View Dependent Claims (103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157)
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