DE60110499D1 - Bipolare räumliche Darstellung intrakardialer Potentiale - Google Patents

Bipolare räumliche Darstellung intrakardialer Potentiale

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DE60110499D1
DE60110499D1 DE60110499T DE60110499T DE60110499D1 DE 60110499 D1 DE60110499 D1 DE 60110499D1 DE 60110499 T DE60110499 T DE 60110499T DE 60110499 T DE60110499 T DE 60110499T DE 60110499 D1 DE60110499 D1 DE 60110499D1
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/02Detecting, measuring or recording pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow; Combined pulse/heart-rate/blood pressure determination; Evaluating a cardiovascular condition not otherwise provided for, e.g. using combinations of techniques provided for in this group with electrocardiography or electroauscultation; Heart catheters for measuring blood pressure
    • A61B5/026Measuring blood flow
    • A61B5/0265Measuring blood flow using electromagnetic means, e.g. electromagnetic flowmeter
    • A61B5/027Measuring blood flow using electromagnetic means, e.g. electromagnetic flowmeter using catheters
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    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/04Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating
    • A61B18/12Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
    • A61B18/14Probes or electrodes therefor
    • A61B18/1492Probes or electrodes therefor having a flexible, catheter-like structure, e.g. for heart ablation
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B2018/00053Mechanical features of the instrument of device
    • A61B2018/00059Material properties
    • A61B2018/00065Material properties porous
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    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B34/00Computer-aided surgery; Manipulators or robots specially adapted for use in surgery
    • A61B34/20Surgical navigation systems; Devices for tracking or guiding surgical instruments, e.g. for frameless stereotaxis
    • A61B2034/2046Tracking techniques
    • A61B2034/2051Electromagnetic tracking systems

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  • Measurement And Recording Of Electrical Phenomena And Electrical Characteristics Of The Living Body (AREA)
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DE60110499T 2000-07-07 2001-07-06 Bipolare räumliche Darstellung intrakardialer Potentiale Expired - Lifetime DE60110499T2 (de)

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US612490 2000-07-07
US09/612,490 US6408199B1 (en) 2000-07-07 2000-07-07 Bipolar mapping of intracardiac potentials with electrode having blood permeable covering

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KR (1) KR100857038B1 (de)
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