Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics
ACT develops advanced irrigated cardiac catheter ablation systems.
ACT is developing an innovative irrigated cardiac catheter ablation system that will enable tissue temperature measurement during the application of radiofrequency energy. This permits Electro-Physiologists greater control in their lesion creation and has the potential to improve patient outcomes.
Cardiac catheter ablation procedures are used to treat a variety of cardiac arrhythmias including Atrial Fibrillation. The procedures involve advancing a catheter into the heart and selectively ablating certain areas of tissue in order to prevent the spread of electrical signals that give rise to the arrhythmia. Most catheter ablation procedures are now conducted with irrigated catheters, in which saline is pumped through the tip during the application of energy, in order to prevent the tip from overheating and increasing risk of blood clotting events. However, as the tip is cooled, it is not possible to estimate the effect of the energy on the tissue by measuring the temperature at the surface of the tissue. ACT’s technology will enable for the first time measurement of tissue temperature with an irrigated catheter.
