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- Cardiac arrhythmias are a form of cardiac disease where the electrical activity of the heart is disrupted, often due to the takeover of signal generation by abnormal excitation nodes.
- Cardiac arrhythmia may be treated through minimally invasive interventions such as catheter ablation, where catheters navigate a set of electrodes (often 3-8 electrodes) intravascularly into the relevant chambers of the heart, and monitor electrical signal activation times and propagation to thereby identify location points of focal arrhythmias, for example Supraventricular Tachycardia (e.g., SVT).
- An electro-physiological study is performed to record the activation sequence at target locations of the heart, to determine the arrhythmia mechanism. Such mapping may then be used to identify location points within the heart that are part of the tachycardia or arrhythmia mechanism, but not part of the normal cardiac conduction system.
- Such location points are then rendered electrically inactive by ablating the point, typically by Radio Frequency ablation.
- the electrophysiological study may also record blood flow velocity, to determine areas of disrupted blood flow caused by poorly coordinated pumping of the heart chambers. Where the heart valve chambers are fluttering, vortices will occur at certain regions while other regions will have streamline blood flow.
- the electrophysiological catheter is useful in assisting in the diagnosis and treatment of such conditions. Recent advancements have also resulted in automated remote navigation systems that can drive catheter placement with a great deal of precision, more specifically magnetic navigation systems.
- a system for treatment of arrhythmia that comprises an electrophysiological catheter having at least one electrode for sensing intra-cardiac wave front activation signals on a tissue surface, a navigation system for guiding the distal end of the catheter to a number of locations for sensing intra-cardiac activation signals along the wall of a subject body's heart, and an ECG recording system for recording the local intra-cardiac signal data for each of the locations.
- the system further comprises a computer for determining the direction of propagation of the wave front with respect to time from the intra-cardiac activation signals corresponding to the location points. From the direction of propagation of the wave front, the computer may calculate a new location point in the direction of the source of the wave front for advancing the catheter to, where intra-cardiac activation data may be used with at least two of the prior locations for further evaluation of the wave front direction.
- a method for determining the movements of the catheter towards a focal arrhythmia for ablation.
- a method is provided in combination with a navigation system, a localization system, and an algorithm for directing the movement of the catheter. The method comprises navigating the distal end of the catheter to sense intra-cardiac activation signals at a number of locations on the wall of a subject body's heart, recording the local intra-cardiac signal data for the minimum number of locations, and determining the direction of propagation of the wave from with respect to time from the location points using the algorithm.
- the method further comprises calculating a new location point in the direction of the source of the wave front using the algorithm, for use with at least two of the prior locations for further evaluation of the wave front direction, iteratively repeating the step of determining the direction of propagation to obtain the earliest activation location of the wave front, and responsively navigating the distal tip of the catheter to the earliest activation location for providing medical treatment.
- a means for determining patterns of disrupted blood flow caused by poorly coordinated pumping of heart chambers.
- the means for determining blood flow comprises a fluid velocity sensing means located on the tip of the electrophysiological catheter, for use in diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmia.
- the one or more fluid velocity sensors are capable of measuring temperature changes across a region of the sensor to determine relative changes in fluid velocity, as well as alignment of the fluid flow direction with respect to the temperature change.
- the one or more fluid velocity sensors are oriented relative to the catheter so as to provide for determining the component of direction of the fluid velocity relative to the catheter tip.
- one or more Doppler fluid velocity sensing means are located on the tip of the electrophysiological catheter.
- the one or more Doppler fluid velocity sensing means comprise a transmitter for transmitting a high frequency sound wave into the fluid, and an antenna that detects a frequency shift of the reflected wave from the fluid particles to determine the fluid velocity.
- the one or more fluid velocity sensors are oriented relative to the catheter so as to provide for determining the component of direction of the fluid velocity relative to the catheter tip.
- a preferred embodiment of a method for controlling the navigation of a medical device within a subject body to sense an electrophysiological property is also provided.
- the method may be used to navigate a medical device comprising one or more physiological sensing means to a plurality of regions within a subject body, for sensing the value or relative change in value of a sensed physiological property such as an electrical signal, conductivity, temperature, or fluid velocity and direction as previously disclosed.
- the method of controlling a remote navigation system to navigate a medical device in an operating region in a subject comprises operating the remote navigation system to bring a sensor carried on a medical device successively into a plurality of locations in a predetermined pattern, and using the sensor to sense a physiological property of the subject in each location.
- the method operates the remote navigation system to bring a sensor carried on a medical device successively into a series of locations in a predetermined pattern relative to at least one location selected from the predetermined pattern in the immediately preceding step based upon the sensed physiological property value, and uses the sensor to sense the physiological property in each location.
- the method automatically determines the location of a local extreme value of the sensed physiological property, and may be selectively used to locate a maximum value of the sensed physiological property or a minimum of the sensed physiological property.
- FIG. 1 is a cut away view of a heart showing a re-entry circuit within the right atria and a possible target area for ablation to render the re-entry mechanism inactive;
- FIG. 2 is an illustration of the difference in phase of ECG signals at points P 1 and p 2 ;
- FIG. 3 is an illustration of a number of location points of intra-cardiac activity having phase signal differences, and a corresponding direction of wave front propagation.
- FIG. 4 is a side view of one embodiment of an electrophysiological catheter having a fluid velocity sensing means according to the principles of the present invention.
- Embodiments of the systems and methods of the present invention are provided that comprise various electrophysiological sensors disposed on the tip of a catheter for sensing and recording local activity of tissues or fluid flow within the body.
- the various embodiments of the present invention are capable of measuring local electrical activity, temperature, fluid velocity and fluid flow direction in a local area within a subject body using a minimal number of devices.
- a system and method are provided for measuring and recording various points in a region of a patient's heart for mapping electrophysiological activity of the tissue, and for determining a target location for catheter ablation to correct an arrhythmia mechanism.
- the arrhythmia mechanism of an atrioventricular re-entry tachycardias may be established where an electrical wave front occurs within the heart that generates a re-entry circuit.
- an example of a re-entry circuit is generally shown as a circular electrical pathway 22 within the right atrium around the inferior vena cava 24 and superior vena cava 26 .
- a possible target 28 for atrial ablation could be near the isthmus between the tricuspid valve 30 and the inferior vena cava 24 . Ablation would render the location electrically inactive, and would interrupt the electrical pathway of the re-entry circuit.
- Atrioventricular Nodal Re-entry Tachycardia is another arrhythmia mechanism that is established where both a fast and slow conduction pathways into the atrioventricular node exist. Atrial flutter and Focal Atrial Tachycardia are yet further re-entry mechanisms in which the passage of the activation wave front around the atrium establishes re-polarization of the ventricle before the wave front completes one circuit.
- the present invention provides a method for evaluating such various arrhythmia mechanisms and determining the source or focal point of the arrhythmia to be treated.
- the method described herein involves using a single catheter to measure and record intracardiac electrical activity in a small local region, identify the direction of signal propagation of the wave front of intracardiac activity from these measurements, and navigate the catheter in the appropriate direction towards the source of the wave front. Once identified, such electrical signal sources that are not part of the normal cardiac conduction system can be removed by catheter ablation techniques such as Radio Frequency (RF) ablation, where electrical energy is delivered through the tip electrode of the catheter in order to locally destroy abnormal tissue.
- RF Radio Frequency
- a system for treatment of arrhythmia comprises a catheter having at least one electrode for sensing intra-cardiac wave front activation signals on a tissue surface, and a navigation system for guiding the distal end of the catheter to a minimum number of locations to sense intra-cardiac activation signals along the endocardial wall of a subject's heart.
- Navigation of the catheter may be performed by a magnetic navigation system or any other navigation system suitable for guiding a catheter within a subject body.
- An ElectroPhysiology ECG recording system is used for recording the location the local intra-cardiac electrical signal data corresponding to the minimum number of locations.
- a localization system is used to record catheter tip location data together with intra-cardiac electrical signal data.
- the system may also include a fluoroscopic imaging system for obtaining images and location points of the catheter within the body during the surgical procedure.
- fluoro-localization is used to record three dimensional catheter tip location data by manually marking on corresponding points in at least two fluoro images.
- the catheter may be a magnetically navigable catheter, which may be advanced through the vasculature in a selected direction by pushing the proximal end of the catheter, and by deflecting the distal end of the catheter by an applied magnetic field to gain entry to a vessel branch.
- the distal end of the catheter may comprise a radio-opaque material useful for viewing in an X-ray or fluoroscopic imaging system, and one or more magnetic elements which can be deflected to align with an applied magnetic field external to the subject body of a patient.
- One such navigation system for example, is the Stereotaxis NiobeTM magnetic navigation system, which can apply an external magnetic field of about 0.08 Tesla within the subject in any direction in order to suitably orient or steer the catheter.
- other actuation schemes such as mechanical, electrostrictive, hydraulic or other methods could be used to steer or deflect the catheter in order to navigate it.
- the system further comprises a computer for determining the regional direction of propagation of the wave front from the intra-cardiac signal data corresponding to the location points. By determining the direction of propagation of the wave front, the computer calculates a new location for advancing the catheter in the direction of the source of the wave front, where intra-cardiac signal data may be used with at least two of the prior locations for further evaluation and adjustment of the estimated wave front direction.
- the computer may execute an algorithm for iteratively repeating the above progression to determine the earliest activation location or source of the wave front, and responsively navigating the distal tip of the catheter to the earliest activation location for medical treatment.
- the preferred embodiment further comprises a method for determining the point of earliest activation of a local wave front associated with focal atrial tachycardia.
- the method includes the step of determining the direction of propagation of the wave front from an analysis of signal delays or signal arrival times in the intra-cardiac signal data corresponding to the location points.
- the method calculates a new location for advancing the catheter in the direction of the source of the wave front, where intra-cardiac signal data may be used with at least two of the prior locations for further evaluation or estimation of the wave front propagation direction.
- the method repeats the iterative progression to determine the earliest activation location of the wave front and to responsively navigate the distal tip of the catheter to the earliest intra-cardiac activation location for medical treatment.
- the system and method may automatically determine the location of a focal point of arrhythmia or atrial tachycardia re-entry mechanism where unpolarized intra-cardiac activation is initiated, and may automatically advance the catheter to the location for ablation treatment.
- the method may also be used to perform an electrophysiological study for generating an electro-anatomical map of the heart tissue.
- Such atrial tachycardia re-entry or other cardiac arrhythmia mechanisms are established by lines of conduction that can be visualized using mapping systems that can characterize and predict focal points.
- the catheter tip is positioned at three locations on the wall of the heart chamber and the electrical signals recorded at each of these locations.
- the locations are preferably mutually separated by separations in the range 5 mm-20 mm and more preferably in the range 5 mm-15 mm.
- An ECG system (ideally outputting data to the navigation system) records local intracardiac signal data at each of these locations p 1 , p 2 and p 3 .
- the ECG data is recorded for about 3-20 cycles to determine the periodicity T of the signal.
- the position ⁇ right arrow over (X) ⁇ p 1 can be determined, for example by fluoro-localization.
- the catheter is then moved to location p 3 , and its position ⁇ right arrow over (X) ⁇ p 3 is determined, for example by fluro-localization.
- the electrical signal is recorded, and its phase difference b′ is determined.
- p 1 is the point of earliest activation, i.e., a′ and b′ (phase differences at the other 2 points with respect to p 1 ) are both positive, and are hereinafter referred to as a and b instead of a′ and b′.
- the triangle formed by points p 1 , ( 40 ), p 2 , ( 42 ), and p 3 ( 44 ) is shown in FIG. 3 .
- Isochrones (contours of equal propagation time) within this triangle represent the local wave front; the direction of propagation is normal to this wave front. Referring to FIG.
- x -> 0 x -> 1 + a b ⁇ ( x -> 3 - x -> 1 )
- Equations (4), and (5) can be solved for ⁇ and ⁇ , and thus ⁇ right arrow over (n) ⁇ can be determined (pick the sign of ⁇ right arrow over (n) ⁇ such that ⁇ right arrow over (n) ⁇ points towards ⁇ right arrow over (x) ⁇ 1 , or such that n has positive dot product with the vector (x 1 ⁇ (x 0 +x 2 )/2)).
- ⁇ right arrow over (y) ⁇ ′ 1 is defined as a new target for the catheter; because the wall surface is curved, target navigation of the catheter (with suitable control actuations applied) will actually take the tip to a location ⁇ right arrow over (y) ⁇ ′ 1 .
- a new triangle O 2 is fowled by the points ⁇ right arrow over (y) ⁇ ′ 1 and the 2 points (from triangle O 1 ) that are closest to it.
- the process is iteratively repeated to get a new local propagation direction in triangle O 2 , as long as the activation time at point ⁇ right arrow over (y) ⁇ ′ 1 is earlier than that of the other 2 points in O 2 . If the activation time at ⁇ right arrow over (y) ⁇ ′ 1 is later than that of at least one of the other 2 points, a reduced step is taken:
- the focal point of the arrhythmia may thus be found and the catheter will have been placed there.
- Ablative therapy may be performed to eliminate the source of the arrhythmia.
- these methods may be generalized to multi-focal arrhythmias by looking for double periodicities and other signal features, such that multiple isochrones may be tracked locally to arrive at multiple foci.
- more than one catheter may be used in combination for diagnosis and navigation.
- the remote navigation system could be used with a localization system with location feedback, or with a registered pre-operative or other anatomical data.
- a suitably modified stepping point ⁇ right arrow over (y) ⁇ ′ 1 etc. may be directly defined on the (curved) heart surfaces so that a stepped path is defined on the curved surface, minimizing the need for repeated fluoro localization.
- catheter tip location could be estimated or evaluated from a knowledge of actuation control variables from the navigation system and a computational device model that predicts tip location based on the actuation controls. Varying levels of automation thus are possible depending a system integration and availability of anatomical and/or catheter location data.
- a low voltage signal may be applied to the at least one electrode, and the current conducted through the tissue may be measured and recorded for enabling mapping of conductivity of a tissue surface.
- the catheter or medical device may be navigated to bring the electrode successively into a plurality of locations in a predetermined pattern, to sense the conductivity of each location. At least once thereafter, the medical device may be navigated to bring the electrode successively into further locations in a predetermined pattern relative to at least one location selected from the immediately preceding plurality of locations.
- An algorithm may be used to automatically operate the navigation system to bring the sensor to a series of locations in a predetermined pattern, to guide the medical device to a local extreme of a sensed conductivity, such as an area of minimum electrical conductivity.
- Such an algorithm may utilized the method disclosed above for automatically navigating the medical device in a predetermined pattern to locate a region having a local extreme.
- an electrophysiological catheter 20 that further comprises one or more fluid velocity sensing means disposed on the tip of the catheter.
- the catheter 20 comprises a tubular element 22 having a proximal end and a distal end 24 .
- the distal end of the catheter comprises at least one magnetically responsive element 26 for enabling navigation of the distal end, and also comprises one or more electrodes 28 .
- One or more fluid velocity sensing means 30 may be utilized for sensing relative changes in velocity of a fluid flowing across the sensing means.
- the one or more fluid velocity sensors are capable of measuring temperature changes across a region of the sensor to determine relative changes in fluid velocity, as well as alignment of the fluid flow direction with respect to the temperature change.
- the one or more fluid velocity sensors are oriented relative to the catheter so as to provide for determining the component of direction of the fluid velocity relative to the catheter tip.
- the current conducted through the tissue may be measured and recorded for enabling mapping of conductivity of a tissue surface.
- the fluid velocity sensing means comprises a micro-machined structure having a heater that measures temperature drop across a region to determine the relative change in fluid velocity across the heater. Such a device need not be calibrated for absolute velocity in this application, but instead would determine relative values at appropriate locations within the subject body.
- the heater comprises a homogeniously heated segmented heater having a plurality of heated segments forming a generally square shape, for enabling the detection of a relative temperature difference between corresponding segments. The plurality of segments provide for determining the flow direction corresponding to the sensed fluid velocity across the heater.
- the catheter or medical device may be navigated to bring the fluid velocity sensing means successively into a plurality of locations in a predetermined pattern, to sense the fluid velocity at each location. At least once thereafter, the medical device may be navigated to bring the fluid velocity sensing means successively into further locations in a predetermined pattern relative to at least one location selected from the immediately preceding plurality of locations.
- An algorithm may be used to automatically operate the navigation system to bring the fluid velocity sensing means to a series of locations in a predetermined pattern, to guide the medical device to a local extreme of a sensed fluid velocity, such as an area of minimum fluid velocity or a vortices in the blood flow.
- the fluid velocity sensing means could also be used to sense local maximums of fluid velocity such as regions of streamline blood flow through the chambers of the heart.
- the mapping of such velocity data is useful in assisting in the diagnosis of medical conditions such as cardiac arrhythmia.
- the algorithm utilized may employ the method disclosed above for automatically navigating the medical device in a predetermined pattern to locate a region having a local extreme.
- This embodiment comprising a fluid sensing means may also be used to sense the temperature of a location as well.
- the homogeniously heated segmented heater establishes a base temperature, which may be increased or decreased by the surrounding tissues it comes into contact with.
- the above sensing means is capable of sensing a temperature drop across the surface as well as changes in absolute temperature of the homogeniously heated sensor.
- This sensing means may also be used to sense relative changes in temperature from location to location.
- an electrophysiological catheter that further comprises one or more Doppler fluid velocity sensing means disposed on the tip of the catheter, for sensing relative changes in fluid velocity across the sensing means.
- the one or more Doppler fluid velocity sensing means are capable of measuring frequency shifts in a wave signal to determine relative changes in fluid velocity, as well as alignment of the fluid flow direction with respect to the sensing means.
- the one or more Doppler fluid velocity sensing means comprise a transmitter for transmitting a high frequency sound wave into the fluid, and an antenna that detects a frequency shift of the reflected wave from the fluid particles to determine the fluid velocity. Electrical connections for the micro-transmitter and antenna may be disposed within the catheter or medical device to provide for measuring and recording of the sensed fluid velocity.
- the one or more Doppler fluid velocity sensors are oriented relative to the catheter so as to provide for determining the component of direction of the fluid velocity relative to the catheter tip. By orienting one or more fluid velocity sensing means of this type on the tip of the catheter, the component of direction of the fluid velocity relative to the catheter could be determined.
- a preferred embodiment of a method of controlling the navigation of a medical device within a subject body to sense an electrophysiological property is also provided.
- the method may be used to navigate a medical device comprising one or more physiological sensing means to a plurality of regions within a subject body, for sensing the value or relative change in value of a sensed physiological property such as an electrical signal, conductivity, temperature, or fluid velocity and direction as previously disclosed.
- the method of controlling a remote navigation system to navigate a medical device in an operating region in a subject comprises operating the remote navigation system to bring a sensor carried on a medical device successively into a plurality of locations in a predetermined pattern, and using the sensor to sense a physiological property of the subject in each location.
- the method operates the remote navigation system to bring a sensor carried on a medical device successively into a series of locations in a predetermined pattern relative to at least one location selected from the predetermined pattern in the immediately preceding step based upon the sensed physiological property value, and uses the sensor to sense the physiological property in each location.
- the method automatically determines the location of a local extreme value of the sensed physiological property, and may be selectively used to locate a maximum value of the sensed physiological property or a minimum of the sensed physiological property.
- a medical device for sensing a physiological property may be capable of sensing more than one property, and may be employed to sense any one of a magnitude of an electrical signal, a conductivity, a temperature, a fluid flow rate or a fluid velocity, or a range of motion of a surface.
Abstract
A method for controlling a remote navigation system to navigate a medical device in an operating region in a subject is provided, comprising operating the remote navigation system to bring a sensor carried on a medical device successively into a plurality of locations in a predetermined pattern, and using the sensor to sense a physiological property of the subject in each location. At least once thereafter, the method operates the remote navigation system to bring a sensor carried on a medical device successively into a series of locations in a predetermined pattern relative to at least one location selected from the predetermined pattern in the immediately preceding step based upon the sensed physiological property value, and uses the sensor to sense the physiological property in each location. The method automatically determines the location of a local extreme value of the sensed physiological property, and may be selectively used to locate a maximum value of the sensed physiological property or a minimum of the sensed physiological property. The method may be utilized for sensing one or more physiological properties such as a magnitude of an electrical signal, a conductivity, a temperature, a fluid flow rate or a fluid velocity, or a range of motion of a surface.
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- This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/642,853 filed Jan. 11, 2005, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
- Cardiac arrhythmias are a form of cardiac disease where the electrical activity of the heart is disrupted, often due to the takeover of signal generation by abnormal excitation nodes.
- Cardiac arrhythmia may be treated through minimally invasive interventions such as catheter ablation, where catheters navigate a set of electrodes (often 3-8 electrodes) intravascularly into the relevant chambers of the heart, and monitor electrical signal activation times and propagation to thereby identify location points of focal arrhythmias, for example Supraventricular Tachycardia (e.g., SVT). An electro-physiological study is performed to record the activation sequence at target locations of the heart, to determine the arrhythmia mechanism. Such mapping may then be used to identify location points within the heart that are part of the tachycardia or arrhythmia mechanism, but not part of the normal cardiac conduction system. Such location points are then rendered electrically inactive by ablating the point, typically by Radio Frequency ablation. The electrophysiological study may also record blood flow velocity, to determine areas of disrupted blood flow caused by poorly coordinated pumping of the heart chambers. Where the heart valve chambers are fluttering, vortices will occur at certain regions while other regions will have streamline blood flow. The electrophysiological catheter is useful in assisting in the diagnosis and treatment of such conditions. Recent advancements have also resulted in automated remote navigation systems that can drive catheter placement with a great deal of precision, more specifically magnetic navigation systems.
- Embodiments of the systems and methods of the present invention advance the art of remote surgical navigation by combining diagnosis with navigation and therapy, using a minimal number of devices. In one embodiment of the present invention, a system is provided for treatment of arrhythmia that comprises an electrophysiological catheter having at least one electrode for sensing intra-cardiac wave front activation signals on a tissue surface, a navigation system for guiding the distal end of the catheter to a number of locations for sensing intra-cardiac activation signals along the wall of a subject body's heart, and an ECG recording system for recording the local intra-cardiac signal data for each of the locations. The system further comprises a computer for determining the direction of propagation of the wave front with respect to time from the intra-cardiac activation signals corresponding to the location points. From the direction of propagation of the wave front, the computer may calculate a new location point in the direction of the source of the wave front for advancing the catheter to, where intra-cardiac activation data may be used with at least two of the prior locations for further evaluation of the wave front direction.
- In one aspect of the present invention, a method is provided for determining the movements of the catheter towards a focal arrhythmia for ablation. A method is provided in combination with a navigation system, a localization system, and an algorithm for directing the movement of the catheter. The method comprises navigating the distal end of the catheter to sense intra-cardiac activation signals at a number of locations on the wall of a subject body's heart, recording the local intra-cardiac signal data for the minimum number of locations, and determining the direction of propagation of the wave from with respect to time from the location points using the algorithm. The method further comprises calculating a new location point in the direction of the source of the wave front using the algorithm, for use with at least two of the prior locations for further evaluation of the wave front direction, iteratively repeating the step of determining the direction of propagation to obtain the earliest activation location of the wave front, and responsively navigating the distal tip of the catheter to the earliest activation location for providing medical treatment.
- In another aspect of the present invention, a means is provided for determining patterns of disrupted blood flow caused by poorly coordinated pumping of heart chambers. The means for determining blood flow comprises a fluid velocity sensing means located on the tip of the electrophysiological catheter, for use in diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmia. In one embodiment of the present invention, the one or more fluid velocity sensors are capable of measuring temperature changes across a region of the sensor to determine relative changes in fluid velocity, as well as alignment of the fluid flow direction with respect to the temperature change. The one or more fluid velocity sensors are oriented relative to the catheter so as to provide for determining the component of direction of the fluid velocity relative to the catheter tip. In another embodiment of the present invention, one or more Doppler fluid velocity sensing means are located on the tip of the electrophysiological catheter. The one or more Doppler fluid velocity sensing means comprise a transmitter for transmitting a high frequency sound wave into the fluid, and an antenna that detects a frequency shift of the reflected wave from the fluid particles to determine the fluid velocity. In both embodiments, the one or more fluid velocity sensors are oriented relative to the catheter so as to provide for determining the component of direction of the fluid velocity relative to the catheter tip.
- In yet another aspect of the present invention, a preferred embodiment of a method for controlling the navigation of a medical device within a subject body to sense an electrophysiological property is also provided. The method may be used to navigate a medical device comprising one or more physiological sensing means to a plurality of regions within a subject body, for sensing the value or relative change in value of a sensed physiological property such as an electrical signal, conductivity, temperature, or fluid velocity and direction as previously disclosed. The method of controlling a remote navigation system to navigate a medical device in an operating region in a subject comprises operating the remote navigation system to bring a sensor carried on a medical device successively into a plurality of locations in a predetermined pattern, and using the sensor to sense a physiological property of the subject in each location. At least once thereafter, the method operates the remote navigation system to bring a sensor carried on a medical device successively into a series of locations in a predetermined pattern relative to at least one location selected from the predetermined pattern in the immediately preceding step based upon the sensed physiological property value, and uses the sensor to sense the physiological property in each location. The method automatically determines the location of a local extreme value of the sensed physiological property, and may be selectively used to locate a maximum value of the sensed physiological property or a minimum of the sensed physiological property.
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FIG. 1 is a cut away view of a heart showing a re-entry circuit within the right atria and a possible target area for ablation to render the re-entry mechanism inactive; -
FIG. 2 is an illustration of the difference in phase of ECG signals at points P1 and p2; and -
FIG. 3 is an illustration of a number of location points of intra-cardiac activity having phase signal differences, and a corresponding direction of wave front propagation. -
FIG. 4 is a side view of one embodiment of an electrophysiological catheter having a fluid velocity sensing means according to the principles of the present invention. - Embodiments of the systems and methods of the present invention are provided that comprise various electrophysiological sensors disposed on the tip of a catheter for sensing and recording local activity of tissues or fluid flow within the body. The various embodiments of the present invention are capable of measuring local electrical activity, temperature, fluid velocity and fluid flow direction in a local area within a subject body using a minimal number of devices.
- In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a system and method are provided for measuring and recording various points in a region of a patient's heart for mapping electrophysiological activity of the tissue, and for determining a target location for catheter ablation to correct an arrhythmia mechanism. The arrhythmia mechanism of an atrioventricular re-entry tachycardias may be established where an electrical wave front occurs within the heart that generates a re-entry circuit. In the cutaway of a
heart 20 inFIG. 1 , an example of a re-entry circuit is generally shown as a circularelectrical pathway 22 within the right atrium around theinferior vena cava 24 andsuperior vena cava 26. Apossible target 28 for atrial ablation, for example, could be near the isthmus between thetricuspid valve 30 and theinferior vena cava 24. Ablation would render the location electrically inactive, and would interrupt the electrical pathway of the re-entry circuit. Atrioventricular Nodal Re-entry Tachycardia is another arrhythmia mechanism that is established where both a fast and slow conduction pathways into the atrioventricular node exist. Atrial flutter and Focal Atrial Tachycardia are yet further re-entry mechanisms in which the passage of the activation wave front around the atrium establishes re-polarization of the ventricle before the wave front completes one circuit. The present invention provides a method for evaluating such various arrhythmia mechanisms and determining the source or focal point of the arrhythmia to be treated. The method described herein involves using a single catheter to measure and record intracardiac electrical activity in a small local region, identify the direction of signal propagation of the wave front of intracardiac activity from these measurements, and navigate the catheter in the appropriate direction towards the source of the wave front. Once identified, such electrical signal sources that are not part of the normal cardiac conduction system can be removed by catheter ablation techniques such as Radio Frequency (RF) ablation, where electrical energy is delivered through the tip electrode of the catheter in order to locally destroy abnormal tissue. - In one preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention, a system for treatment of arrhythmia is provided that comprises a catheter having at least one electrode for sensing intra-cardiac wave front activation signals on a tissue surface, and a navigation system for guiding the distal end of the catheter to a minimum number of locations to sense intra-cardiac activation signals along the endocardial wall of a subject's heart. Navigation of the catheter may be performed by a magnetic navigation system or any other navigation system suitable for guiding a catheter within a subject body. An ElectroPhysiology ECG recording system is used for recording the location the local intra-cardiac electrical signal data corresponding to the minimum number of locations. In one preferred embodiment, a localization system is used to record catheter tip location data together with intra-cardiac electrical signal data. The system may also include a fluoroscopic imaging system for obtaining images and location points of the catheter within the body during the surgical procedure. In an alternate embodiment, fluoro-localization is used to record three dimensional catheter tip location data by manually marking on corresponding points in at least two fluoro images.
- In a preferred embodiment, the catheter may be a magnetically navigable catheter, which may be advanced through the vasculature in a selected direction by pushing the proximal end of the catheter, and by deflecting the distal end of the catheter by an applied magnetic field to gain entry to a vessel branch. The distal end of the catheter may comprise a radio-opaque material useful for viewing in an X-ray or fluoroscopic imaging system, and one or more magnetic elements which can be deflected to align with an applied magnetic field external to the subject body of a patient. One such navigation system, for example, is the Stereotaxis Niobe™ magnetic navigation system, which can apply an external magnetic field of about 0.08 Tesla within the subject in any direction in order to suitably orient or steer the catheter. In alternate embodiments, other actuation schemes such as mechanical, electrostrictive, hydraulic or other methods could be used to steer or deflect the catheter in order to navigate it.
- The system further comprises a computer for determining the regional direction of propagation of the wave front from the intra-cardiac signal data corresponding to the location points. By determining the direction of propagation of the wave front, the computer calculates a new location for advancing the catheter in the direction of the source of the wave front, where intra-cardiac signal data may be used with at least two of the prior locations for further evaluation and adjustment of the estimated wave front direction. The computer may execute an algorithm for iteratively repeating the above progression to determine the earliest activation location or source of the wave front, and responsively navigating the distal tip of the catheter to the earliest activation location for medical treatment.
- The preferred embodiment further comprises a method for determining the point of earliest activation of a local wave front associated with focal atrial tachycardia. The method includes the step of determining the direction of propagation of the wave front from an analysis of signal delays or signal arrival times in the intra-cardiac signal data corresponding to the location points. By determining the direction of the propagation of the wave front, the method calculates a new location for advancing the catheter in the direction of the source of the wave front, where intra-cardiac signal data may be used with at least two of the prior locations for further evaluation or estimation of the wave front propagation direction. The method repeats the iterative progression to determine the earliest activation location of the wave front and to responsively navigate the distal tip of the catheter to the earliest intra-cardiac activation location for medical treatment.
- The system and method may automatically determine the location of a focal point of arrhythmia or atrial tachycardia re-entry mechanism where unpolarized intra-cardiac activation is initiated, and may automatically advance the catheter to the location for ablation treatment. The method may also be used to perform an electrophysiological study for generating an electro-anatomical map of the heart tissue. Such atrial tachycardia re-entry or other cardiac arrhythmia mechanisms are established by lines of conduction that can be visualized using mapping systems that can characterize and predict focal points. The advantages of the methods used in the present invention to evaluate measured local intracardiac activation data and to responsively determine the propagation of the wave front of intracardiac activation for moving the mapping/ablation catheter to a desired location for ablation will become apparent from the following detailed description of the method.
- The catheter tip is positioned at three locations on the wall of the heart chamber and the electrical signals recorded at each of these locations. The locations are preferably mutually separated by separations in the range 5 mm-20 mm and more preferably in the range 5 mm-15 mm. An ECG system (ideally outputting data to the navigation system) records local intracardiac signal data at each of these locations p1, p2 and p3. At p1 the ECG data is recorded for about 3-20 cycles to determine the periodicity T of the signal. The position {right arrow over (X)}p1 can be determined, for example by fluoro-localization.
- The catheter is moved to location p2, and its position {right arrow over (X)}p2 is determined, for example by fluoro-localization. The electrical signal is recorded and its phase difference with respect to the signal at p1 is measured.
FIG. 2 illustrates thephase difference 32 of signals at p1, and p2. If the signal (peak) at p2 is measured at time τ, Δ2=(τ−NT) where N is the largest integer such that Δ2 is positive. If Δ2>T/2, define a′=−(T−Δ2), else define a′=Δ2; a′ is the phase difference at p2. - The catheter is then moved to location p3, and its position {right arrow over (X)}p3 is determined, for example by fluro-localization. The electrical signal is recorded, and its phase difference b′ is determined.
- The points are relabeled as needed such that p1, is the point of earliest activation, i.e., a′ and b′ (phase differences at the other 2 points with respect to p1) are both positive, and are hereinafter referred to as a and b instead of a′ and b′.
- The triangle formed by points p1, (40), p2, (42), and p3 (44) is shown in
FIG. 3 . The three triangle points p1, (t=0), p2, (t=a), and p3 (t=b) all have associated time or propagation delays relative to the other points. This is a small (local) triangle, and therefore the time (propagation) delays within this triangle may be linearly interpolated with little error. Isochrones (contours of equal propagation time) within this triangle represent the local wave front; the direction of propagation is normal to this wave front. Referring toFIG. 3 , where b>a (no loss of generality), the isochrone passing through point {right arrow over (X)}2 (42) is the dottedline 48, intersecting edge x1−x3 of the triangle at a point {right arrow over (X)}0 (46), such that -
- (since propagation delays are linearly interpolated within the triangle). The vector {right arrow over (l)}=({right arrow over (x)}0−{right arrow over (x)}2) is therefore along the isochronal direction {right arrow over (n)} (or at equal time propagation). Since the
propagation direction 50 must be perpendicular to this, -
{right arrow over (n)}·{right arrow over (l)}=o, or {right arrow over (n)}·({right arrow over (X)} 0 −{right arrow over (X)} x)=o (1) -
Therefore, -
{right arrow over (n)}=α{right arrow over (u)} 1 +β{right arrow over (u)} 2 (2) - where
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- {right arrow over (n)} is a unit vector, so we have
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α2+β2+2αβ cos θ=1 (4) - where cos o {right arrow over (u)}1·{right arrow over (u)}2.
From equations (1) and (2): -
{right arrow over (n)}·({right arrow over (X)} o −{right arrow over (X)} x=0 or -
(α{right arrow over (u)} 1 +β{right arrow over (u)} 2)·[b({right arrow over (x)} 1 −{right arrow over (x)} x)+a({right arrow over (x)} 3 −{right arrow over (x)} 1)]=0 -
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α[b{right arrow over (u)} 1·({right arrow over (x)} 1 −{right arrow over (x)} 2)+α{right arrow over (u)} 1·({right arrow over (x)} 3 −{right arrow over (x)} 1)]+β[b{right arrow over (u)} 2·({right arrow over (x)} 1 −{right arrow over (x)} 2)+α{right arrow over (u)} 2·({right arrow over (x)} 3 −{right arrow over (x)} 1)] (5) - Equations (4), and (5), can be solved for α and β, and thus {right arrow over (n)} can be determined (pick the sign of {right arrow over (n)} such that {right arrow over (n)} points towards {right arrow over (x)}1, or such that n has positive dot product with the vector (x1−(x0+x2)/2)).
- Once {right arrow over (n)} (the local reverse propagation direction) is determined, starting at {right arrow over (x)}1 a new point {right arrow over (y)}′1=A{right arrow over (n)}+{right arrow over (x)}1 is defined where A is a step size in the range 5 mm-20 mm. {right arrow over (y)}′1 is defined as a new target for the catheter; because the wall surface is curved, target navigation of the catheter (with suitable control actuations applied) will actually take the tip to a location {right arrow over (y)}′1. A new triangle O2 is fowled by the points {right arrow over (y)}′1 and the 2 points (from triangle O1) that are closest to it. The process is iteratively repeated to get a new local propagation direction in triangle O2, as long as the activation time at point {right arrow over (y)}′1 is earlier than that of the other 2 points in O2. If the activation time at {right arrow over (y)}′1 is later than that of at least one of the other 2 points, a reduced step is taken:
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- and navigate the catheter to a (real) wall location {right arrow over (z)}1 etc.
- In a relatively small number of steps/iteration, the focal point of the arrhythmia may thus be found and the catheter will have been placed there. Ablative therapy may be performed to eliminate the source of the arrhythmia.
- It is worth noting that these methods may be generalized to multi-focal arrhythmias by looking for double periodicities and other signal features, such that multiple isochrones may be tracked locally to arrive at multiple foci. Likewise more than one catheter may be used in combination for diagnosis and navigation. The remote navigation system could be used with a localization system with location feedback, or with a registered pre-operative or other anatomical data. In the latter case, a suitably modified stepping point {right arrow over (y)}′1 etc. may be directly defined on the (curved) heart surfaces so that a stepped path is defined on the curved surface, minimizing the need for repeated fluoro localization. Although fluoro-localization has been described in the example detailed above, in the case where real-time location data is available from a device localization system, fluro-localization is not needed, again minimizing the need for repeated user interaction. In an alternate embodiment, catheter tip location could be estimated or evaluated from a knowledge of actuation control variables from the navigation system and a computational device model that predicts tip location based on the actuation controls. Varying levels of automation thus are possible depending a system integration and availability of anatomical and/or catheter location data.
- It should be noted that the above preferred embodiment useful for sensing electrical activity may also employed to sense conductivity. A low voltage signal may be applied to the at least one electrode, and the current conducted through the tissue may be measured and recorded for enabling mapping of conductivity of a tissue surface. The catheter or medical device may be navigated to bring the electrode successively into a plurality of locations in a predetermined pattern, to sense the conductivity of each location. At least once thereafter, the medical device may be navigated to bring the electrode successively into further locations in a predetermined pattern relative to at least one location selected from the immediately preceding plurality of locations. An algorithm may be used to automatically operate the navigation system to bring the sensor to a series of locations in a predetermined pattern, to guide the medical device to a local extreme of a sensed conductivity, such as an area of minimum electrical conductivity. Such an algorithm may utilized the method disclosed above for automatically navigating the medical device in a predetermined pattern to locate a region having a local extreme.
- In another embodiment of the present invention, an
electrophysiological catheter 20 is provided that further comprises one or more fluid velocity sensing means disposed on the tip of the catheter. As shown inFIG. 4 , thecatheter 20 comprises atubular element 22 having a proximal end and adistal end 24. The distal end of the catheter comprises at least one magneticallyresponsive element 26 for enabling navigation of the distal end, and also comprises one ormore electrodes 28. One or more fluid velocity sensing means 30 may be utilized for sensing relative changes in velocity of a fluid flowing across the sensing means. The one or more fluid velocity sensors are capable of measuring temperature changes across a region of the sensor to determine relative changes in fluid velocity, as well as alignment of the fluid flow direction with respect to the temperature change. The one or more fluid velocity sensors are oriented relative to the catheter so as to provide for determining the component of direction of the fluid velocity relative to the catheter tip. The current conducted through the tissue may be measured and recorded for enabling mapping of conductivity of a tissue surface. The fluid velocity sensing means comprises a micro-machined structure having a heater that measures temperature drop across a region to determine the relative change in fluid velocity across the heater. Such a device need not be calibrated for absolute velocity in this application, but instead would determine relative values at appropriate locations within the subject body. The heater comprises a homogeniously heated segmented heater having a plurality of heated segments forming a generally square shape, for enabling the detection of a relative temperature difference between corresponding segments. The plurality of segments provide for determining the flow direction corresponding to the sensed fluid velocity across the heater. By orienting one or more fluid velocity sensing means of this type on the tip of the catheter, the component of direction of the fluid velocity relative to the catheter could be determined. - The catheter or medical device may be navigated to bring the fluid velocity sensing means successively into a plurality of locations in a predetermined pattern, to sense the fluid velocity at each location. At least once thereafter, the medical device may be navigated to bring the fluid velocity sensing means successively into further locations in a predetermined pattern relative to at least one location selected from the immediately preceding plurality of locations. An algorithm may be used to automatically operate the navigation system to bring the fluid velocity sensing means to a series of locations in a predetermined pattern, to guide the medical device to a local extreme of a sensed fluid velocity, such as an area of minimum fluid velocity or a vortices in the blood flow. The fluid velocity sensing means could also be used to sense local maximums of fluid velocity such as regions of streamline blood flow through the chambers of the heart. The mapping of such velocity data is useful in assisting in the diagnosis of medical conditions such as cardiac arrhythmia. The algorithm utilized may employ the method disclosed above for automatically navigating the medical device in a predetermined pattern to locate a region having a local extreme.
- This embodiment comprising a fluid sensing means may also be used to sense the temperature of a location as well. The homogeniously heated segmented heater establishes a base temperature, which may be increased or decreased by the surrounding tissues it comes into contact with. Thus, the above sensing means is capable of sensing a temperature drop across the surface as well as changes in absolute temperature of the homogeniously heated sensor. This sensing means may also be used to sense relative changes in temperature from location to location.
- In yet another embodiment of the present invention, an electrophysiological catheter is provided that further comprises one or more Doppler fluid velocity sensing means disposed on the tip of the catheter, for sensing relative changes in fluid velocity across the sensing means. The one or more Doppler fluid velocity sensing means are capable of measuring frequency shifts in a wave signal to determine relative changes in fluid velocity, as well as alignment of the fluid flow direction with respect to the sensing means. The one or more Doppler fluid velocity sensing means comprise a transmitter for transmitting a high frequency sound wave into the fluid, and an antenna that detects a frequency shift of the reflected wave from the fluid particles to determine the fluid velocity. Electrical connections for the micro-transmitter and antenna may be disposed within the catheter or medical device to provide for measuring and recording of the sensed fluid velocity. The one or more Doppler fluid velocity sensors are oriented relative to the catheter so as to provide for determining the component of direction of the fluid velocity relative to the catheter tip. By orienting one or more fluid velocity sensing means of this type on the tip of the catheter, the component of direction of the fluid velocity relative to the catheter could be determined.
- A preferred embodiment of a method of controlling the navigation of a medical device within a subject body to sense an electrophysiological property is also provided. The method may be used to navigate a medical device comprising one or more physiological sensing means to a plurality of regions within a subject body, for sensing the value or relative change in value of a sensed physiological property such as an electrical signal, conductivity, temperature, or fluid velocity and direction as previously disclosed. The method of controlling a remote navigation system to navigate a medical device in an operating region in a subject comprises operating the remote navigation system to bring a sensor carried on a medical device successively into a plurality of locations in a predetermined pattern, and using the sensor to sense a physiological property of the subject in each location. At least once thereafter, the method operates the remote navigation system to bring a sensor carried on a medical device successively into a series of locations in a predetermined pattern relative to at least one location selected from the predetermined pattern in the immediately preceding step based upon the sensed physiological property value, and uses the sensor to sense the physiological property in each location. The method automatically determines the location of a local extreme value of the sensed physiological property, and may be selectively used to locate a maximum value of the sensed physiological property or a minimum of the sensed physiological property. Some embodiments of a medical device for sensing a physiological property may be capable of sensing more than one property, and may be employed to sense any one of a magnitude of an electrical signal, a conductivity, a temperature, a fluid flow rate or a fluid velocity, or a range of motion of a surface.
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1. A method of controlling a remote navigation system to navigate a medical device in an operating region in a subject, the method comprising:
operating the remote navigation system to bring a sensor carried on a medical device successively into a plurality of locations in a predetermined pattern, and using the sensor to sense a physiological property of the subject in each location;
at least once thereafter, operating the remote navigation system to bring a sensor carried on a medical device successively into a series of locations in a predetermined pattern relative to at least one location selected from the predetermined pattern in the immediately preceding step based upon the sensed physiological property, and using the sensor to sense the physiological property in each location.
2. A method of controlling a remote navigation system to navigate a medical device in an operating region in a subject, the method comprising: automatically successively operating the navigation system to bring a sensor carried on a medical device to a position determined by an algorithm using at least one previously sensed physiological value and corresponding location as an input, and sensing the physiological property in the location.
3. The method according to claim 1 wherein the sensed physiological property is the magnitude of an electrical signal.
4. The method according to claim 1 wherein the sensed physiological property is the timing of an electrical signal.
5. The method according to claim 1 wherein the sensed physiological property is temperature.
6. The method according to claim 1 wherein the sensed physiological property is range of motion of a surface.
7. The method according to claim 1 wherein the sensed physiological property is conductivity.
8. The method according to claim 1 wherein the sensed physiological property is a flow rate.
9. The method according to claim 1 wherein the sensed physiological property is a fluid velocity.
10. A method of automatically finding the location of a local extreme of a sensed physiological property, the method comprising:
operating a remote navigation system to bring a sensor carried on a medical device successively into a plurality of locations in a predetermined pattern, and using the sensor to sense a physiological property of the subject in each location;
at least once thereafter, operating the remote navigation system to bring a sensor carried on a medical device successively into a series of locations in a predetermined pattern relative to at least one location selected from the predetermined pattern in the immediately preceding step based upon the sensed value physiological property, and using the sensor to sense the physiological property in each location to identify the local extreme of the sensed physiological property.
11. The method according to claim 10 wherein the local extreme of the sensed physiological property is a maximum of the sensed physiological property.
12. The method according to claim 10 wherein the local extreme of the sensed physiological property is a minimum of the sensed physiological property.
13. A method of automatically finding the location of a local extreme of a sensed physiological property in an operating region in a subject, the method comprising: automatically successively operating a remote navigation system to bring a sensor carried on a medical device to a position determined by an algorithm using at least one previously sensed physiological value and corresponding location as an input, and sensing the physiological property in the location.
14. The method according to claim 13 wherein the local extreme of the sensed physiological property is a maximum of the sensed physiological property.
15. The method according to claim 13 wherein the local extreme of the sensed physiological property is a minimum of the sensed physiological property.
16. A method of controlling a remote navigation system capable of remotely navigating the distal end of a medical device to a selected location.
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