US 2015/0305770 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IMAGE GUIDED PERICARDIAL PROCEDURES INCLUDING PERICARDIOSCOPY, PERICARDIAL ABLATION, PERICARDIAL MATERIAL DELIVERY, PERICARDIAL TISSUE GRASPING AND MANIPULATION, PERICARDIAL LEAD PLACEMENT, AND PERICARDIAL SURGICAL FASTENER PLACEMENT

Abstract

A system and method of performing percutaneous image guided pericardial procedures is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: providing a tool tracking system having a display for visualization of virtual representations of tracked tools which is configured to have a field of operation encompassing percutaneous pericardial space access and procedures; providing a patient specific three dimensional model of the patient for use in percutaneous pericardial space procedures that is registered with the tool tracking system for simultaneous display of the model and the virtual representation of the tracked tools on the system display; percutaneously inserting at least one tracked tool for the tool tracking system into the pericardial space; and simultaneously visualizing the virtual representation of the tracked tool and the patient specific model on the system display at least through a portion of a pericardial procedure.

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Dependent claims

A method of accessing the pericardial space of a patient comprising the steps of:

a) Forming a patient specific three dimensional model of the patient for use in percutaneous pericardial space access;
b) Configuring a tool tracking system having a display for visualization of virtual representations of tracked tools to have a field of operation encompassing percutaneous pericardial space access;
c) Registering the three dimensional model with the tool tracking system for simultaneous display of the patient specific three dimensional model and the virtual representations of tracked tools on the system display;
d) Providing a percutaneous pericardium access tool with a tool tracking sensor for use with the tool tracking system and with a virtual tool representation for the display;
e) Simultaneously displaying the virtual tool representation of the percutaneous pericardium access tool and the patient specific three dimensional model at least during movement of the percutaneous pericardium access tool toward the pericardium;
and
f) Creating an opening in the pericardium with the percutaneous pericardium access tool.

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System and method of image guided pericardial procedures including pericardioscopy, pericardial ablation, pericardial material delivery, pericardial tissue grasping and manipulation, pericardial lead placement, and pericardial surgical fastener placement

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System and method of image guided pericardial procedures including pericardioscopy, pericardial ablation, pericardial material delivery, pericardial tissue grasping and manipulation, pericardial lead placement, and pericardial surgical fastener placement

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