Electromechanical imaging
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorShlomo BEN-HAIM
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Abstract
A method for selecting an implantation position of a pacing electrode of a pacing lead within an anatomical region of a body, comprising measuring values of at least one parameter of an anatomical region surrounding the pacing lead in at least one location. The method also comprises delivering an electric field to a tissue of the anatomical region, and measuring values of at least one parameter of the tissue surrounding the pacing lead in the at least one location after said delivering. The method further comprises determining changes in said measured values before and after said delivering and selecting an implantation position for the pacing electrode based on said determined changes.
Claims15
A method for selecting an implantation position of a pacing electrode of a pacing lead within an anatomical region of a body, comprising:
- measuring values of at least one parameter of an anatomical region surrounding the pacing lead in at least one location;
- delivering an electric field to a tissue of the anatomical region;
- measuring values of at least one parameter of the tissue surrounding the pacing lead in the at least one location after said delivering;
- determining changes in said measured values before and after said delivering;
- selecting an implantation position for the pacing electrode based on said determined changes.
An apparatus for selecting an implantation position of a pacing electrode of a pacing lead within an anatomical region, the apparatus comprising a processor circuit in communication with the pacing lead, wherein the processor circuit is configured to:
- measure values of at least one parameter of a tissue surrounding the pacing lead in at least one location within the anatomical region;
- deliver an electric field to a cardiac tissue;
- measure values of at least one parameter of the tissue surrounding the pacing lead in the at least one location within the anatomical region after said delivering;
- determine changes in said measured values before and after said delivering;
- select an implantation position for the pacing electrode of the pacing lead based on said determined changes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.