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Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 28, 2018
Applicant:

St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);

Inventors:

Mark Hagfors, North Oaks, MN (US);

Michael Quinn, St. Paul, MN (US);

Wenwen Li, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/0538 (2021.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01); G16H 30/40 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/6886 (2013.01); A61B 5/0538 (2013.01); A61B 5/066 (2013.01); A61B 5/6852 (2013.01); A61B 5/6869 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01); G16H 30/40 (2018.01); A61B 5/068 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure provides an electrophysiology system to facilitate visualizing a proximity of at least one catheter electrode to a 3D geometry of a biological tissue. The system includes a computing device including at least one processor in communication with a memory, wherein the processor is configured to determine the proximity between the at least one catheter electrode and the biological tissue using at least one measurement. The system further includes a display device configured to display the 3D geometry of the biological tissue and a visual effect illustrating the proximity between the at least one catheter electrode and the biological tissue.


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