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Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026

Filed:

May. 26, 2021
Applicant:

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);

Inventors:

Peter Ruppersberg, Blonay, CH;

Philip Haeusser, Munich, DE;

Melissa Huang Szu-Min Kong, West Lake Hills, TX (US);

David Emanuel Luksic, Munich, DE;

Kostiantyn Serhiyovich Ahapov, Munich, DE;

Assignee:

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/36 (2021.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/343 (2021.01); A61B 5/361 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/361 (2021.01); A61B 5/343 (2021.01); A61B 5/7275 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed are various examples and embodiments of systems, devices, components and methods configured to detect the locations of sources of cardiac rhythm disorders in a patient's heart, and then to generate an estimate or probability of the patient being free from atrial fibrillation. The various embodiments employ at least one computing device to process a plurality of electrogram surfaces through time to generate at least one electrographical flow (EGF) map, representation, pattern, or data set, and then process the at least one EGF map, representation, pattern, or data set to determine at least two of source activity levels, flow angle variability (FAV) levels, and active fractionation (AFR) levels corresponding thereto. On the basis of a combination of the determined at least two of source activity levels, FAV levels, and AFR levels, an electrographical volatility index (EVI) score or metric representative of the estimate or probability of the patient being free from AF is generated.


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