※1 「バイオセンスCARTO 3」(医療機器承認番号:22200BZX00741000)は、心臓内の 電気⽣理学的情報と3次元の解剖学的情報をシステム上でリアルタイムに統合した3Dマッピング画像を⽣成し、頻脈性不整脈の診断から治療までをサポートする医療機器です。磁界と電界を利⽤した「ACL Advanced Catheter Location テクノロジー」により、心臓内に挿⼊した電極カテーテルを画⾯上で視覚化することで、術者のカテーテル操作を⽀援します。システムに対応する治療⽤カテーテルを⽤いることで、頻脈性不整脈のカテーテルアブレーション治療を⽀援します。また、当社が提供する最新のモジュールのインストール、また周辺ツールの導⼊で、最新のマッピングテクノロジーを使⽤することができます。 ※2 Inoue H, et al. Int J Cardiol 2009;137:102-107. ※3 Lippi G, Sanchis-Gomar F, Cervellin G. Global epidemiology of atrial fibrillation: An increasing epidemic and public health challenge. Int J Stroke. 2021;16(2):217-221. doi:10.1177/1747493019897870. ※4 Zoni-Berisso M, Lercari F, Carazza T, Domenicucci S. Epidemiology of atrial fibrillation : European perspective. Clin Epidemiol 2014;6:213-220. ※5 Duytschaever M, de Potter T, Grimaldi M et al. Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Using a Novel Vaiable-Loop Biphasic Pulsed Field Ablation Catheter Integrated With a 3-Dimensional Mapping System: 1-Year Outcomes of the Multicenter inspIRE Study. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2023 Mar;16(3):e011780. ※6 Di Biase L, Diaz JC, Zhang XD et al. Pulsed field catheter ablation in atrial fibrillation. Trends in Cardiovasc Med. 2022 Aug;32(6):378-387.
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