Cardiac Ablation Catheter Animation

Created for Farapulse

Step by step medical device animation of pulsed electric field (PEF) cardiac ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation. Pulsed electrical field (PEF) creating a transmural box leasion around all pulmonary veins. © 2015. All rights reserved.
Step by step medical device animation of pulsed electric field (PEF) cardiac ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation. Catheter shown entering at the sternum. Transparent body showing rib cage, heart, and diaphragm. © 2015. All rights reserved.
Step by step medical device animation of pulsed electric field (PEF) cardiac ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation. Shown here is the piercing the pericardial membranes, at their reflection between SVC and RSPV, in order to place the catheter epicardially around all pulmonary veins. © 2015. All rights reserved.

We created this animation to illustrate a new approach to ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation. Unlike traditional catheters, FARAONE is applied epicardially to create a box lesion around all pulmonary veins. The unusual placement presented a visualization challenge. This included illustrating the obstacle posed by reflecting pericardial membranes — a difficult concept to grasp without good visualization.

Created for Farapulse