Impact of tissue-electrode contact force on irreversible electroporation for atrial fibrillation in potato models
Journal Title: Progress in Medical Devices - Year 2023, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Irreversible electroporation (IRE) is an emerging tissue ablation technique that offers advantages over traditional catheter ablation, such as minimal thermal damage and reduced treatment time. However, as this technique also involves delivering energy through a catheter to target tissue, there are still challenges regarding the contact between the catheter and the targeted tissue, and there is a lack of relevant studies. In this study, we examined this issue using potato models with three groups of experiments. Methods: First, the relationship between the effect of biphasic and monophasic output modes and contact force (CF) was studied. Next, the effect of different voltages on biphasic output mode was examined. Finally, impedance analysis was conducted to test the contact impedance under different CFs. Results: The IRE ablation efficacy increased with the increase of CF in both monophasic and biphasic output modes, and there was a strong correlation between the ablation efficacy and the CF. In addition, at three voltage levels, the IRE ablation efficacy increased with increasing CF, and there was a strong correlation between the ablation efficacy and the CF. Conclusion: The results indicate that, under common IRE electrical parameter configuration, the effect of IRE on the tissue has a positive response to the CF of the electrode in the potato model. This finding has important implications for the design of electrodes used in IRE for the treatment of atrial fibrillation.
Authors and Affiliations
Tiantian Hu, Yingfan Yuan, Mengying Zhan, Binyu Wang, Lin Mao, Yu Zhou
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