Superelastic endocardiac multi-electrode

Author

Mirescu, D.

Author_Institution

Inst. de Genie Biomed., Montreal Univ., Que., Canada

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Abstract

Recently developed electrode arrays have advantages for multi-site recordings used in endocardiac mapping. The number of electrodes is limited by a difficult to handle technology causing the price per array to increase. Recent progress in computing methods allow us to simplify the electrode manufacturing process, making available 1024 electrodes or more in one device. In this paper we propose a new kind of electrode based on ultrathin elastic wires, having a platinum (or PtIr) end, isolated from each other and assembled in a bunch

Keywords

biomedical electrodes; biomedical materials; electrocardiography; intelligent materials; shape memory effects; bunch assembled; electrode arrays; electrode manufacturing; endocardiac mapping; multi-site recordings; polymer isolated wires; superelastic endocardiac multi-electrode; ultrathin elastic wires; Assembly; Conducting materials; Data acquisition; Electrodes; Manufacturing processes; Monitoring; Platinum; Polymer films; Shape memory alloys; Wires;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5674-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802212

Filename

802212