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Arrhythmias develop when electrical signals that regulate heart rhythms become disrupted or change, making the heart develop an irregular heartbeat. A patient with AF is at increased risk for stroke because the rapid heartbeat can let blood pool in the heart, which can cause clots to form and travel to the brain. To restore optimal electrical signals in the heart, ablation catheters deliver radio-frequency energy to cardiac tissue, creating small scars or lesions to areas responsible for generating arrhythmias. Not all ablation technology is the same, however, and recent research has continued to show the importance of applying optimal contact force to the heart during ablation procedures. Too much pressure applied to heart tissue can result in complications, yet if not enough pressure is applied the lesion may not be effective enough to stop the erratic signals in the heart.
The TactiCath™ Contact Force Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled™, is a significant update to the TactiCath™ Contact Force Catheter family – which is the most-studied Contact Force ablation catheter platform to date and has unmatched clinical evidence based on number of completed prospective, protocol driven, industry-sponsored, registered studies on Contact Force technology. The clinical evidence show use of optimal Contact Force guided AF ablation with the TactiCath™ Quartz catheter resulted in clinical success in 85.5% of patients and fewer post-ablation clinical events, translating to a 15% reduction in post-ablation management costs ( $3,402 savings per patient) in the year after ablation vs. patients treated with a non-contact force ablation catheter.
Currently the TactiCath™ Contact Force Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled™ is available in select markets in Europe , with full market release expected in the third quarter. Abbott is pursuing approval in the U.S.
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The TactiCath™ Contact Force Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled™, is a significant update to the TactiCath™ Contact Force Catheter family – which is the most-studied Contact Force ablation catheter platform to date and has unmatched clinical evidence based on number of completed prospective, protocol driven, industry-sponsored, registered studies on Contact Force technology. The clinical evidence show use of optimal Contact Force guided AF ablation with the TactiCath™ Quartz catheter resulted in clinical success in 85.5% of patients and fewer post-ablation clinical events, translating to a 15% reduction in post-ablation management costs ( $3,402 savings per patient) in the year after ablation vs. patients treated with a non-contact force ablation catheter.
Currently the TactiCath™ Contact Force Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled™ is available in select markets in Europe , with full market release expected in the third quarter. Abbott is pursuing approval in the U.S.
About Abbott: At Abbott, we're committed to helping people live their best possible life through the power of health. For more than 125 years, we've brought new products and technologies to the world -- in nutrition, diagnostics, medical devices and branded generic pharmaceuticals -- that create more possibilities for more people at all stages of life. Today, 94,000 of us are working to help people live not just longer, but better, in the more than 150 countries we serve.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.