DE69832446D1 - Gerät zur Feststellung des Kontaktes zwischen Elektrode und Körpergewebe. - Google Patents

Gerät zur Feststellung des Kontaktes zwischen Elektrode und Körpergewebe.

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DE69832446D1
DE69832446D1 DE69832446T DE69832446T DE69832446D1 DE 69832446 D1 DE69832446 D1 DE 69832446D1 DE 69832446 T DE69832446 T DE 69832446T DE 69832446 T DE69832446 T DE 69832446T DE 69832446 D1 DE69832446 D1 DE 69832446D1
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electrode
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body tissue
tissue
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Hong Li
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61NELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/02Details
    • A61N1/04Electrodes
    • A61N1/05Electrodes for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode
    • A61N1/056Transvascular endocardial electrode systems
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B2018/00636Sensing and controlling the application of energy
    • A61B2018/00773Sensed parameters
    • A61B2018/00875Resistance or impedance
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/06Measuring instruments not otherwise provided for
    • A61B2090/064Measuring instruments not otherwise provided for for measuring force, pressure or mechanical tension
    • A61B2090/065Measuring instruments not otherwise provided for for measuring force, pressure or mechanical tension for measuring contact or contact pressure
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/05Detecting, measuring or recording for diagnosis by means of electric currents or magnetic fields; Measuring using microwaves or radio waves 
DE69832446T 1997-09-19 1998-09-08 Gerät zur Feststellung des Kontaktes zwischen Elektrode und Körpergewebe. Expired - Lifetime DE69832446T2 (de)

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US08/934,286 US5836990A (en) 1997-09-19 1997-09-19 Method and apparatus for determining electrode/tissue contact
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