System and method for targeting heart rhythm disorders using shaped ablation
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United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61B-005/04
A61B-018/14
A61B-005/00
A61B-005/046
A61B-005/0464
A61B-005/042
A61B-018/00
출원번호
US-0047266
(2016-02-18)
등록번호
US-9655535
(2017-05-23)
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/ 주소
Narayan, Sanjiv
Briggs, Carey Robert
출원인 / 주소
The Regents of the University of California
대리인 / 주소
Musick, Eleanor
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A system and method to target a biological rhythm disorder, such as a heart rhythm disorder include processing cardiac signals via a computing device to determine a shape in a region of tissue defined by a source associated with the biological rhythm disorder that migrates spatially on or within the
A system and method to target a biological rhythm disorder, such as a heart rhythm disorder include processing cardiac signals via a computing device to determine a shape in a region of tissue defined by a source associated with the biological rhythm disorder that migrates spatially on or within the shape, and identifying at least one portion of the tissue proximate to the shape to enable selective modification of the at least one portion of tissue in order to terminate or alter the heart rhythm disorder.
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1. A method of targeting a cardiac rhythm disorder, the method comprising: processing cardiac signals via a computing device to determine a shape in a region of tissue defined by migration of a source associated with the cardiac rhythm disorder;identifying at least one portion of the tissue proximat
1. A method of targeting a cardiac rhythm disorder, the method comprising: processing cardiac signals via a computing device to determine a shape in a region of tissue defined by migration of a source associated with the cardiac rhythm disorder;identifying at least one portion of the tissue proximate to the shape; andselectively modifying the at least one portion in order to terminate or alter the cardiac rhythm disorder. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the source causes the cardiac rhythm disorder. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein a portion of the tissue identified is at least one of within the shape and on the shape. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein a portion of the tissue identified is outside the shape. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein a first portion of the tissue identified is at least one of within the shape and on the shape, and a second portion of the tissue identified is outside the shape. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the migration of the source includes one of: an impulse generator that migrates within or the shape;a fixed impulse generator that generates multiple excitation waves within or on the shape; andat least one reentrant impulse generator that generates multiple excitation waves within or on shape. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein shape is determined by: identifying at least one spatial point in the region of tissue at a point in time, the at least one spatial point associated with the source;tracking migration of the at least one spatial point over multiple points in time associated with one or more cardiac activations to define a plurality of spatial points;connecting the plurality of spatial points to form at least one path; anddefining the shape around the at least one path. 8. The method of claim 1, further comprising refining the shape based on one or more of width, height, depth, and tissue type associated with the spatial migration of the source. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the cardiac rhythm disorder comprises one or more of atrial fibrillation, ventricular fibrillation, atrial tachycardia, atrial flutter, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular flutter, or other electrical disturbance within the heart. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the region of tissue lies in one or more of an organ, the heart, nerves that supply regions of the heart, regions of the brain that control the nerves, blood vessels that supply regions of the heart, and tissues adjacent to the heart. 11. The method of claim 1, further comprising modifying the at least one portion of the tissue. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein modifying comprises destroying the at least one portion of the tissue. 13. The method of claim 11, wherein modifying the at least one portion comprises delivery of one or more of ablation, electrical therapy, mechanical therapy, drug therapy, gene therapy, and stem cell therapy. 14. The method of claim 1, further comprising selectively modifying one or more portions of a plurality of portions of the tissue identified. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein modifying comprises destroying the one or more portions. 16. A system to target a cardiac rhythm disorder, the system comprising: at least one processing device configured to: process cardiac signals to determine a shape in a region of tissue defined by migration of a source associated with the cardiac rhythm disorder; andidentify at least one portion of the tissue proximate to the shape; anda modification module configured to selectively modify the at least one portion in order to terminate or alter the cardiac rhythm disorder. 17. The system of claim 16, wherein the source causes the cardiac rhythm disorder. 18. The system of claim 16, wherein a portion of the tissue identified is at least one of within the shape and on the shape. 19. The system of claim 16, wherein a portion of the tissue identified is outside the shape. 20. The system of claim 16, wherein a first portion of the tissue identified is at least one of within the shape and on the shape, and a second portion of the tissue identified is outside the shape. 21. The system of claim 16, wherein the migration of the source includes one of: an impulse generator that migrates within or the shape;a fixed impulse generator that generates multiple excitation waves within or on the shape; andat least one reentrant impulse generator that generates multiple excitation waves within or on shape. 22. The system of claim 16, wherein to determine the shape the at least one processing device is configured to: identify at least one spatial point in the region of tissue at a point in time, the at least one spatial point associated with the source;track migration of the at least one spatial point over multiple points in time associated with one or more cardiac activations to define a plurality of spatial points;connect the plurality of spatial points to form at least one path; anddefine the shape around the at least one path. 23. The system of claim 16, wherein the at least one processing device is further configured to refine the shape based on one or more of width, height, depth, and tissue type associated with the spatial migration of the source. 24. The system of claim 16, wherein the cardiac rhythm disorder comprises one or more of atrial fibrillation, ventricular fibrillation, atrial tachycardia, atrial flutter, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular flutter, or other electrical disturbance within the heart. 25. The system of claim 16, wherein the region of tissue lies in one or more of the heart, nerves that supply regions of an organ, the heart, regions of the brain that control the nerves, blood vessels that supply regions of the heart, and tissues adjacent to the heart. 26. The system of claim 16, wherein the modification module comprises a catheter configured to modify the at least one portion of the tissue. 27. The system of claim 16, wherein the modification module is configured to destroy the at least one portion of the tissue. 28. The system of claim 16, wherein the modification module is configured for delivering one or more of ablation, electrical therapy, mechanical therapy, drug therapy, gene therapy, and stem cell therapy. 29. The system of claim 16, wherein the modification module comprises a catheter configured to selectively modify one or more portions of a plurality of portions of the tissue identified. 30. The system of claim 16, wherein the modification module comprises a catheter comprising: a plurality of sensors in a first spatial relationship; anda circuit configured to: receive data from the at least one processing device that indicates at least one of the shape and the at least one portion of the tissue proximate to the shape; andadjust the first spatial relationship of the plurality of sensors to a second spatial relationship based on the data to approximate at least one of the shape and the at least one portion of the tissue proximate to the shape. 31. A system to target a cardiac rhythm disorder, the system comprising: a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to:process cardiac signals to determine a shape in a region of tissue defined by the migration of a source associated with a cardiac rhythm disorder; andidentify at least one portion of the tissue proximate to the shape; anda modification module configured to selectively modify the at least one portion in order to terminate or alter the cardiac rhythm disorder. 32. The system of claim 31, wherein the source causes the cardiac rhythm disorder. 33. The system of claim 31, wherein a portion of the tissue identified is at least one of within the shape and on the shape. 34. The system of claim 31, wherein a portion of the tissue identified is outside the shape. 35. The system of claim 31, wherein a first portion of the tissue identified is at least one of within the shape and on the shape, and a second portion of the tissue identified is outside the shape. 36. The system of claim 31, wherein the migration of the source includes one of: an impulse generator that migrates within or the shape;a fixed impulse generator that generates multiple excitation waves within or on the shape; andat least one reentrant impulse generator that generates multiple excitation waves within or on shape. 37. The system of claim 31, wherein the medium further comprises instructions to determine shape cause the processing device to: identify at least one spatial point in the region of tissue at a point in time, the at least one spatial point associated with the source;track migration of the at least one spatial point over multiple points in time associated with one or more cardiac activations to define a plurality of spatial points;connect the plurality of spatial points to form at least one path; anddefine the shape around the at least one path. 38. The system of claim 31, wherein the medium further comprises instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to refine the shape based on one or more of width, height, depth, and tissue type associated with the spatial migration of the source. 39. The system of claim 31, wherein the cardiac rhythm disorder comprises one or more of atrial fibrillation, ventricular fibrillation, atrial tachycardia, atrial flutter, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular flutter, or other electrical disturbance within the heart. 40. The system of claim 31, wherein the region of tissue lies in one or more of an organ, the heart, nerves that supply regions of the heart, regions of the brain that control the nerves, blood vessels that supply regions of the heart, and tissues adjacent to the heart. 41. The system of claim 31, wherein the medium further comprises instructions that, when executed by the processing device, cause the processing device to output data that indicates at least one of the shape and the at least one portion of the tissue proximate to the shape to enable the modification module to modify of the at least one portion of the tissue. 42. The system of claim 41, wherein modification comprises destruction of the at least one portion of the tissue. 43. The system of claim 41, wherein modification of the at least one portion comprises delivery of one or more of ablation, electrical therapy, mechanical therapy, drug therapy, gene therapy, and stem cell therapy. 44. The system of claim 31, wherein the medium further comprises instructions that, when executed by the processing device, cause the processing device to output data to enable the modification module to selectively modify one or more portions of a plurality of portions of the tissue identified. 45. The system of claim 44, wherein modification comprises destruction of the one or more portions. 46. A method of targeting a biological rhythm disorder, the method comprising: receiving signals in a processing device over a network, the signals associated with a biological rhythm disorder of an organ;processing the signals in the processing device to determine a shape in a region of tissue defined by migration of a source associated with the biological rhythm disorder;identifying at least one portion of the tissue proximate to the shape for selective modification of the at least one portion;transmitting data from the processing device to a second processing device over the network, the data indicating at least one of the shape and the at least one portion proximate to the shape; andselectively modify the at least one portion in order to terminate or alter the biological rhythm disorder. 47. A system to target a biological rhythm disorder, the system comprising: a processing device configured to: receive signals from a second processing device over a network, the signals associated with a biological rhythm disorder of an organ;process the signals to determine a shape in a region of tissue defined by migration of a source associated with the biological rhythm;identify at least one portion of the tissue proximate to the shape for selective modification of the at least one portion;transmit data to the second processing device over the network, the data indicating at least one of the shape and the at least one portion proximate to the shape; anda modification module configured to selectively modify the at least one portion in order to terminate or alter the biological rhythm disorder.
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