Following the announcement of the collaboration between Philips Healthcare and C.R. Bard’s electrophysiology division at the Boston AF symposium in January, the two companies returned to Boston to show a clinical research version of their ElectroNav™ concept at the Heart Rhythm Society's 30th Annual Scientific Sessions in May.
Reading the heart at a glance is goal of EP navigation concept
The ElectroNav™ concept is intended to combine the catheter navigation capabilities of Philips EP navigator with the electrical recording and analysis tools of Bard’s LabSystem™ PRO product. This combination will support electrophysiologists in reading the heart at a glance: it shows all anatomical and electrical information on screen at once.
First clinical experience with ElectroNav™ gets enthusiastic reviews
HRS visitors got a chance to experience the clinical research version of ElectroNav™ at the Philips and Bard booths and the response was overwhelmingly positive. The concept was also featured in a CME accredited symposium on “Simplification of AF”, supported by Philips and Bard.
In the NACCME symposium, Dr. Pierre Jaïs from Bordeaux-Pessac, France showed the audience the first clinical experience with ElectroNav™. His presentation was rated 4.6 out of 5 by the 300 participants. For those who were too late to secure a seat in Boston, NACCME is now providing a CME accredited version of the symposium online as a webcast.
Point Tagging offers fast, cost-effective support for complex EP procedures
In many procedures, such as the treatment of drug-refractory recurrent symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, the electrophysiologist may be more interested in catheter navigation and ablation than electrical mapping information. Realizing this, Philips and Bard recently announced an extension to EP navigator release 2: Point Tagging. Using a specific Bard diagnostic catheter, such as the Dynamic XT Deca, the physician can place tagging points on the endocardial surface of the EP navigator 3D anatomy. This provides a cost-effective and quick method to support complex EP procedures, as an alternative or complement to mapping. EP navigator release 2 with Point Tagging is available now for new and existing customers.
If you could create your own EP mapping platform, what would it look like? We’ve asked that question. And, we listened to you. Philips and Bard