Title :
Superelastic endocardiac multi-electrode
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Genie Biomed., Montreal Univ., Que., Canada
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;
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
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802212
