33
Diagnoses of atrial fibrillation per year and thus the most common cardiac arrhythmia [1]
9
of people aged 65 and over affected by atrial fibrillation [2]
158.000
Deaths contributed by atrial fibrillation per year [2]
Overview
Cardiac arrhythmia is one of the leading causes of death in industrial nations. It also causes an increased risk of stroke. Many forms of cardiac arrhythmia can be treated gently with minimally invasive procedures using radiofrequency ablation. In this treatment procedure, a catheter is inserted into the heart to locate the tissue responsible for the arrhythmia. The tissue is then targeted or isolated using radiofrequency current to stop the arrhythmia.
The G4 platform from Stockert is the market-leading solution for cardiac radiofrequency ablation in electrophysiology.
Components and accessories
Radiofrequency generator
for tissue ablation
Irrigation pump
for cooled catheter applications
Remote control
for remote control of the generator from the control room
Foot pedal
for hands-free operation of the generator
Tubing set
Accessories for cooled RF ablation applications
Cables
Various cables for connecting system components and for connecting external components such as recording systems and 3D mapping systems
[1] Chugh, S., Havmoeller, R., Narayanan, K., Singh, D., Rienstra, M., Benjamin, E., Gillum, R., Kim, Y., McAnulty, J., Zheng, Z., Forouzanfar, M., Naghavi, M., Mensah, G., Ezzati, M. and Murray, C., 2014. Worldwide Epidemiology of Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation, 129(8), pp.837-847.
[2] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Multiple Cause of Death 1999-2019 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2020. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2019, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/mcd-icd10.html on Nov 25, 2021
