Transcript Biosense Webster Israel

Biosense Webster Israel
A Bit About Us
• Founded 1994 - Shlomo Ben-Haim, M.D.
• Acquired by J&J - 1997
A Bit About Us
Our headquarters – Tirat HaCarmel
A Bit About Us
• Biosense Webster – about 700 employees
worldwide
• About 100 employees in Israel (mostly
R&D)
• Worldwide sales of about 300 million USD
• Profits of about 40 million USD
• Commands about 80% of the intracardiac
navigation devices market
What Are We Doing
It all began with an EP catheter …
EP Overview
Typical EP procedure consists of:
Inserting catheter
Reaching the heart
EP Overview
And …
Navigating inside the heart
However …
The main (and only) instrument for
knowing what’s going on inside the heart is
fluoro.
However …
In addition to emitting harmful radiation, it
produces images that are hard to interpret
However …
Especially when the heart is beating
Location Technology
We place a number of transmitters under the
patient table …
Location Technology
… and a receiver in the catheter tip …
Location Technology
… and triangulate our position!
Mapping
Now we know the location of the catheter tip with
respect to the table. So what?
X = 11.34
Y = 533.89
Z = 45.78
Mapping
We can map the heart from the inside and find the
location of the catheter tip with respect to the map.
Mapping
The map is also very useful in displaying
electrical activity of the heart.
Mapping
Still there is one problem left: heartbeat. We
can either synchronize with ECG …
Mapping
… or try to build a dynamic model of the heart
Questions So Far
Any Questions?
What Else Are We Doing
Remote Magnetic Navigation - Stereotaxis
What Else Are We Doing
Stereotaxis: performing EP procedure
What Else Are We Doing
Integration of pre-acquired images (MRI, CT, etc).
What Else Are We Doing
Ultrasound catheter
What Else Are We Doing
• Different catheters (Quick, Flower, etc).
• Research versions
• Trying to analyze heart’s electrical activity
• New applications (neurosurgery,
orthopedy, etc.)
• Etc, etc, etc.
And Last But Not Least …
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And Last But Not Least
Biosense Webster Wants You!
(well, maybe…)