Safety verification of a novel irrigation catheter with flexible tip of laser-cut kerfs and contact force sensor.
Junji YamaguchiMasateru TakigawaMasahiko GoyaTasuku YamamotoTakashi IkenouchiHidehiro IwakawaMiho NegishiKentaro GotoTakatoshi ShigetaTakuro NishimuraTomomasa TakamiyaSusumu TaoShinsuke MiyazakiTetsuo SasanoPublished in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2023)
TactiFlex reduced the risk of steam-pops than TactiCath. %impedance-drop ≤ 20% may be reasonable for safely use with a sufficient safety margin. For 4-mm-tip catheter, parallel-contact may be recommended for larger lesion creation.