CATHETER SYSTEM AND METHODS OF MEDICAL USES OF SAME, INCLUDING DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT USES FOR THE HEART

摘要

The present invention includes systems, devices and methods for treating and/or diagnosing a heart arrhythmia, such as atrial fibrillation. Specifically, the present invention provides a system including a diagnostic catheter and an ablation catheter. The diagnostic catheter includes a shaft, multiple dipole mapping electrodes and multiple ultrasound transducers. The ablation catheter is slidingly received by the diagnostic catheter shaft.