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- the present invention relates to catheters and, more particularly, temperature controlled catheter probes for ablating tissue.
- the heart is a four chamber muscular organ (myocardium) that pumps blood through various conduits to and from all parts of the body.
- myocardium myocardium
- the heart muscles contract and relax in an orderly sequence and that the valves of the system open and close at proper times during the cycle.
- Specialized conduction pathways convey electrical impulses swiftly to the entire cardiac muscle.
- the muscle contracts first at the top of the heart and follows thereafter to the bottom of the heart. As contraction begins, oxygen depleted venous blood is squeezed out of the right atrium (one of two small upper chambers) and into the larger right ventricle below.
- the right ventricle ejects the blood into the pulmonary circulation, which resupplies oxygen and delivers the blood to the left side of the heart.
- the heart muscle pumps newly oxygenated blood from the left atrium into the left ventricle and from there out to the aorta which distributes the blood to every part of the body.
- the signals giving rise to these machinations emanates from a cluster of conduction tissue cells collectively known as the sinoatrial (SA) node.
- SA sinoatrial
- the sinoatrial node located at the top of the atrium, establishes the tempo of the heartbeat.
- the cardiac pacemaker sets the tempo simply because it issues impulses more frequently than do other cardiac regions.
- the sinoatrial node can respond to signals from outside the heart, it usually becomes active spontaneously. From the sinoatrial node impulses race to the atrioventricular (AV) node above the ventricles and speeds along the septum to the bottom of the heart and up along its sides. The impulses also migrate from conduction fibers across the overlying muscle from the endocardium to the epicardiu to trigger contractions that force blood through the heart and into the arterial circulation. The spread of electricity through a healthy heart gives rise to the familiar electrocardiogram. Defective or diseased cells are electrically abnormal.
- ventricular tachycardia excessively rapid pumping by the ventricles.
- Tachycardia dysrhythmia may impose substantial risk to a patient because a diseased heart cannot usually tolerate rapid rates for extensive periods. Such rapid rates may cause hypotension and heart failure. Where there is an underlying cardiac disease. tachycardia can degenerate into a more serious ventricular dysrhythmia, such as fibrillation.
- Interruption of the errant electrical impulses is generally achieved by ablating the appropriate site.
- Such ablation has been performed by lasers.
- the most common technique used at an ablation site involves the use of a probe energized by radio frequency radiation (RF) .
- Measurement and control of the applied RF energy is through a thermistor (or it could be a thermocouple) located proximate the RF element at the tip of a catheter probe. While such a thermistor may be sufficiently accurate to reflect the temperature of the thermistor, it is inherently inaccurate in determining the temperature of the tissue at the ablation site. This results from several causes. First, there is a temperature loss across the interface between the ablation site (usually variable due to position of electrode) and the surface of the RF tip.
- the flow of blood about the non-tissue contact portion of the conductive RF tip draws off heat from the ablation site which causes the thermistor to be cooler than the tissue under ablation.
- temperatures above 100°C causes coagulum formation on the RF tip, a rapid rise in electrical impedance of the RF tip, and excessive damage to the endocardium.
- the power transmitted to the RF tip must be increased significantly greater than that desired for the ablation in view of the variable losses. Due to the errors of the catheter/thermistor temperature sensing systems, there is a propensity to overheat the ablation site tissue needlessly. This creates three potentially injurious conditions. First, the RF tip may become coagulated. Second, tissue at the ablation site may "stick to" the RF tip and result in tearing of the tissue upon removal of the probe. This condition is particularly dangerous when the ablation site is on a thin wall of tissue. Third, inadequate tissue temperature control can result in unnecessary injury to the heart including immediate or subsequent perforation.
- OHMIC OHMIC property of the myocardial tissue and it is directly proportional to the current density. As may be expected, the highest temperature occurs at the ablation site which is at the interface of the RF tip and the tissue.
- the RF tip When the temperature of the tissue at the ablation site approaches 100°C, a deposit is formed on the RF tip that will restrict the electrical conducting surface of the RF tip. The input impedance to the RF tip will increase. Were the power level maintained constant, the interface current density would increase and eventually carbonization would occur. At these relatively extreme temperatures, the RF tip will often stick to the surface of the tissue and may tear the tissue when the RF tip is removed from the ablation site.
- the tissue temperature must exceed 50°C. If the parameters of the RF tip of a catheter are held constant, the size and depth of the lesion caused by the ablation is directly proportional to the temperature and time at the interface (assuming a time constant sufficient for thermal equilibrium) . In order to produce lesions of greatest depth without overheating the tissues at the interface, critical temperature measurement techniques of the RF tip are required.
- the current technology for measuring the temperature of an RF tip embodies a miniature thermistor (s) located in the RF tip of the probe.
- the present state of the art provides inadequate compensation for the thermal resistance that exists between the thermistor and the outer surface of the
- a catheter probe having a metal tip energized by an RF generator radiates RF energy as a function of the RF energy applied.
- the irradiating RF energy heats the tissue due to the ohmically resistive property of the tissue.
- the catheter tip placed adjacent the ablation site on tissue in combination with an electrically conducting dissimilar metal plate in contact with tissue at a location remote from the ablation site and an electrolyte defined by the intervening tissue create a galvanic cell when the tip and plate have different work functions because of migration of electrical charges therebetween.
- the DC output current is a linear function of the temperature of the ablation site heated by the RF energy.
- the DC output current of the galvanic cell is used to regulate the output of the RF generator applied to the catheter tip to control the current density at the ablation site.
- the value of the DC output signal drops dramatically irrespective of further applied RF energy and provides a signal to terminate application of further RF energy to avoid possible coagulation of the RF tip, sticking of the tissue to the RF tip and perforation of the tissue.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide apparatus for determining the occurrence of tissue damage of a cardiac impulse pathway and thereafter cease further heating of the ablation site.
- a further object of the present invention is to provide a self-regulating catheter mounted RF radiating element controlled by an output signal reflective of actual tissue damage at an ablation site on the endocardium of a heart suffering tachycardia dysrhythmia and destroy a pathway of errant electrical impulses at least partly contributing to the tachycardia dysrhythmia.
- a still further object of the present invention is to provide a method for controlling heating and sensing the occurrence of actual tissue damage at an ablation site and thereafter terminating further heating of the ablation site when the desired depth of tissue damage has been achieved.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a simplified representation of the present invention
- Figure 2 illustrates the current density at an ablation site during an ablation procedure
- Figure 3 illustrates a representation of a catheter probe embodying a thermistor useful in the present invention
- Figure 4 illustrates representatives curves for calibrating the temperature of an ablation site through use of a probe embodying a thermistor
- Figure 5 is a block diagram of circuitry representatively shown in Figure 1;
- Figure 6 illustrates a catheter probe for sequentially mapping the endocardium, identifying a site to be ablated and ablating the site without relocating the probe
- Figures 7A and 7B are graphs illustrating the respective output signals of the power level applied by a catheter tip, the temperature sensed by a catheter mounted thermistor and the galvanic current at an ablation site during an ablation procedure
- Figure 8 illustrates the use of a computer to perform certain of the functions manually performed with the circuitry shown in Figure 5 and to provide displays of information.
- the magnitude of the potential of a galvanic cell is a function of the electrolyte concentrates and the metals' work functions.
- the open circuit voltage of the galvanic cell is essentially constant despite temperature changes at the interface between the electrodes and the electrolyte.
- by loading the galvanic cell with a fixed value shunt resistance it simulates a current generator which has an output signal directly proportional to the temperature of the metal and electrolyte interface.
- the output signal of the current generator can be calibrated as a function of the temperature at the interface.
- a simple method for calibration is that of referencing the output of the current generator with the output of a thermistor embedded in the electrode at steady state power and temperature conditions at an initial or first temperature and at a second temperature. This will provide two data points for the power/temperature curve of the current generator. Since the output of the current generator is linear, the curve can be extended to include all temperatures of interest.
- the present invention is directed to apparatus for ablating an errant cardiac conduction pathway responsible for or contributing to arrhythmia of the heart.
- the ablation process is performed by heating the ablation site tissue to a temperature typically exceeding 50°C, sufficient to cause ablation of the cells contributing to the errant impulse pathway.
- the ablation is effected by irradiating the ablation site tissue with radio frequency (RF) energy.
- RF radio frequency
- a catheter probe tip is positioned adjacent the ablation site, which site has been previously determined by mapping procedures well known to physicians and those skilled in the art.
- a source of RF energy is actuated to transmit RF energy through a conductor to the tip of the probe.
- the RF energy radiates from the tip into the ablation site tissue.
- the current density at the ablation site is a function of the power of the RF energy irradiating the ablation site and the surface area defining the interface between the tip and the ablation site tissue.
- Control of the tissue temperature at the interface is of significant importance to control the area and depth of ablation in order to perform the degree of ablation necessary, to prevent coagulation on the tip, to prevent the tip from sticking to the tissue, to prevent avoidable injury to adjacent tissue, to prevent perforation of the tissue, and to avoid unnecessary heating of the blood flowing in and about the tip.
- Catheter probes having a thermistor embedded at the tip have been used to perform an ablation procedure and the amount of RF energy applied has been regulated as a function of the temperature sensed by the thermistor.
- Such temperature sensing is inherently inaccurate in determining the temperature at the ablation site due to the numerous variables present.
- Third, the orientation of the tip with respect to the ablation site will vary with a consequent variation of heating of the ablation site.
- An RF generator 10 serves as a source of RF energy.
- the output of the RF generator is controlled by an input signal identified as J 1 .
- the RF energy, as controlled by J 1 is transmitted through a conductor 12 to a catheter probe 14.
- This probe is depicted as being lodged within a blood filled chamber 16 of a heart.
- the chamber may be the right or left atrium or the right or left ventricle.
- Probe 14 is lodged adjacent, for instance, tissue 18 at an ablation site 20 representing a reentrant circuit to be ablated.
- blood continually flows through chamber 16 about and around probe 14.
- Probe 14 includes a tip 30 electrically connected to conductor 12 to irradiate ablation site 20 with RF energy.
- the frequency may be in the range of about 350kHz to about 1200kHz.
- the return path to RF generator 10 is represented by conductor 32.
- Conductor 32 is electrically connected to a relatively large sized plate 34 placed adjacent the patient's skin, preferably a large surface area of the patient's back.
- an electrically conducting salve may be disposed intermediate plate 34 and patient's back 36.
- the fluid and tissues of the patient intermediate tip 30 and plate 34, represented by numeral 38, constitutes, in combination, an electrolyte and therefore an electrically conductive path between the tip and the plate.
- the DC current flow is represented by i s and the DC voltage is represented by v s .
- ablation site 20 has a relatively high concentration of current paths, representatively depicted by diverging lines identified with numerals 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, and 52. These current paths are in close proximity with one another at the ablation site. The resulting high current density will produce heating of the ablation site as a function of the current density.
- the depth of the ablated tissue is representatively illustrated by line 54.
- the current density proximate back 36 of the patient adjacent plate 34 is relatively low. With such low current density, essentially no heating of the skin adjacent plate 34 will occur.
- Figure 2 is not drawn to scale and is intended to be solely representative of relative current densities resulting from irradiation of an ablation site by tip 30.
- Ablation with tissue temperature control permits the physician to optimize the ablation process by allowing the ablation to occur at maximum temperature that is below a temperature conducive to formation of coagulation on the tip. Since such temperature is a function of the RF energy irradiating the ablation site tissue, control of the amount of RF energy transmitted via conductor 12 to the tip is necessary.
- a presently available type of catheter probe 60 is illustrated in Figure 3. This probe includes a tip 62 for radiating RF energy received through conductor 64 from a source of RF energy. A thermistor 66 is embedded in tip 62 or in sufficient proximity with the tip to be responsive to the temperature of the tip.
- probe 60 may include mapping electrodes 72, 74 and 76. These electrodes may be used in conjunction with manipulation of probe 60 within the heart to detect and identify errant impulse pathways causing cardiac arrhythmia.
- Conductors 78, 80 and 82 connect electrodes 72, 74 and 76, respectively, to circuitry associated with the mapping functions, as is well known.
- thermistor 66 is incapable of providing an accurate representation of the temperature at the ablation site.
- the causes contributing to inaccurate temperature representation are heat loss through the interface between tip 30 and ablation site 20 (see
- tip 30, plate 34 and body 38 perform in the manner of a galvanic cell provided that the tip and the plate are metallic and of different work functions since body 38 acts as an electrolyte; the body is permeated by fluids having electrical properties similar to a saline solution.
- a preferable material for tip 30 is platinum and a preferable material for plate 34 is copper.
- the open circuit voltage (v s ) of this galvanic cell is essentially independent of the temperature of ablation site 20.
- the galvanic cell serves as a current source and the magnitude of the current (i s ) is linear as a function of the tissue temperature at the ablation site through the 37 °C to 100 °C temperature range of interest.
- the temperature of the tissue adjacent plate 34 is the body temperature since the current density is insufficient to generate heat of any consequence.
- the galvanic cell created by the apparatus illustrated in Figure 2 provides an output signal representative of the tissue temperature at ablation site 20 and irrespective of the temperature of tip 30.
- a thermistor is embedded in the tip of a catheter probe, such as probe 60.
- the output of the thermistor is inherently inaccurate with respect to the actual tissue temperature at the ablation site; moreover, the temperature sensed by the thermistor as a function of the power applied is generally nonlinear.
- the output signal of the thermistor is essentially linear.
- the temperature response can be linearly extrapolated to obtain a temperature reading correlated with the current output of the galvanic cell. That is, for any given current output of the galvanic cell, the tissue temperature of the ablation site can be determined.
- probe 14 illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 is of the type shown in Figure 3, calibration of the probe at the ablation site can be readily determined.
- Other methods for calibrating the current output with temperature can also be employed, as set forth above.
- FIG. 5 there is illustrated a block diagram of the major components necessary to control the power applied to a catheter probe for ablating an errant impulse pathway at an ablation site.
- Figure 5 shows a temperature input circuit 90 for setting a reference voltage equivalent to the tissue temperature sought for an ablation site at which an ablation procedure is to be performed.
- the resulting output signal is transmitted through conductor 92 to a servo amplifier 94.
- the servo amplifier provides an output signal on conductor 96 to control the output power of RF generator 98.
- a switch 100 controls operation of the RF generator.
- the RF energy output is impressed upon conductor 102.
- a blocking capacitor 104 is representative of a high pass filter and blocks any DC component of the signal on conductor 102.
- Conductor 106 interconnects the blocking capacitor with tip 30 of probe 14 and transmits RF energy to the tip.
- Tip 30 irradiates ablation site 20 of an endocardium, wall, membrane, or other living tissue to be irradiated with RF energy.
- Tip 30 is of a substance, such as platinum or other metal, having a first work function.
- Plate 34 displaced from tip 30, is of a substance, such as copper or other metal, having a second work function which is different from the first work function. Plate 34 is in electrical contact with a mass of tissue 38 intermediate tip 30 and the plate. This tissue, being essentially a liquid and having electrical characteristics of a saline solution, serves in the manner of an electrolyte interconnecting tip 30 and plate 34.
- the resulting galvanic cell formed provides a DC output voltage v s across conductors 106 and 108.
- Shunt impedance Rl heavily loads the galvanic cell formed to convert the galvanic cell to a current source (i s ) to provide an output signal reflective of the tissue temperature at ablation site 20.
- the output signal from the galvanic cell is transmitted through conductor 110 to a lowpass filter 112.
- the output of the lowpass filter is conveyed via conductor 114 to an operational amplifier 120 of a calibration circuit 116.
- a signal measurement and processing circuit 118 connected to conductor 102 through conductor 103 to provide sampling of the output load voltage (V 0 ) .
- a readout 123 connected through conductor 119 to signal measurement and processing circuit 118, provides each of a plurality of indications of impedance, power, voltage level, current level, etc.
- Variable resistors R3 and R4 in combination with operational amplifier 120, are representative of adjustments to be made to correlate the output current (i s ) of the galvanic cell with the tissue temperature of ablation site 20.
- Calibration circuit 116 can perform the above-described correlation of the thermistor indicated temperature with the current output signal of the galvanic cell to obtain a tissue temperature indication of the ablation site as a function of the current (i s ) generated by the galvanic cell.
- a readout 122 connected via conductors 124,126 with the calibration circuit, may be employed to provide an indication of the tissue temperature of the ablation site.
- An output signal from the calibration circuit is also conveyed via conductors 124 and 128 to servo amplifier 94.
- This output signal is reflective of the tissue temperature at the ablation site.
- the servo amplifier receives an input signal reflective of the tissue temperature at the ablation site.
- Circuitry of servo amplifier 94 will determine whether to raise or lower the tissue temperature of the ablation site or to maintain it at its preset temperature.
- a command signal to increase, to decrease, or to maintain the power output of the RF generator is transmitted from servo amplifier 94 through conductor 96 to the RF generator.
- FIG. 6 there is illustrated a variant of probe 14 useable with the present invention.
- the combination of first mapping a site of interest and then ablating the site is a lengthy procedure. Were it possible to ablate a site identified during a mapping procedure without relocating the probe or without replacing the mapping probe with an ablating probe, significant time would be saved.
- Figure 6 illustrates a catheter probe 130, which may be sufficiently flexible to position all or some of its length in contacting relationship with the surface of the myocardial tissue to be mapped.
- a tip 132 which may be similar to tip 30 of probe 14, is disposed at the distal end.
- a plurality of mapping electrodes, such as rings 134, 136, 138, 140 and 142 are disposed proximally along the probe from tip 132.
- rings serve a function of mapping the tissue of interest to identify and locate a site to be ablated to destroy the circuit responsible for errant impulses.
- the rings are preferably metallic and have a work function different from that of plate (or electrode) 34.
- One of a plurality of conductors 144, 146, 148, 150, 152 and 154 interconnect the respective tip and rings with the output of a switching circuit (s) 160.
- a data acquisition circuit 162 is selectively interconnected through switching circuit 160 to each of rings 132-142 and possibly tip 132. The data acquisition circuit collects data sensed by the rings and/or tips to map the tissue surface traversed by the probe.
- switch circuit 160 switches to interconnect the respective ring (or tip) with RF generator 164. Upon such interconnection, the respective ring (or tip) will irradiate the identified site with RF energy and the ablation function, as described above along with the tissue temperature control function, will be performed.
- ablation of the site can be performed immediately without further movement or manipulation of the catheter probe.
- ablation function can be performed with the circuitry illustrated in Figure 5 to heat and maintain the tissue at a predetermined temperature until ablation is completed.
- the circuit and apparatus for ablating tissue provides to a physician a very accurate indication of the tissue temperature at the ablation site.
- ablation procedures are capable of being performed on thin wall tissue without fear of coagulation of the tip, adhesion of tissue to the tip or puncture, which fears exist with presently used ablation performing apparatus.
- tip 30 does not need a thermistor or a thermocouple to set or determine the temperature of the ablation site. Therefore, the probe can be smaller and more versatile than existing probes. Moreover, the probe can be manufactured at a substantially reduced cost because it is more simple than existing devices. Rings (or other electrodes) located on the catheter can be used for mapping sites of errant impulses and any of the rings (or other electrodes) can be used to irradiate the tissue at such site after identification of the site and without repositioning of the catheter.
- FIG. 7A there is illustrated a graph of three signals present during an ablation procedure.
- the ordinate of the graph depicts time in seconds and the abscissa depicts voltage.
- Curve 170 depicts the RF power level applied to catheter tip 30 and the voltage scale is proportional to the power level.
- the power applied is shown as steps 172, 174 and 176.
- the power is maintained essentially constant at each of these power levels.
- the power is turned on at time T 1 and turned off at time T 2 .
- Curve 180 depicts the output of the thermistor within tip 30 (such as thermistor 66 within tip 60 shown in Figure 3) and the voltage scale is proportional to the temperature sensed by the thermistor.
- section 182 of curve 180 Prior to time T 1 , section 182 of curve 180 is essentially quiescent and representative of an essentially constant temperature.
- the temperature recorded by the thermistor increases, as depicted by section 184, which increase is essentially correlated with the time of power level 172.
- section 186 depicts a higher temperature.
- section 188 depicts a yet higher temperature level.
- the temperature of the thermistor drops, as depicted by section 189.
- the current (I o ) generated by the galvanic cell is represented by curve 190 and the voltage scale is proportional to the current.
- the current Prior to time T 1 , the current is essentially constant, as depicted by segment 192.
- the current increases, as depicted by segment 194, until a quiescent state is established after an initial duration of applied power corresponding with power level 172.
- the current increases sharply in segment 196.
- the rate of increase of current during segment 196 decreases.
- the rate of increase of current level depicted by segment 198 remains essentially constant to a peak identified by numeral 200.
- this peak occurs after power corresponding with power level 176 has been applied for a short duration. Thereafter, the current steadily decreases (decays) . It may be noted that the peak of the curve representing the temperature of the thermistor, and depicted by point 188A, occurred significantly later than the peaking of curve 190 at point 200.
- the output current of the galvanic cell is correlatable as a function of the temperature of an ablation site irradiated with RF energy.
- the current output of the galvanic cell formed by the subject undergoing an ablation procedure provides an unambiguous and readily apparent indication (signal) of when the tissue sought to be ablated at an ablation site has in fact been ablated.
- curve 210 depicting applied RF power levels
- curve 212 depicting the temperature of a thermistor disposed in a catheter tip performing an ablation procedure
- curve 214 depicting the current output of a galvanic cell which would be present during an ablation procedure.
- Curve 214 depicts a peak 216 occurring during application of power corresponding with power level 218.
- segment 220 of curve 212 has an initial rise followed by a reduced rate of rise of temperature.
- curve 214 decreases subsequent to peak 216.
- segment 224 of curve 212 increases abruptly with a following reduced rate of increase.
- curves 214 and 212 decrease.
- the degree of decay of the current signal is a function of the tissue damage.
- the depth of ablation can be controlled as a function of power level and time subsequent to occurrence of ablation (peak 200 or 216) .
- the improved version includes a computer 250 which includes a visually perceivable display screen 251 for depicting data, two- dimensional images, etc.
- readout 123 (depicted in Figure 5) may be one of the group of images that would be displayed by computer 250.
- the computer may include a plurality of ports, represented by block 252, through which data, whether digital or analog, may be inputted and outputted.
- Load/ impedance measurement circuit 118 is connected to a port 254 of block 252 via conductor 256.
- the computer 250 includes the capability for manually or otherwise inputting data that would affect the parameters, operation, or results achieved during an ablation procedure.
- a port 258 will provide, through conductor 260, an on/off switching function for RF generator 98.
- a reference voltage representative of a temperature can be applied to servo amplifier 94 through conductor 262 via port 264.
- the readout function formerly performed by readout 122 can be provided by computer 250 by interconnecting conductor 266 via port 268.
- the curves displayed in Figures 7A and 7B may be readily displayed by computer 250 through use of its display screen 251.
- a catheter tip having multiple elements can be used to simultaneously or sequentially ablate each of a plurality of sites.
- the use of a computer 250 permits real time monitoring of each ablation site. With such monitoring, control of RF power applied to each ablation site is readily available to a physician.
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