biosense webster israel
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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) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Biosense Webster IsraelBiosense Webster Israel
A Bit About UsA Bit About Us
• Founded 1994 - Shlomo Ben-Haim, M.D.• Acquired by J&J - 1997
A Bit About UsA Bit About Us
Our headquarters – Tirat HaCarmel
A Bit About UsA 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 DoingWhat Are We Doing
It all began with an EP catheter …
EP OverviewEP Overview
Inserting catheter Reaching the heart
Typical EP procedure consists of:
EP OverviewEP Overview
Navigating inside the heart
And …
However …However …
The main (and only) instrument for knowing what’s going on inside the heart is fluoro.
However …However …
In addition to emitting harmful radiation, it
produces images that are hard to interpret
However …However …
Especially when the heart is beating
Location TechnologyLocation Technology
We place a number of transmitters under the
patient table …
Location TechnologyLocation Technology
… and a receiver in the catheter tip …
Location TechnologyLocation Technology
… and triangulate our position!
MappingMapping
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
MappingMapping
We can map the heart from the inside and find the
location of the catheter tip with respect to the map.
MappingMapping
The map is also very useful in displaying
electrical activity of the heart.
MappingMapping
Still there is one problem left: heartbeat. We
can either synchronize with ECG …
MappingMapping
… or try to build a dynamic model of the heart
Questions So FarQuestions So Far
Any Questions?
What Else Are We DoingWhat Else Are We Doing
Remote Magnetic Navigation - Stereotaxis
What Else Are We DoingWhat Else Are We Doing
Stereotaxis: performing EP procedure
What Else Are We DoingWhat Else Are We Doing
Integration of pre-acquired images (MRI, CT, etc).
What Else Are We DoingWhat Else Are We Doing
Ultrasound catheter
What Else Are We DoingWhat 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 …And Last But Not Least …
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And Last But Not LeastAnd Last But Not Least
Biosense Webster Wants You!
(well, maybe…)