Startup Developing Device to Reduce Threat of Stroke in Heart Procedures
FocusStart LLC, a Minneapolis based developer of medical devices, revealed results of a pre-clinical study investigating the use of their technology to reduce the risk of stroke in patients undergoing radiofrequency (RF) ablation catheter procedures. In a peer-reviewed paper published online May 2 2018 by the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), FocusStart personnel, aided by Mayo Clinic electrophysiologists, showed that by adding a small negative charge to the electrode tips of RF catheters, it is possible to...
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