Using Augmented Reality To Make Cardiac Ablation Procedures Simpler and Safer

Abstract The goal of this SBIR FastTrack application is to deliver an augmented realityARplatform technology that displays an interactiveD cardiac hologram to make ablation procedures simpler and saferWorld widecardiac ablations are used as therapy formillion arrhythmia patients every yearThere ishoweversignificant skill required to perform these procedures and only a handful of cases can be performed per facilityper dayBy using AR to provide an interactiveshareablepatient specific cardiac modelwe will make ablation procedures simplerBy simplifying the procedurephysician performance is improved by allowing them to more quickly and thoroughly understand electroanatomic relationshipsmaking complicated ablation procedures more tractable and improving efficiency and efficacyShortening proceduresreducing anesthesia timeradiation exposure and time wearing lead aprons will make procedures safer Narrative Cardiac ablation procedures are used to treat patients with abnormal heart rhythmsThe goal of this application is to use augmented reality to provide physicians who perform cardiac ablation procedures with a patient specific hologram of the heart and the instruments that they are using inside of itBy improving the visualization of this information and empowering the physician with direct control of the modelwe will make these procedures both simpler and safer