Figure 2: Force sensing technology overview
Schematic drawing of commercially available contact force sensing
catheters and their implemented measurement technology. All catheters
incorporate a 3-axis force sensor allowing for precise quantification of
catheter-to-tissue contact during cardiac ablation interventions. Panel
A: Tacticath™ Quartz (Abbott, Abbott Park, IL, USA),
Panel B: AcQBlate® Force (Biotronik, Berlin, Germany),
Panel C: Stablepoint™ (Boston Scientific, Marlborough,
MA, USA), Panel D: Smarttouch® SF (Johnson&Johnson,
New Brunswick, NJ, USA). For additional details see methods section and
table 1.