The Arctic Front Advance Cryoballoon System at Florida Medical Center may give hope to patients suffering from paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF), a condition in which irregular heartbeats in the upper chambers start and stop suddenly on their own, usually for minutes or days at a time.
The Arctic Front Advance Cyroballoon System can potentially reduce procedure times and provide better treatment outcomes. The technology is designed to make it easier for physicians to isolate the pulmonary veins and treat patients with complicated anatomies.
The Artic Front Advance Cryoballoon System includes:
· The Cryoballoon, which inflates and fills with coolant to isolate the pulmonary veins for the treatment of PAF
· The FlexCath Advance™ Steerable Sheath, which helps deliver and position the cryoballoon in the left atrium
· The Achieve® Mapping Catheter, an intra-cardiac electrophysiology recording catheter used to assess pulmonary vein isolation when treating paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
· The Freezor® MAX Cardiac CryoAblation Catheter, which is a single-point catheter used to provide additional ablations, as needed
· The CryoConsole, which houses the coolant, electrical and mechanical components that run the catheters during a cryoablation procedure
