SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IMAGE GUIDED PERICARDIAL PROCEDURES INCLUDING PERICARDIOSCOPY, PERICARDIAL ABLATION, PERICARDIAL MATERIAL DELIVERY, PERICARDIAL TISSUE GRASPING AND MANIPULATION, PERICARDIAL LEAD PLACEMENT, AND PERICARDIAL SURGICAL FASTENER PLACEMENT

摘要

A system and method of performing percutaneous image guided pericardial procedures is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: providing a tool tracking system having a display for visualization of virtual representations of tracked tools which is configured to have a field of operation encompassing percutaneous pericardial space access and procedures; providing a patient specific three dimensional model of the patient for use in percutaneous pericardial space procedures that is registered with the tool tracking system for simultaneous display of the model and the virtual representation of the tracked tools on the system display; percutaneously inserting at least one tracked tool for the tool tracking system into the pericardial space; and simultaneously visualizing the virtual representation of the tracked tool and the patient specific model on the system display at least through a portion of a pericardial procedure.