The Rise To RHYTHMIA HDx
The Evolution of Cardiac Mapping and Navigation Technology
2018

2017
2016
2014 to 2016
The RHYTHMIA Mapping System becomes the first high-density, high-definition mapping system with regulatory clearance in Europe and the United States.
Studies have shown:
2012 to present

2012
2004 to 2012
Pioneering engineers design a series of firsts in the field:
- A variable deployment catheter, now known as INTELLAMAP ORION™ Mapping Catheter, that fits into different sized cardiac structures, making it easy to use in a variety of individual anatomies.
- The smallest electrodes available for this purpose along with a technique to print electrodes onto INTELLAMAP ORION to reduce noise.
- An algorithm that automates mapping.
The advent of combined mapping and navigation
1999
1997
1980s to 1990s
Early technology
1970s
The first 2D images of the heart are produced when an ultrasound beam directed toward the heart is swept back and forth through an arc, reflecting signals on a oscillograph.16
Image courtesy of the Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences.
1950s to 1970
Early
1900s to 1950s
1900s to 1950s