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The Amigo™ Remote Catheter System: From Concept to Bedside.

Zohaib A Shaikh¹, Michael F Eilenberg², Todd J Cohen¹

¹Department of Medicine, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, NY.

The Journal of Innovations in Cardiac Rhythm Management

|June 5, 2020

Summary

The Amigo™ Robotic Catheter System (RCS) offers a safe and effective alternative for electrophysiology procedures, achieving similar success rates to manual methods with reduced radiation exposure for operators.

Keywords:

Amigo remote catheter system clinical experiences clinical trials radiofrequency ablation robotic surgery

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Area of Science:

Medical Devices
Cardiology
Robotics in Medicine

Background:

Fluoroscopic procedures like electrophysiology (EP) studies pose radiation risks to operators, often necessitating lead aprons that cause fatigue and injury.
Existing robotic catheter systems (RCS) have faced adoption challenges due to cost and complexity.
The Amigo™ RCS was developed as a simpler, more affordable solution for remote catheter manipulation.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Amigo™ Robotic Catheter System (RCS) in mapping and ablating arrhythmias.
To compare the performance of the Amigo™ RCS with conventional manual catheter manipulation.
To present a clinical case report utilizing the Amigo™ RCS for supraventricular tachycardia.

Main Methods:

The Amigo™ RCS allows operators to remotely control electrophysiology catheters from outside the fluoroscopy field.
Studies included initial animal trials, human safety and mapping trials, and comparative studies against manual approaches.
The system is compatible with specific catheter handles, including Blazer™ and EZ STEER™.

Main Results:

The Amigo™ RCS demonstrated safety and efficacy in animal and human studies.
Mapping and ablation success rates were comparable to manual catheter manipulation.
No complications were observed during the use of the Amigo™ RCS.

Conclusions:

The Amigo™ RCS provides a viable, cost-effective, and user-friendly alternative for remote catheter manipulation in EP procedures.
It achieves comparable clinical outcomes to manual methods while potentially reducing operator radiation exposure and physical strain.
FDA approval for diagnostic EP studies and radiofrequency ablations supports its clinical utility.