EP Equipment Descriptions
Sheaths (size refers to inner diameter)
4F (red) 5F (grey)6F (green)7F (orange) 8F (blue)9F (black)10F (violet)11F (yellow)Sheaths (size refers to inner diameter)
Long + braided/armoured 8 and 9 F (for arterial access, tortuous anatomy)
Other Sheaths
SL1 (used for transseptal pucture; 8 and 8.5F [some prefer larger if inserting ablation catheter])
Agilis (medium vs large curl; 8.5F)
SL3 (used for CS access/stability)
Lamp ___ (used for RA reach for reaching RV, andCTI or RVOT stability)
Multipurpose catheter (used for PV venography)
EP Mapping/Ablation Catheters
EP Mapping/Ablation Catheters
Commonly used Biosense Webster catheter curls
D (blue)
F (orange)
J (black)
Ablation/Mapping Catheter Terms
Thermocool (irrigation cooling)
SmartTouch (contact force sensing)
SurroundFlow (reduced fluid needed for irrigation)
Nav (can acquire FAM map)
Multipolar Mapping Catheters
Pentaray
Lasso
Halo