Know the Facts: TactiFlex™ Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled™ vs. QDOT^‡

7 REASONS TACTIFLEX™ ABLATION CATHETER, SENSOR ENABLED™ PREVAILS OVER QDOT^‡

Backed by explicit data, TactiFlex Ablation Catheter, SE allows you to advance safety, stability and success in RF ablation, making it the best-in-class RF ablation catheter on the market, and your solution for today’s ablation procedures.

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	Feature	Contributing Factors	TactiFlex Ablation Catheter, SE	QDOT^‡
1	Catheter – Tissue Contact	Catheter Stability	Up To 2X Greater Stability through a flexible laser-cut tip²	Fixed tip
1	Catheter – Tissue Contact	Accuracy Of Contact Sensing	Electro-mechanical sensor	Fiberoptic sensor
2	Real-Time EGM Feedback	Bi- And Unipolar Signal Quality During RF Delivery To Monitor Ablation Progress	Comprehensive approach based on 4 factors: tip design, catheter stability, reduced flow rate, EnSite™ X EP System low noise floor	3 microelectrodes at distal tip of catheter allowing monitoring of signal attenuation during ablation
3	Active Cooling Of Catheter Tip	Irrigation Efficiency	Directed and distributed irrigation	Distributed irrigation
4	PVI Success	First Pass PV Isolation (FPI)	81.8%³ (40-50W)	67.4%¹ (90W)
5	Procedure Efficiency	Median Total Procedure Time, Including 20 Minute Waiting Time	120 min³ (for all procedures) 111 min³ (for high-power procedures)	132 min¹
6	Ease-of-Use	Contact Force Arrow	EnSite™ X EP System displays contact force value to the force arrow	CARTO^‡ displays force arrow and contact force values separately
		Catheter Deflection Indicator	Color indicators display on screen	Color indicators display on screen
		Set Up	Only requires a one time purchase of an ablation cable	Requires a new generator and a new extension cable, in addition to a one time purchase of an ablation cable
7	Cost Reduction	Cost For 100 Cases*	$371.1M	$443.7M

Fact 1: CATHETER – TISSUE CONTACT
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
CATHETER STABILITY
TactiFlex™ Ablation Catheter, SE	UP TO 2X GREATER STABILITY through a flexible laser-cut tip²
QDOT^‡	Fixed tip
ACCURACY OF CONTACT SENSING
TactiFlex™ Ablation Catheter, SE	Fiberoptic sensor
QDOT^‡	Electro-mechanical sensor
Fact 2: Real-Time EGM Feedback
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
Bi- And Unipolar Signal Quality During RF Delivery To Monitor Ablation Progress
TactiFlex™ Ablation Catheter, SE	Comprehensive approach based on 4 factors: tip design, catheter stability, reduced flow rate, EnSite™ X EP System low noise floor
QDOT^‡	3 microelectrodes at distal tip of catheter allowing monitoring of signal attenuation during ablation
Fact 3: Active Cooling Of Catheter Tip
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
Irrigation Efficiency
TactiFlex™ Ablation Catheter, SE	Directed and distributed irrigation
QDOT^‡	Distributed irrigation
Fact 4: PVI Success
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
First Pass PV Isolation (FPI)
TactiFlex™ Ablation Catheter, SE	81.8%³ (40-50W)
QDOT^‡	67.4%¹ (90W)
Fact 5: Procedure Efficiency
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
Median Total Procedure Time, Including 20 Minute Waiting Time
TactiFlex™ Ablation Catheter, SE	120 min³ (for all procedures) 111 min³ (for high-power procedures)
QDOT^‡	132 min¹
Fact 6: Ease-of-Use
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
Contact Force Arrow
TactiFlex™ Ablation Catheter, SE	EnSite™ X EP System displays contact force value to the force arrow
QDOT^‡	CARTO^‡ displays force arrow and contact force values separately
Catheter Deflection Indicator
TactiFlex™ Ablation Catheter, SE	Color indicators display on screen
QDOT^‡	Color indicators display on screen
Set Up
TactiFlex™ Ablation Catheter, SE	Only requires a one time purchase of an ablation cable
QDOT^‡	Requires a new generator and a new extension cable, in addition to a one time purchase of an ablation cable
Fact 7: Cost Reduction
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
Cost For 100 Cases*
TactiFlex™ Ablation Catheter, SE	$371.1M
QDOT^‡	$443.7M

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2014

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2017

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2023

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The first and only contact force catheter with a flexible tip: TactiFlex™ Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled™

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*US data-intelligence

Osorio J et al. Very High-Power Short-Duration, Temperature-Controlled Radiofrequency Ablation in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation The Prospective Multicenter Q-FFICIENCY Trial JACC 2022.
Nair, D. G., Martinek, M., Colley, B. J., Sundaram, S., Sharma, S., Morales, G. X., … & Lo, M. Y. (2023). Safety and Effectiveness of the First Contact Force Ablation Catheter with a Flexible Tip. Heart Rhythm O2 (published online ahead of print 31 Oct). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hroo.2023.10.006.
Ambrosius Nick, Fish Jeffrey, Tranter John, Abbott Laboratories. Flexible, kerfed ablation catheter tip provides superior stability in a bench model [abstract]. In: APHRS 2018: Abstract Book; 2018, October 17-18; Taipei, Taiwan. Abstract nr 1170.

Know the Facts: TactiFlex™ Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled™ vs. QDOT^‡

7 REASONS TACTIFLEX™ ABLATION CATHETER, SENSOR ENABLED™ PREVAILS OVER QDOT^‡

Know the Facts