ASSESSMENT OF CONTRACTILE FORCES OF SWINE SKELETAL MUSCLE FOLLOWING IRREVERSIBLE ELECTROPORATION THERAPY

David A. Ramirez, Paul A. Iaizzo

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Abstract

Irreversible electroporation has regained a new popularity as a robust and effective ablation modality. One concern however that remains is the optimization of the several parameters to further implement the technology in medical therapies; one of the most important effects is the mitigation of muscle stimulation. Here we present the induced contractile force on swine skeletal muscle after delivery of irreversible electroporation therapies. We aim to evaluate two differing waveforms, the classic irreversible electroporation, IRE, with monophasic DC pulses of 100µs pulse widths, and a waveform of High Frequency Irreversible Electroporation, HFIRE. We observed that the short duration pulses of HFIRE, biphasic 2µs pulse width, effectively induced no contractile forces on skeletal muscle. In contrast IRE induced large contractions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2022 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2022
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers
ISBN (Electronic)9780791885710
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Event2022 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2022 - Minneapolis, Virtual, United States
Duration: Apr 11 2022Apr 14 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2022 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2022

Conference

Conference2022 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMinneapolis, Virtual
Period4/11/224/14/22

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
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Keywords

  • Ablation
  • HFIRE
  • IRE
  • Irreversible Electroporation
  • Pulsed Field Ablation

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