Patent ID: 11911178
Assignee: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A system for treating atrial fibrillation comprising:
a memory configured to store a baseline measurement of an atrial fibrillation characteristic of a patient and a post administration measurement of the atrial fibrillation characteristic of the patient, wherein the post administration measurement is obtained subsequent to administration of a reactive oxygens species (ROS) scavenger to the patient;
a processor operatively coupled to the memory and configured to:
determine a change between the baseline measurement and the post administration measurement of the atrial fibrillation characteristic;
determine an activation pattern responsive to the determined change, wherein the activation pattern includes a number of rotational, focal, and wavelet activities that occur in the patient responsive to administration of the ROS scavenger; and
identify, based at least in part on the activation pattern, one or more hot spots of atrial fibrillation, wherein the one or more hot spots comprise target areas for treatment of the atrial fibrillation; and

a therapeutic device coupled to the processor, wherein the therapeutic device delivers a therapeutic substance to the one or more identified hot spots.