Biotronik’s AlCath Force, a pressure-sensing ablation catheter, has been cleared in Europe via CE mark certification.

The device, which the company said is the world’s first gold-tipped force-sensing ablation catheter to receive European approval, is specifically designed to show physicians how much contact is being applied to the heart wall during ablation procedures.

The catheter uses an innovative force sensor in an isolated tip that provides contact-force measurements in real-time during ablation procedures.