System and methods of determining etiology of undiagnosed symptomatic events
First Claim
1. A method of determining etiology of undiagnosed events, the method comprising:
- monitoring electrocardiogram (ECG) signals of a patient via an adherent device;
capturing an ECG segment in response to a triggering event, wherein the triggering event includes a patient triggered event and/or an automatically triggered event in which the monitored ECG signal deviates from baseline data;
prompting the patient via the adherent device to wear a satellite blood pressure cuff in response to the triggering event, wherein the satellite blood pressure cuff captures blood pressure (BP) readings and communicates the captured BP readings to the adherent device;
communicating the captured ECG segment and captured BP readings from the adherent device to a remote monitoring center;
classifying, at the remote monitoring center, the ECG segment and BP reading as normal or abnormal; and
determining etiology of undiagnosed symptomatic events based on the classification of the ECG segment and/or BP reading.
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Abstract
Embodiments describe a method of determining etiology of undiagnosed events comprising monitoring electrocardiogram signals and blood pressure of a patient via a medical device, capturing one or more of an ECG segment and a BP reading in response to a triggering event, classifying one or more of the ECG segment and BP reading as normal or abnormal, and determining etiology of undiagnosed symptomatic events based on the classification. Embodiments further describe a medical device comprising sensors for monitoring ECG signals and BP of a patient, circuitry for capturing one or more of ECG segments and BP readings of a patient in response to a triggering event, and a processor for communicating one of more of captured ECG segments and captured BP readings to a remote monitoring center directly or indirectly where the captured ECG segments and captured BP readings are classified as normal or abnormal.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of determining etiology of undiagnosed events, the method comprising:
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monitoring electrocardiogram (ECG) signals of a patient via an adherent device; capturing an ECG segment in response to a triggering event, wherein the triggering event includes a patient triggered event and/or an automatically triggered event in which the monitored ECG signal deviates from baseline data; prompting the patient via the adherent device to wear a satellite blood pressure cuff in response to the triggering event, wherein the satellite blood pressure cuff captures blood pressure (BP) readings and communicates the captured BP readings to the adherent device; communicating the captured ECG segment and captured BP readings from the adherent device to a remote monitoring center; classifying, at the remote monitoring center, the ECG segment and BP reading as normal or abnormal; and determining etiology of undiagnosed symptomatic events based on the classification of the ECG segment and/or BP reading. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A medical system, the medical system comprising:
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an adherent device configured to be adhered to a patient, the adherent device having one or more sensors for monitoring ECG signals of the patient and circuitry for capturing ECG segments in response to a triggering event; a satellite blood pressure monitor configured to be positioned on the patient'"'"'s arm for monitoring blood pressure of the patient and capturing BP readings, the satellite blood pressure monitor having communication circuitry for communicating the captured BP readings to the adherent device; and a processor located on the adherent device for communicating one of more of captured ECG segments and captured BP readings to remote monitoring center directly or indirectly where the captured ECG segments and captured BP readings are classified as normal or abnormal; wherein in response to an automatically triggered ECG event or a patient triggered event, the adherent device prompts the patient to wear the satellite blood pressure monitor to capture BP readings. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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