ECG diagnostic system and method
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1. A system for providing information relating to a heart stimulation device implanted in a body of a patient, the system comprising:
- a reader apparatus external of the patient'"'"'s body;
information signals carrying data relating to the implanted heart stimulation device distinct from stimulation signals generated by the heart stimulation device for stimulating the heart; and
circuitry of the reader apparatus configured to interpret the information signals for providing heart stimulation device data for use in analysis of an electrocardiogram (ECG).
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for providing enhanced ECG diagnosis for patients having an implanted heart stimulation device. The system acquires data relating to the device for use in the ECG diagnosis. In one preferred form, data is transferred from an implanted transponder programmed with the data to a standard ECG monitoring electrode applied to the patient'"'"'s chest, and the read out generated by the ECG machine includes the transferred data.
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1. A system for providing information relating to a heart stimulation device implanted in a body of a patient, the system comprising:
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a reader apparatus external of the patient'"'"'s body;
information signals carrying data relating to the implanted heart stimulation device distinct from stimulation signals generated by the heart stimulation device for stimulating the heart; and
circuitry of the reader apparatus configured to interpret the information signals for providing heart stimulation device data for use in analysis of an electrocardiogram (ECG). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An ECG and pacemaker system comprising:
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a pacemaker for pacing a heart;
an ECG machine for generating an ECG relating to the paced heart; and
means for acquiring data relating to the pacemaker for ECG diagnosis. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An ECG diagnostic system for analyzing paced ECGs of patients including implanted heart stimulation devices, the system comprising:
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a compact, implanted device separate from a heart stimulation device;
programmable circuitry of the device for being programmed with data relating to the separate, implanted heart stimulation device;
an ECG electrode adapted for being attached to a patient having the implanted devices and receiving the heart stimulation device data; and
an ECG apparatus including the ECG electrode that displays an ECG and the heart stimulation device data. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An ECG diagnosis method for use with patients having an implanted heart stimulation device, the method comprising:
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receiving data relating to the implanted heart stimulation device with an apparatus external of the patient'"'"'s body;
generating an ECG from the patient; and
analyzing the ECG with the received data allowing enhanced accuracy in the ECG analysis. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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