Systems and methods for pacemaker programming
First Claim
1. A method of initializing a pacemaker, comprising:
- receiving electrophysiology (EP) data from an intra-body EP catheter positioned relative to a patient'"'"'s heart;
calculating a patient specific pacemaker operating parameter from the received EP data; and
programming the pacemaker to operate based on the calculated patient specific pacemaker operating parameter.
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Abstract
A method and system for initializing a pacemaker includes receiving electrophysiology (EP) data from an intra-body EP catheter or catheters positioned relative to a patient'"'"'s heart, calculating a patient specific pacemaker operating parameter or parameters from the received EP data and programming the pacemaker to operate based on the calculated patient specific pacemaker operating parameter or parameters. Stimulation of the patient'"'"'s heart using the EP catheter or catheters based on the calculated pacemaker operating parameter or parameters may then be accomplished to determine whether the patient'"'"'s heart achieves an acceptable physiological response when stimulated based on the calculated pacemaker operating parameter or parameters, and recalculation of the pacemaker operating parameter or parameters may be accomplished if the stimulation fails to achieve the acceptable physiological response.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of initializing a pacemaker, comprising:
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receiving electrophysiology (EP) data from an intra-body EP catheter positioned relative to a patient'"'"'s heart;
calculating a patient specific pacemaker operating parameter from the received EP data; and
programming the pacemaker to operate based on the calculated patient specific pacemaker operating parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electrophysiology (EP) workstation configured to program a pacemaker, comprising:
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an EP data port adapted to interface with an intra-body EP catheter;
a pacemaker port adapted to interface with the pacemaker; and
a controller configured to;
receive EP data from the intra-body EP catheter via the EP data port;
calculate a patient specific pacemaker operating parameter from the received EP data; and
program the pacemaker via the pacemaker port to operate based on the calculated patient specific pacemaker operating parameter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A pacemaker for regulating a patient'"'"'s heart, comprising:
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a transmitter for transmitting stimulation signals to the patient'"'"'s heart based on at least one patient specific operating parameter;
a receiver for receiving programming instructions from an electrophysiology (EP) workstation; and
a memory for storing the at least one patient specific operating parameter, wherein the pacemaker is configured to be initialized by the EP workstation utilizing patient specific EP data.
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20. A pacemaker initialization procedure, comprising:
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measuring electrophysiology (EP) data for a patient'"'"'s heart using an intra-body EP catheter;
attaching pacemaker leads on the patient'"'"'s heart based on the measured EP data;
calculating at least one patient specific pacemaker operating parameter based on the EP data; and
programming a pacemaker to operate based on the at least one calculated pacemaker operating parameter. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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