System for patient alerting associated with a cardiac event
First Claim
1. A system for detection of cardiac events occurring in a human patient, comprising:
- (a) at least two electrodes for obtaining an electrical signal from a patient'"'"'s heart;
(b) an electrical signal processor electrically coupled to said electrodes for processing the electrical signal; and
, (c) patient alarm means coupled to the electrical signal processor for generating an escalating sensory alarm signal received by the patient over a predetermined time period subsequent to the electrical signal processor detecting a cardiac event.
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Abstract
A system for the detection of cardiac events occurring in a human patient is provided. At least two electrodes are included in the system for obtaining an electrical signal from a patient'"'"'s heart. An electrical signal processor is electrically coupled to the electrodes for processing the electrical signal and a patient alarm means is further provided and electrically coupled to the electrical signal processor. The patient alarm means generates an escalating sensory alarm signal over a predetermined time period subsequent to the electrical signal processor if the processor detects a cardiac event. The patient alarm means may be further applied to a pacemaker or defibrillator system.
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128 Claims
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1. A system for detection of cardiac events occurring in a human patient, comprising:
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(a) at least two electrodes for obtaining an electrical signal from a patient'"'"'s heart;
(b) an electrical signal processor electrically coupled to said electrodes for processing the electrical signal; and
,(c) patient alarm means coupled to the electrical signal processor for generating an escalating sensory alarm signal received by the patient over a predetermined time period subsequent to the electrical signal processor detecting a cardiac event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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- 36. The system for detection of cardiac events occurring in a human patient as recited in claim 36 wherein the internal alarm signal includes a vibration.
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41. An implantable pacemaker system having the capability of detecting cardiac events occurring in a human patient comprising:
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(a) a pacemaker adapted for insertion into the human patient;
(b) a pacemaker lead coupled to the pacemaker for obtaining an electrogram electrical signal from the patient'"'"'s heart;
(c) an electrical signal processor coupled to the pacemaker lead for processing the electrogram electrical signal and detecting a cardiac event; and
,(d) patient alarm means coupled to the electrical signal processor for generating an escalating sensory alarm signal received by the patient over a predetermined time period subsequent to the electrical signal processor detecting the cardiac event. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75)
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- 76. The implantable pacemaker system having the capability of detecting cardiac events occurring in a human patient as recited in claim 76 wherein the internal alarm signal includes a vibration.
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81. An implantable cardiac defibrillator having capability of detecting cardiac events occurring in a human patient comprising:
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(a) a defibrillator adapted for insertion into the human patient;
(b) at least one lead coupled to the defibrillator for obtaining an electrogram electrical signal from the patient'"'"'s heart;
(c) an electrical signal processor electrically coupled to said electrode for processing the electrogram electrical system and detecting a cardiac event; and
,(d) patient alarm means coupled to the electrical signal processor for generating an escalating sensor alarm signal received by the patient over a predetermined time period subsequent to the electrical signal processor detecting the cardiac event. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 121)
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- 116. The implantable pacemaker system having the capability of detecting cardiac events occurring in a human patient as recited in claim 116 wherein the internal alarm signal includes a vibration.
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122. A method of sensing cardiac events occurring in a human patient including the steps of:
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(a) establishing at least two electrodes for obtaining an electrical signal from the patient'"'"'s heart;
(b) providing an electrical signal processor coupled to said electrodes for processing the electrical signal; and
,(c) generating an escalating sensory alarm signal received by the patient over a predetermined time period subsequent to the electrical signal processor detecting a cardiac event. - View Dependent Claims (123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128)
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