Hierarchical data storage and analysis system for implantable medical devices
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1. A method comprising:
- analyzing data collected by an implantable medical device (IMD) by utilizing a set of analytical capabilities; and
determining, from the analyzing, whether to communicate the data to a computing device having additional analytical capabilities that are not included in the set of analytical capabilities.
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Abstract
A hierarchical data storage and analysis system for implantable medical devices is described. In an implementation, a method includes analyzing data collected by an implantable medical device (IMD) by utilizing a set of analytical capabilities. A determination is made, from the analyzing, whether to communicate the data to a computing device having additional analytical capabilities and storage space that are not available at the IMD.
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42 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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analyzing data collected by an implantable medical device (IMD) by utilizing a set of analytical capabilities; and
determining, from the analyzing, whether to communicate the data to a computing device having additional analytical capabilities that are not included in the set of analytical capabilities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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collecting data by an implantable medical device (IMD); and
managing distribution of the data to one or more of a plurality of computing devices based on respective capabilities of each of the computing devices to analyze the data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. In a network system including a plurality of computing devices, wherein at least one of the computing devices is an implantable medical device (IMD), at least one the computing devices is an intermediate computing device, and at least one of the computing devices is a endpoint device, wherein the IMD and the intermediate computing device each includes a communication agent and an analysis agent, a method comprising:
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analyzing data through execution of one of the analysis agents; and
when the data is determined to be critical data, indicating the data is critical such that the data is communicated by the communication agent to the endpoint device without first being analyzed by another one of the analysis agents, otherwise, analyzing the data by the other one of the analysis agents before communication. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. An implantable medical device comprising:
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memory for maintaining data; and
one or more agents that are executable to;
analyze the data; and
communicate the data to an external device when the analyzing provides an indication for additional analysis which is not provided by the one or more agents. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system comprising:
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at least one implantable medical device (IMD) that collects data; and
a plurality of computing devices that are communicatively coupled, one to another, wherein;
each of the computing devices has capabilities to analyze the data;
at least one of the computing devices is communicatively coupled to the IMD to obtain the data; and
one or more of the computing devices is configured to determine whether to communicate the data to another one of the computing devices having analytical capabilities that are not included in the analytical capabilities of the one or more computing devices. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system comprising:
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a hierarchy of computing devices that are communicatively coupled, one to another, wherein;
at least one of the computing devices is an implantable medical device (IMD);
the hierarchy is defined by each respective amount of data that each of the computing devices is configured to store; and
one or more of the computing devices is configured to determine whether to communicate the data to another one of the computing devices that is configured to store a different amount of data. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A network architecture for managing data output by an implantable medical device (IMD) through a plurality of computing devices, the network architecture comprising:
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a hierarchy of agents, wherein each of the agents is executable to analyze the data collected by the IMD; and
at least one of the plurality of agents is operative to determine whether the agent has capabilities sufficient to analyze the data, and that is responsive determining that the agent does not have sufficient capabilities to cause the data to be communicated to another one of the agents that has capabilities sufficient to analyze the data. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. A network architecture for managing data output by a plurality of implantable medical devices (IMDs) to a plurality of computing devices, wherein at least one of the computing devices is operated by a knowledge worker that is interested in the data, the network architecture comprising:
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an information tier to collect data from the plurality of IMDs;
a first analyzing tier to analyze the data collected from the information source layer utilizing a first set of analytical capabilities; and
a second analyzing tier, separate from the first analyzing tier, to further analyze the data analyzed by the first analyzing tier, wherein the second analyzing tier utilizes a second set of analytical capabilities that are not included in the first set of analytical capabilities. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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