Emergency room triage system
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1. A system for diagnosis of a patient having an implanted cardiac device, the system including:
- an implanted cardiac device including means for detecting a cardiac event, means for alerting the patient that the cardiac event has occurred, means for storing electrogram data associated with the cardiac event, and communication means for wirelessly transmitting the electrogram data from the implanted cardiac device to an emergency room triage system, wherein the emergency room triage system includes communication means to wirelessly receive electrogram data from the implanted cardiac device and means for displaying the electrogram data associated with the cardiac event where the patient has been alerted.
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Abstract
A patient diagnostic emergency room triage system includes an implanted cardiac device which may be a cardiosaver, pacemaker or cardiac defibrillator for recording electrogram data associated with the detection of a cardiac event. A communication mechanism receives electrogram data from the implanted cardiac device and a visual display displays the electrogram data recorded by the implanted cardiac device. The visual display permits displaying electrogram data associated with an ST segment related cardiac event.
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1. A system for diagnosis of a patient having an implanted cardiac device, the system including:
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an implanted cardiac device including means for detecting a cardiac event, means for alerting the patient that the cardiac event has occurred, means for storing electrogram data associated with the cardiac event, and communication means for wirelessly transmitting the electrogram data from the implanted cardiac device to an emergency room triage system, wherein the emergency room triage system includes communication means to wirelessly receive electrogram data from the implanted cardiac device and means for displaying the electrogram data associated with the cardiac event where the patient has been alerted. - 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)
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25. A method for diagnosing a cardiac event in a human patient, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. implanting a cardiosaver, the cardiosaver including the capabilities to detect at least one type of cardiac event, the cardiosaver also including means to alert the patient when the at least one type of cardiac event is detected;
b. installing an emergency room triage system in at least one medical center, the emergency room triage system including means to receive electrogram data wirelessly transmitted from the cardiosaver after the patient arrives at the medical center;
c. training medical practitioners at the medical center having the installed emergency room triage system as to the operation of the emergency room triage system so that the medical practitioners can view the electrogram data from the cardiosaver and provide appropriate medical treatment for the cardiac event that triggered the patient alert. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. An emergency room triage system for diagnosis of a patient having an implanted cardiac device, the system including:
- means for receiving an alert from the implanted cardiac device, the alert indicating that a cardiac event has occurred, first communication means for receiving electrogram data from the implanted cardiac device, the electrogram data being associated with the cardiac event;
means for displaying said electrogram data, and second communication means for sending instructions to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
- means for receiving an alert from the implanted cardiac device, the alert indicating that a cardiac event has occurred, first communication means for receiving electrogram data from the implanted cardiac device, the electrogram data being associated with the cardiac event;
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