Patient event marking in combination with physiological signals
First Claim
1. A method of linking clusters detected by an implanted medical device comprising:
- (A) recording a first cluster with the implanted device;
(B) recording a second cluster with the implanted device that is distinct from the first cluster;
(C) receiving a patient mark in the implanted device that is in close temporal proximity to the first and second cluster; and
(D) linking the first and second cluster in response to the patient mark.
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Abstract
Methods for receiving a patient mark in an implanted device. A patient may experience symptoms that indicative of a neurological event or are common precursors to more severe clinical symptoms. The patient may activate a patient activator. Activation of the patient activator can cause the patient activator to transmit the patient mark to an implanted device. The implanted device may adjust physiological data being stored in response to the patient mark, including data before and after the patient mark. The patient mark may be used to fine tune the detection algorithms and otherwise tune the detection capability of the implanted device and may also be used as an aid in statistical analysis of the stored physiological data.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of linking clusters detected by an implanted medical device comprising:
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(A) recording a first cluster with the implanted device;
(B) recording a second cluster with the implanted device that is distinct from the first cluster;
(C) receiving a patient mark in the implanted device that is in close temporal proximity to the first and second cluster; and
(D) linking the first and second cluster in response to the patient mark. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of using a patient mark to improve analysis of events detected by an implanted device, the method comprising:
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(A) receiving a patient mark in an implanted device via telemetry;
(B) comparing the patient mark to detection results provided by the implanted device; and
(C) determining a relevance of the detection results. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of recording physiological signals detected from a patient, comprising:
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(A) transmitting a patient mark indicative of an onset of clinical symptoms related to a neurological event from a patient activator;
(B) receiving the patient mark in an implanted device;
(C) storing the patient mark in memory; and
(D) if the implanted device is not already storing physiological data, storing the physiological data before and after the patient mark. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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