Apparatus and method for testing an implantable medical device and sensing parameter settings
First Claim
1. An apparatus for use in selecting a setting of a sensing parameter of an implantable medical device (IMD) for a patient, the apparatus comprising:
- means for obtaining, from a sensing electrode associated with the IMD, cardiac data corresponding to a cardiac episode experienced by the patient, wherein the IMD is operated at a first setting of the sensing parameter when the cardiac data is obtained;
means for simulating, based upon the cardiac data, cardiac event identification if the IMD were operated at a second setting of the sensing parameter different than the first setting; and
means for reporting the simulated cardiac event identification performance of the IMD.
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Abstract
In an apparatus and a method for use in setting a sensing parameter of an implantable medical device (IMD) of a patient, cardiac data corresponding to a cardiac episode experienced by the patient is obtained from a sensing electrode associated with the IMD. At the time the cardiac data is obtained, the IMD is operated at a first setting of the sensing parameter. Based upon this cardiac data, a simulation is performed of cardiac event identification if the IMD were operated at a different setting of the sensing parameter. The simulated cardiac event identification performance of the IMD is then reported.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for use in selecting a setting of a sensing parameter of an implantable medical device (IMD) for a patient, the apparatus comprising:
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means for obtaining, from a sensing electrode associated with the IMD, cardiac data corresponding to a cardiac episode experienced by the patient, wherein the IMD is operated at a first setting of the sensing parameter when the cardiac data is obtained;
means for simulating, based upon the cardiac data, cardiac event identification if the IMD were operated at a second setting of the sensing parameter different than the first setting; and
means for reporting the simulated cardiac event identification performance of the IMD. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for testing an implantable medical device (IMD) following the implant of the IMD into a patient, the method comprising:
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inducing a cardiac episode in the patient;
determining whether the implanted IMD, when operating at a first setting of a sensing parameter, detects the cardiac episode;
obtaining digital cardiac data from a sensing electrode associated with the implanted IMD; and
determining, from the digital cardiac data, whether the implanted IMD would detect the cardiac episode if it were operating at a second setting of the sensing parameter different than the first setting. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for use in selecting a setting of a sensing parameter of an implantable medical device (IMD) for a patient, the method comprising:
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obtaining digital cardiac data corresponding to a cardiac episode experienced by the patient;
simulating, based upon the digital cardiac data, cardiac event identification if the IMD were operated at each of a plurality of settings of the sensing parameter; and
reporting, for each sensing parameter setting, the corresponding simulated cardiac event identification performance of the IMD. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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