SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING OR TREATING NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS
First Claim
1. A method of comparing a cardiac event detection signal to a neurological event detection signal, the method comprising:
- obtaining a neurological event detection signal, the neurological event detection signal indicating detected neurological events in a patient;
obtaining a cardiac event detection signal, the cardiac event detection signal indicating detected cardiac events in the patient;
analyzing timing relationships between detected neurological events and cardiac events;
identifying a matched event when one of the detected neurological events is temporally related to one of the detected cardiac events; and
indicating whether the cardiac event detection signal facilitates detection of neurological events based on matched events.
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Abstract
A method of comparing cardiac and neurological event detection signals to indicate whether the cardiac event detection signal may facilitate detection of neurological events. The method includes obtaining a signal indicating detected neurological events, obtaining a signal indicating detected cardiac events, analyzing the timing relationships between the detected neurological and cardiac events to identify matched events, and using the matched events to indicate whether the cardiac event detection signal facilitates detection of neurological events.
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79 Claims
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1. A method of comparing a cardiac event detection signal to a neurological event detection signal, the method comprising:
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obtaining a neurological event detection signal, the neurological event detection signal indicating detected neurological events in a patient;
obtaining a cardiac event detection signal, the cardiac event detection signal indicating detected cardiac events in the patient;
analyzing timing relationships between detected neurological events and cardiac events;
identifying a matched event when one of the detected neurological events is temporally related to one of the detected cardiac events; and
indicating whether the cardiac event detection signal facilitates detection of neurological events based on matched events. - 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, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. An implantable medical device (IMD) for processing cardiac and neurological event detection signals, the device comprising:
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a biocompatible housing adapted to be implanted in a patient;
a power source; and
a processor, the processor being adapted to obtain a neurological event detection signal, the neurological event detection signal indicating detected neurological events in the patient;
obtaining a cardiac event detection signal, the cardiac event detection signal indicating detected cardiac events in the patient;
analyzing timing relationships between detected neurological events and cardiac events;
identifying a matched event when one of the detected neurological events is temporally related to one of the detected cardiac events, and indicating whether the cardiac event detection signal facilitates detection of neurological events based on the matched events. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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78. A computer-readable medium programmed with instructions for performing a method of comparing a cardiac event detection signal to a neurological event detection signal, the medium comprising instructions for causing a programmable processor to:
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obtain a neurological event detection signal, the neurological event detection signal indicating detected neurological events in the patient;
obtain a cardiac event detection signal, the cardiac event detection signal indicating detected cardiac events in the patient;
analyze timing relationships between detected neurological events and cardiac events;
identify a matched event when one of the detected neurological events is temporally related to one of the detected cardiac events, and indicate whether the cardiac event detection signal facilitates detection of neurological events based on the matched events.
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79. A system for comparing a cardiac event detection signal to a neurological event detection signal, the system comprising:
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communication means for obtaining a neurological event detection signal and a cardiac event detection signal, the neurological event detection signal indicating detected neurological events in the patient, the cardiac event detection signal indicating detected cardiac events in the patient;
a processor for analyzing timing relationships between detected neurological events and cardiac events, said processor being adapted to identify a matched event when one of the detected neurological events is temporally related to one of the detected cardiac events, and indicate whether the cardiac event detection signal facilitates detection of neurological events based on the matched events.
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