APPLICATIONS OF HEART RATE VARIABILITY ANALYSIS IN ELECTROTHERAPY AFFECTING AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM RESPONSE
First Claim
1. A method of operating a baroreflex therapy system, comprising:
- providing an implantable baroreflex activation device;
providing a sensing arrangement;
providing a controller in operable communication with the baroreflex activation device and the sensing arrangement;
measuring a physical parameter of a patient with the sensing arrangement to generate physical parameter data;
communicating the physical parameter data to the controller;
performing heart rate variability analysis with the controller based on the physical parameter data; and
providing an indication of results of the heart rate variability analysis upon which a determination may be made to adjust a baroreflex therapy to be delivered by the implantable baroreflex activation device.
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Abstract
A method of operating a baroreflex therapy system includes providing an implantable baroreflex activation device, providing a sensing arrangement, and providing a controller in operable communication with the baroreflex activation device and the sensing arrangement. The sensing arrangement is used to measure a physical parameter of a patient to generate physical parameter data. The physical parameter data is communicated to the controller, wherein the controller performs heart rate variability analysis based on the physical parameter data. An indication of results of the heart rate variability analysis are provided, upon which a determination may be made to adjust a baroreflex therapy to be delivered by the implantable baroreflex activation device.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of operating a baroreflex therapy system, comprising:
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providing an implantable baroreflex activation device;
providing a sensing arrangement;
providing a controller in operable communication with the baroreflex activation device and the sensing arrangement;
measuring a physical parameter of a patient with the sensing arrangement to generate physical parameter data;
communicating the physical parameter data to the controller;
performing heart rate variability analysis with the controller based on the physical parameter data; and
providing an indication of results of the heart rate variability analysis upon which a determination may be made to adjust a baroreflex therapy to be delivered by the implantable baroreflex activation device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for providing a baroreflex therapy, comprising:
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a baroreflex activation device;
a sensing arrangement adapted to collect physical parameter data; and
a controller in communication with the device and the sensing arrangement, wherein the controller is adapted to receive the physical parameter data from the sensing arrangement, perform heart rate variability analysis of the physical parameter data, and provide an indication of results of the heart rate variability analysis upon which a determination may be made to adjust a baroreflex therapy to be delivered by the baroreflex activation device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for providing a baroreflex therapy, comprising:
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a baroreflex activation device;
means for sensing a physical parameter of a patient, adapted to collect physical parameter data; and
means for controlling the system in communication with the device and the means for sensing a physical parameter, wherein the means for controlling is adapted to receive the physical parameter data from the means for sensing, perform a heart rate variability analysis of the physical parameter data, and provide an indication of results of the heart rate variability analysis upon which a determination may be made to adjust a baroreflex therapy to be delivered by the baroreflex activation device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising:
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providing an implantable baroreflex activation device;
providing a sensing arrangement;
providing a controller operably communicable with the baroreflex activation device and the sensing arrangement; and
providing instructions for operating the device, comprising;
measuring a physical parameter of a patient with the sensing arrangement to generate physical parameter data;
communicating the physical parameter data to the controller;
performing heart rate variability analysis with the controller based on the physical parameter data; and
providing an indication of the results of the heart rate variability analysis to determine an effect on the autonomic nervous system of a patient, upon which a determination may be made to adjust a baroreflex therapy to be delivered by the implantable baroreflex activation device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A baroreflex therapy system, comprising:
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an implantable baroreflex activation device;
a sensing arrangement;
a controller in operable communication with the baroreflex activation device and the sensing arrangement; and
instructions recorded on a tangible medium for operating the device, comprising;
measuring a physical parameter of a patient with the sensing arrangement to generate physical parameter data;
communicating the physical parameter data to the controller;
performing heart rate variability analysis with the controller based on physical parameter data; and
providing an indication of the heart rate variability analysis upon which a determination may be made to adjust a baroreflex therapy to be delivered by the implantable baroreflex activation device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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