Implantable device for monitoring biological signals
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1. An implantable device to be implanted into a body of a patient, the implantable device comprising:
- a monitoring system configured to monitor biological signals of the patient, and generate corresponding waveform data;
a first buffer for continually storing the waveform data;
a second buffer; and
a controller configured to copy waveform data from the first buffer to the second buffer at regular intervals.
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Abstract
An implantable device to be implanted into a body of a patient includes a monitoring system configured to monitor biological signals of the patient, and generate corresponding waveform data. The implantable device includes a first buffer for continually storing the waveform data, a second buffer, and a controller configured to copy waveform data from the first buffer to the second buffer at regular intervals.
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41 Claims
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1. An implantable device to be implanted into a body of a patient, the implantable device comprising:
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a monitoring system configured to monitor biological signals of the patient, and generate corresponding waveform data; a first buffer for continually storing the waveform data; a second buffer; and a controller configured to copy waveform data from the first buffer to the second buffer at regular intervals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of storing data in an implantable device to be implanted into a body of a patient, the implantable device configured to monitor biological signals of the patient, the method comprising:
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continually storing waveform data corresponding to the monitored biological signals in a first buffer of the implantable device; providing a plurality of event buffers in the implantable device; and automatically copying waveform data from the first buffer to a first one of the event buffers at regular intervals. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A system for monitoring a patient, comprising:
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an implantable device to be implanted into a body of a patient, the implantable device configured to monitor biological signals of the patient, continually store waveform data corresponding to the monitored biological signals in a first buffer, and copy waveform data from the first buffer to a second buffer at regular intervals; an external device configured to communicate with the implantable device; and wherein the implantable device is configured to automatically transmit data from the second buffer to the external device.
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40. An implantable device to be implanted into a body of a patient, the implantable device comprising:
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a monitoring system configured to monitor biological signals of the patient, and generate corresponding waveform data; a buffer for storing a portion of the waveform data upon an event being detected; and a controller configured to automatically designate the stored waveform data as protected if the patient'"'"'s heart rate is outside of at least one predetermined limit, thereby preventing the stored waveform data from being overwritten in the buffer.
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41. A method of storing data in an implantable device to be implanted into a body of a patient, the implantable device configured to monitor biological signals of the patient and generate corresponding waveform data, the method comprising:
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providing a buffer in the implantable device; storing a portion of the waveform data in the buffer upon an event being detected; and automatically designating the stored waveform data as protected if the patient'"'"'s heart rate is outside of at least one predetermined limit, thereby preventing the stored waveform data from being overwritten in the buffer.
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