System For Contextual Display of Data From an Implantable Medical Device

• US 20090156909A1
• Filed: 11/19/2008
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers Incorporated (Boston Scientific Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers Incorporated (Boston Scientific Corporation)
• Inventors: Holmdahl, Daniel Patrick, Kulkarni, Durga, Kalgren, James, Kelly, Jonathan H.
• Granted Patent: US 8,903,481 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0031 Implanted circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/339 Displays specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/743 Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7435 Displaying user selection data, e.g. icons in a graphical user interface

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention are related to data management systems, amongst other things. In an embodiment, the invention includes a video output and a processor in communication with the video output, wherein the video output and the processor are configured to display information regarding a patient in a first format and a second format through the video output simultaneously, the first format comprising a graphical formal and the second format comprising a textual format, the information displayed in the first format divided into a plurality of phases, wherein the system is configured to automatically change the information displayed in the second format based on user selection of one of the plurality of phases. Other embodiments are also included herein.

Claims

1. A medical system comprising:

a video output; and

a processor in communication with video output, the system configured to display information regarding a patient in a first format and a second format through the video output simultaneously, the first format comprising a graphical format and the second format comprising a textual format, the information displayed in the first format divided into a plurality of phases, the information displayed in the second format relating to one of the plurality of phases, wherein the system is configured to automatically change the information displayed in the second format based on user selection of one of the plurality of phases.

2. The medical system of claim 1, further comprising a telemetry circuit configured to receive information regarding the patient from an implanted medical device.

3. The medical system of claim 1, the information displayed in the second format comprising a summary of the data displayed in the first format.

4. The medical system of claim 1, the system configured to automatically change the type of information displayed in the second format based on user selection of one of the plurality of phases.

5. The medical system of claim 1, the information regarding the patient in the first format comprising data gathered by an implantable sensor.

6. The medical system of claim 5, the implantable sensor data comprising data selected from the group consisting of pressure data, volume data, flow rate data, temperature data, electrogram data, chemical analyte data, activity data, and accelerometer data.

7. The medical system of claim 1, the information regarding the patient in the first format comprising electrogram data.

8. The medical system of claim 1, the medical system comprising an in-home monitoring system.

9. The medical system of claim 1, the medical system comprising a programmer/recorder/monitor device.

10. The medical system of claim 1, the plurality of phases comprising an onset phase, a therapy phase, and an end phase.

11. A medical system comprising:

an implanted medical device; and

an external medical system comprising

a telemetry circuit configured to receive information regarding a patient from the implanted medical device;

a video output; and

a processor,

the system configured to display data regarding the patient divided into a plurality of phases and simultaneously display overview data regarding a particular user-selected phase, the system configured to automatically change the overview data as the particular user-selected phase changes.

12. The medical system of claim 11, the data regarding the patient comprising data gathered by an implantable sensor.

13. The medical system of claim 11, the data regarding the patient comprising data selected from the group consisting of pressure data, volume data, flow rate data, temperature data, electrogram data, chemical analyte data, activity data, and accelerometer data.

14. The medical system of claim 11, the data regarding the patient comprising electrogram data.

15. The medical system of claim 11, the external medical system comprising an in-home monitoring system.

16. The medical system of claim 11, the external medical system comprising a programmer/recorder/monitor device.

17. The medical system of claim 11, the plurality of phases comprising an onset phase, a therapy phase, and an end phase.

18. A method of operating a medical device comprising:

communicating with an implantable medical device;

providing an image on a graphical display, including providing a representative image of data gathered by the implantable medical device over time divided into multiple phases;

receiving a user selection of a particular phase; and

providing information on the graphical display regarding the particular phase selected by the user.

19. The method of claim 18, the data gathered by the implantable medical device comprising electrogram data.

20. The method of claim 18, the multiple phases comprising an onset phase, a therapy phase, and an end phase.