ANTI-TACHYARRHYTHMIA SYSTEM WITH SELECTIVELY ACTIVATED DETECTION ENHANCEMENTS
First Claim
1. An external system for communicating with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), the ICD having a plurality of detection enhancement modules configured to perform detection enhancements being algorithms for detecting and analyzing indications of type of tachyarrhythmia, the external system comprising:
- a user interface configured to present a plurality of available classification modes and receive a user selection of a classification mode from the plurality of available classification modes, the available classification modes each specifying whether each detection enhancement module of the plurality of detection enhancement modules is to be activated or deactivated according to a pre-selected set of none, one, or more of the detection enhancements.
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Abstract
A cardiac rhythm management (CRM) system includes an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and an external system. The ICD detects a tachyarrhythmia episode and classifies the detected tachyarrhythmia episode using none, one, or more of detection enhancements selected according to a selection command including a classification mode. The detection enhancements are each an algorithm for detecting and analyzing one or more indications of a type of the detected tachyarrhythmia episode. The external system allows a user to select the classification mode from a plurality of available classification modes each using none, one, or more of the detection enhancements.
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1. An external system for communicating with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), the ICD having a plurality of detection enhancement modules configured to perform detection enhancements being algorithms for detecting and analyzing indications of type of tachyarrhythmia, the external system comprising:
a user interface configured to present a plurality of available classification modes and receive a user selection of a classification mode from the plurality of available classification modes, the available classification modes each specifying whether each detection enhancement module of the plurality of detection enhancement modules is to be activated or deactivated according to a pre-selected set of none, one, or more of the detection enhancements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A cardiac rhythm management system, comprising:
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an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) including; a tachyarrthythmia detector configured to detect a tachyarrhythmia episode; and a tachyarrthythmia classifier coupled to the tachyarrhythmia detector and configured to classify the detected tachyarrhythmia episode, the tachyarrthythmia classifier including; a plurality of detection enhancement modules each configured to perform one of a plurality of detection enhancements each being an algorithm for detecting and analyzing one or more indications of a type of the detected tachyarrhythmia episode; and a selective activator configured to receive a selection command and activate or deactivate each detection enhancement module of the plurality of detection enhancement modules according to the selection command; and an external system configured to be communicatively coupled to the ICD, the external system including; a user input device configured to receive a user selection of a classification mode from a plurality of available classification modes each specifying whether each detection enhancement module of the plurality of detection enhancement modules is to be activated or deactivated according to a pre-selected set of none, one, or more of the detection enhancements; and an external controller configured to produce the selection command in response to the user selection. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for operating an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), the method comprising:
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receiving a user selection of a classification mode from a plurality of available classification modes using an external system communicatively coupled to the ICD; producing a selection command in response to the user selection; activating each used detection enhancement module of a plurality of detection enhancement modules according to the selection command, the each used detection enhancement module being a detection enhancement module used in the classification mode; and deactivating each unused detection enhancement module of the plurality of detection enhancement modules according to the selection command, the each unused detection enhancement module being a detection enhancement module not used in the classification mode, wherein the plurality of detection enhancement modules are in the ICD and each configured to perform one of a plurality of detection enhancements each being an algorithm for detecting and analyzing one or more indications of a type of a detected tachyarrhythmia episode. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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