System for Characterizing Patient Tissue Impedance for Monitoring and Treatment
First Claim
1. A system for determining anatomical tissue impedance characteristics for use in medical patient monitoring and treatment decision making, comprising:
- at least one repository of data indicating a plurality of predetermined expected impedance value ranges for a corresponding plurality of impedance measurements taken at a plurality of particular different sites of at least one anatomical organ;
an impedance measurement processor for automatically determining whether a plurality of measured impedance values taken at a plurality of particular different sites of an anatomical organ using an invasive catheter are within a corresponding plurality of predetermined expected impedance value ranges derived from data in said at least one repository; and
an output processor for automatically communicating data comprising at least one message to a destination, said at least one message includes data indicating whether said plurality of measured impedance values taken at said plurality of particular different sites of said anatomical organ are within said corresponding plurality of predetermined expected impedance value ranges.
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Abstract
A system provides early prediction of heart tissue malfunction and electrophysiological pathology by determining anatomical tissue impedance characteristics for use in medical patient monitoring and treatment decision making. At least one repository of data indicates multiple predetermined expected impedance value ranges for corresponding multiple impedance measurements taken at multiple particular different sites of at least one anatomical organ. An impedance measurement processor automatically determines whether multiple measured impedance values taken at multiple particular different sites of an anatomical organ using an invasive catheter are within corresponding multiple predetermined expected impedance value ranges derived from the at least one repository. An output processor automatically communicates data comprising at least one message to a destination. The at least one message includes data indicating whether the multiple measured impedance values taken at the multiple particular different sites of the anatomical organ are within the corresponding multiple predetermined expected impedance value ranges.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for determining anatomical tissue impedance characteristics for use in medical patient monitoring and treatment decision making, comprising:
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at least one repository of data indicating a plurality of predetermined expected impedance value ranges for a corresponding plurality of impedance measurements taken at a plurality of particular different sites of at least one anatomical organ; an impedance measurement processor for automatically determining whether a plurality of measured impedance values taken at a plurality of particular different sites of an anatomical organ using an invasive catheter are within a corresponding plurality of predetermined expected impedance value ranges derived from data in said at least one repository; and an output processor for automatically communicating data comprising at least one message to a destination, said at least one message includes data indicating whether said plurality of measured impedance values taken at said plurality of particular different sites of said anatomical organ are within said corresponding plurality of predetermined expected impedance value ranges. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for determining anatomical tissue impedance characteristics for use in medical patient monitoring and treatment decision making, comprising:
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at least one repository of data indicating a plurality of predetermined expected impedance value ranges for a corresponding plurality of impedance measurements taken at a plurality of particular different sites of at least one anatomical organ; an impedance measurement processor for automatically, measuring impedance values at a plurality of particular different sites of an anatomical organ using an invasive catheter and synchronously with a particular time point within a patient heart cycle and determining whether the measured impedance values are within a corresponding plurality of predetermined expected impedance value ranges derived from said at least one repository; and an output processor for automatically communicating data comprising at least one message to a destination, said at least one message includes data indicating whether said plurality of measured impedance values taken at said plurality of particular different sites of said anatomical organ are within said corresponding plurality of predetermined expected impedance value ranges.
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17. A system for determining anatomical tissue impedance characteristics for use in medical patient monitoring and treatment decision making, comprising:
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at least one repository of data previously performed impedance measurement values taken at a plurality of particular different sites of an anatomical organ of a particular patient; an impedance measurement processor for automatically determining whether differences between, a plurality of measured impedance values taken at a plurality of particular different sites of the anatomical organ of said particular patient and said previously performed impedance measurement values, exceed a predetermined threshold; and an output processor for automatically communicating data comprising at least one message to a destination, said at least one message includes data representative of whether said differences between said plurality of measured impedance values taken at a plurality of particular different sites of the anatomical organ of said particular patient and said previously performed impedance measurement values, exceed a predetermined threshold.
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18. A system for determining anatomical tissue impedance characteristics for use in medical patient monitoring and treatment decision making, comprising:
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at least one repository of data indicating a plurality of predetermined expected impedance value ranges for a corresponding plurality of impedance measurements taken at a plurality of particular different sites of at least one anatomical organ; an impedance measurement processor for automatically determining whether a plurality of measured impedance values taken at a plurality of particular different sites of an anatomical organ using an invasive catheter are within a corresponding plurality of predetermined expected impedance value ranges derived from said at least one repository; an electrical signal processor for acquiring electrical signals at said plurality of particular different sites of said anatomical organ using said invasive catheter and for processing the acquired electrical signals for use in diagnosis; and an output processor for automatically communicating data comprising at least one message to a destination, said at least one message includes data indicating whether said plurality of measured impedance values taken at said plurality of particular different sites of said anatomical organ are within said 2 corresponding plurality of predetermined expected impedance value ranges. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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