CONTINUOUS FIELD TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME

• US 20100280366A1
• Filed: 05/12/2009
• Published: 11/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Proteus Biomedical, Inc. (Otsuka Holdings Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Proteus Biomedical, Inc. (Otsuka Holdings Company Limited)
• Inventors: Colliou, Olivier, Banos, Orlando, Moon, Gregory, Arne, Lawrence, Behzadi, Yashar, Savage, George, Costello, Benedict, Leichner, Robert, Robertson, Timothy, Zdeblick, Mark, Thompson, Todd
• Application Number:
  US12/522,537
• Publication Number:
  US 20100280366A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/425
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0031 Implanted circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0536 Impedance imaging, e.g. by tomography
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0538 invasively, e.g. using a catheter
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/287 Holders for multiple electrodes, e.g. electrode catheters for electrophysiological study [EPS]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/361 Detecting fibrillation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4519 Muscles A61B5/389, A61B5/224 take precedence
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/503 for diagnosis of the heart
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/0883 for diagnosis of the heart

Abstract

Continuous field tomography systems are provided. Aspects of systems include a data aggregating module configured to receive both continuous field tomography data and non-continuous field physiological data and produce an aggregated data product from these disparate types of data. Also provided are methods of using systems of the invention in a variety of different applications, including diagnostic and therapeutic applications. The systems and methods of the invention find use in a variety of different applications, such as cardiac related applications.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a data aggregating module configured to;

receive continuous field tomography data;

receive non-continuous field physiological data; and

produce an aggregated data product from the received continuous field tomography data and non-continuous field physiological data.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the continuous field tomography data is electric tomography data.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the aggregated data product comprises information that is configured to be employed by a user.

4. The system according to claim 3, wherein the aggregated data product is configured to be displayed to a user.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein the aggregated data product is configured to be displayed to a user on an image display device.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the aggregated data product comprises information that is to be employed by a device.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the device is configured to modify an operating parameter in response to receiving the information.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the system further comprises a continuous field tomography data source

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the system further comprises a non-continuous field physiological data source.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the non-continuous field physiological data source comprises an implantable device.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the implantable device is a cardiac device.

12. The system according to claim 9, wherein the non-continuous field physiological data source comprises an extra-corporeal body-associated device.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the extra-corporeal body-associated device comprises a conductively transmitted signal receiver.

14. The system according to claim 9, wherein the non-continuous field physiological data source comprises an ingestible event marker.

15. The system according to claim 9, wherein the non-continuous field physiological data source comprises a patient-related behavior parameter recordation device.

16. A method comprising:

receiving continuous field tomography data and non-continuous field physiological data at a system comprising a data aggregating module configured to;

receive continuous field tomography data;

receive non-continuous field physiological data; and

produce an aggregated data product from the received continuous field tomography data and non-continuous field physiological data.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the method further comprises obtaining the continuous field tomography data.

18. The method according to claim 16, wherein the method further comprises obtaining the non-continuous field physiological data.

19. The method according to claim 16, wherein the method further comprises outputting the aggregated data product.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the aggregated data product is output to an implantable medical device.

21. The method according to claim 19, wherein the aggregated data product is displayed to a user.

22. A method comprising:

forwarding continuous field tomography data and non-continuous field physiological data to a system comprising a data aggregating module configured to;

receive continuous field tomography data;

receive non-continuous field physiological data; and

produce an aggregated data product from the received continuous field tomography data and non-continuous field physiological data.

23. The method according to claim 22, wherein the method further comprises obtaining the continuous field tomography data.

24. The method according to claim 22, wherein the method further comprises obtaining the non-continuous field physiological data.

25. The method according to claim 22, wherein the method further comprises receiving the aggregated data product.

26. The method according to claim 25, wherein the aggregated data product is displayed on a display unit and the method comprises viewing the aggregated data product.

27. The method according to claim 25, wherein the method further comprises modifying an operational parameter of a medical device in response to receiving the aggregated data product.

28. The method according to claim 27, wherein the medical device is an implantable medical device.

29. The method according to claim 28, wherein the implantable medical device is a cardiac device.

30. An article, comprising:

a storage medium having instructions, that when executed by a computing platform, result in execution of a method of;

receiving continuous field tomography data;

receiving non-continuous field physiological data; and

producing an aggregated data product from the received continuous field tomography data and non-continuous field physiological data.