System for Cardiac Pathology Detection and Characterization
First Claim
1. A system for heart performance characterization and abnormality detection, comprising:
- an interface for receiving an electrical signal comprising a pressure indicative waveform indicating a heart blood pressure of a patient over a heart beat cycle;
a timing detector for determining a plurality of different time periods in at least one heart cycle of the pressure indicative waveform, said plurality of different time periods comprising at least two of(a) a time interval T1 substantially between successive peaks in the pressure indicative waveform,(b) a time interval T2 substantially comprising a duration of a Systolic period,(c) a time interval T3 substantially comprising a duration of a Diastolic period and(d) a time interval T4 substantially between a pressure peak and a successive end of Systolic point; and
a patient monitor for monitoring said plurality of different time periods and in response to detection of a variation in at least one of said plurality of different time periods exceeding a predetermined threshold or range, generating an alert message associated with said variation.
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Abstract
A system for heart performance characterization and abnormality detection includes an interface for receiving an electrical signal comprising a pressure indicative waveform indicating a heart blood pressure of a patient over a heart beat cycle. A timing detector determines multiple different time periods in at least one heart cycle from the pressure indicative waveform. A patient monitor monitors the multiple different time periods and in response to detection of a variation in at least one of the multiple different time periods exceeding a predetermined threshold or range, generates an alert message associated with the variation.
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26 Claims
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1. A system for heart performance characterization and abnormality detection, comprising:
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an interface for receiving an electrical signal comprising a pressure indicative waveform indicating a heart blood pressure of a patient over a heart beat cycle; a timing detector for determining a plurality of different time periods in at least one heart cycle of the pressure indicative waveform, said plurality of different time periods comprising at least two of (a) a time interval T1 substantially between successive peaks in the pressure indicative waveform, (b) a time interval T2 substantially comprising a duration of a Systolic period, (c) a time interval T3 substantially comprising a duration of a Diastolic period and (d) a time interval T4 substantially between a pressure peak and a successive end of Systolic point; and a patient monitor for monitoring said plurality of different time periods and in response to detection of a variation in at least one of said plurality of different time periods exceeding a predetermined threshold or range, generating an alert message associated with said variation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for heart performance characterization and abnormality detection, comprising:
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an amplitude processor for determining a plurality of different amplitude characteristics in at least one heart cycle of a heart blood pressure indicative waveform, said plurality of different amplitude characteristics substantially comprising at least two of, (i) an amplitude of said pressure indicative waveform occurring in time interval T1, T2, T3 or T4, (ii) a ratio of amplitudes of said pressure indicative waveform occurring in time intervals T1, T2, T3 or T4, (iii) an amplitude of said pressure indicative waveform occurring at an end-Diastolic point and (iv) an amplitude of said pressure indicative waveform occurring at an end-systolic point; and said patient monitor monitors said plurality of different amplitude characteristics and in response to detection of an amplitude characteristic exceeding a predetermined threshold, generating an alert message associated with the detected amplitude characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for heart performance characterization and abnormality detection, comprising:
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a frequency processor for determining a plurality of different frequency characteristics in at least one heart cycle of a heart blood pressure indicative waveform, said plurality of different frequency characteristics substantially comprising at least one of, (i) a frequency of a frequency component of said pressure indicative waveform occurring in time interval T1, T2, T3 or T4, (ii) a ratio of frequencies of frequency components of said pressure indicative waveform occurring in time intervals T1, T2, T3 or T4; and said patient monitor monitors said plurality of different frequency characteristics and in response to detection of a frequency characteristic exceeding a predetermined threshold, generating an alert message associated with the detected frequency characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for heart performance characterization and abnormality detection, comprising:
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a blood volume processor for determining a plurality of different blood volume characteristics occurring in at least one heart cycle of a heart blood pressure indicative waveform, said plurality of different blood volume characteristics substantially comprising at least two of (i) a blood volume characteristic occurring in time interval T1, T2, T3 or T4 of said pressure indicative waveform and (ii) a ratio of blood volumes occurring in a vessel or chamber in time intervals T1, T2, T3 or T4 of said pressure indicative waveform; and a patient monitor for monitoring said plurality of different blood volume characteristics and in response to detection of an blood volume characteristic exceeding a predetermined threshold, generating an alert message associated with the detected blood volume characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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