APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING HEART SOUNDS
First Claim
1. An external system for communicating with an implanted system, comprising:
- an interface circuit configured to communicate with the implanted system;
an output device configured to generate outputs representative of heart sounds detected by the implantable system in response to control signals, the outputs including visual display of the heart sounds; and
a control circuit, coupled to the interface circuit and the output device, to receive data representative of the heart sounds from the implanted system and generate the control signals, the control circuit configured to apply the data representative of the heart sounds to a first processing path configured for machine detection of the heart sounds using the data representative of the heart sounds and a second processing path configured for the visual display of the heart sounds.
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Abstract
An apparatus for outputting heart sounds includes an implantable system and an external system. The implantable system includes a sensor for generating sensed signals representing detected heart sounds, an interface circuit and a control circuit for receiving the sensed signals, generating data representing the heart sounds therefrom, and transmitting the data to the external system via the interface circuit. The external system includes an interface circuit for communicating with the implantable system, and a control circuit for receiving the data representing the heart sounds and for generating control signals that cause an output device to generate outputs representing the sounds. The implantable system may also include a sensor(s) for detecting cardiac electrical signals. In this case, outputs representing the cardiac electrical signals are also output.
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20 Claims
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1. An external system for communicating with an implanted system, comprising:
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an interface circuit configured to communicate with the implanted system; an output device configured to generate outputs representative of heart sounds detected by the implantable system in response to control signals, the outputs including visual display of the heart sounds; and a control circuit, coupled to the interface circuit and the output device, to receive data representative of the heart sounds from the implanted system and generate the control signals, the control circuit configured to apply the data representative of the heart sounds to a first processing path configured for machine detection of the heart sounds using the data representative of the heart sounds and a second processing path configured for the visual display of the heart sounds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for outputting heart sounds detected by an implantable system, comprising:
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receiving data representative of the heart sounds from the implantable system; processing the data representative of the heart sounds using a first processing path configured for machine detection of the heart sounds using the data representative of the heart sounds and a second processing path configured for visual display of the heart sounds; generating outputs representative of the heart sounds using the processed data representative of the heart sounds, the outputs including the visual display of the heart sounds presented on a display screen of an external device communicatively coupled to the implantable system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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