METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEVELOPING MEDICAL WAVEFORMS AND TRAINING METHODS

• US 20120171650A1
• Filed: 12/29/2010
• Published: 07/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Warner, Adrian F., Schneidewend, Daniel, Helvick, Linda, Karbassi, Payam
• Application Number:
  US12/980,854
• Publication Number:
  US 20120171650A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/262
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/319 Circuits for simulating ECG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7232 involving compression of the physiological signal, e.g. to extend the signal recording period

Abstract

The present technology relates to a medical waveform development system comprising a medical waveform recording system for obtaining recorded medical waveforms. The system further comprises a physiological simulator for accessing recorded medical waveforms and for processing modified medical waveforms. The system also comprises an invasive workbench that allows a user to access the recorded medical waveforms and modified medical waveforms via software applications that are accessible on a computer.

Claims

1. A medical waveform development system comprising:

a) a medical waveform recording system for obtaining recorded medical waveforms;

b) a physiological simulator for accessing said recorded medical waveforms obtained by the medical waveform recording system and for processing modified medical waveforms; and

c) an invasive workbench for allowing a user to access at least one of said recorded medical waveforms and said modified medical waveforms via at least one software application, said software application accessible on a computer.

2. The medical waveform development system of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of said modified medical waveforms comprise a medical waveform recorded by said medical waveform recording system.

3. The medical waveform development system of claim 1, wherein said recorded medical waveforms are cardiac waveforms.

4. The medical waveform development system of claim 3, wherein said recorded medical waveforms are electrocardiogram waveforms.

5. The medical waveform development system of claim 1, wherein said physiological simulator comprises a media transfer device for importing and exporting medical waveforms.

6. The medical waveform development system of claim 1, wherein said medical waveform recording system further obtains patient data related to said medical waveforms.

7. The medical waveform development system of claim 1, wherein physiological simulator allows for user modification of said recorded medical waveforms.

8. The medical waveform development system of claim 1, wherein said at least one software application comprises at least one of an algorithm development tool, a statistical analysis tool, a search tool and a publishing tool.

9. The medical waveform development system of claim 1, wherein said physiological simulator allows a user to add at least one marker to said recorded medical waveform, and wherein said at least one software application implements at least one event trigger when said medical waveform is accessed by said software application, said at least one event trigger corresponding to said at least one marker.

10. A method for developing medical waveforms comprising the following steps:

a) obtaining at least one medical waveform with a medical waveform recording system;

b) importing said at least one medical waveform into a physiological simulator,

c) processing said at least one medical waveform to generate at least one modified medical waveform;

d) exporting said at least one modified medical waveform to a storage location;

e) accessing said at least one modified medical waveform via an invasive workbench; and

f) implementing said at least one modified medical waveform into at least one software application operated by said invasive workbench.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said at least one modified medical waveform comprises at least one medical waveform recorded by said medical waveform recording system.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said at least one modified medical waveform comprises at least two distinct medical waveforms recorded by said medical waveform recording system.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein said at least one medical waveform is a cardiac waveform.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein said at least one software application comprises at least one of an algorithm development tool, a statistical analysis tool, a search tool and a publishing tool.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein said processing step further includes adding at least one marker to said modified medical waveform.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein said at least one software application comprises at least one of an algorithm development tool, a statistical analysis tool, a search tool and a publishing tool and wherein said software application implements at least one event trigger when said medical waveform is accessed by said software application, said at least one event trigger corresponding to said at least one marker.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein said obtaining at least one medical waveform step further comprises obtaining patient data related to said medical waveforms.

18. A medical waveform development system comprising:

a) a physiological simulator comprising an input for receiving recorded medical obtained by a medical waveform recording system, said physiological simulator allowing for user modification of said recorded medical waveforms; and

an invasive workbench for allowing a user to access at least one of said recorded medical waveforms and said modified medical waveforms via at least one software application, said software application accessible on a computer;

wherein said physiological simulator comprises a media transfer device for importing and exporting medical waveforms.

19. The medical waveform development system of claim 18, wherein said medical waveforms are cardiac waveforms.

20. The medical waveform development system of claim 18, wherein said at least one software application comprises at least one of an algorithm development tool, a statistical analysis tool, a search tool and a publishing tool, and wherein said physiological simulator allows a user to add at least one marker to said recorded medical waveform, further wherein said at least one software application implements at least one event trigger when said medical waveform is accessed by said software application, said at least one event trigger corresponding to said at least one marker.