IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC DEVICES AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A cardiac care, medical system comprising:
- an implantable, medical device housing with header, wherein the header includes a receiving location to receive a probe from outside a body of a patient; and
wherein the receiving location is viewable with medical imaging of inside a body of a patient to facilitate guidance and mating with the probe to the receiving location.
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Abstract
Embodiments relate to an implantable cardiac system, including a housing, electronic circuitry for controlling one or more of power management, processing unit, information memory and management circuit, sensing and simulation output. The system also includes diagnosis and treatment software for diagnosing health issues, diagnosing mechanical issues, determining therapy output and manage patient health indicators over time, a power supply system including at least one rechargeable battery, a recharging system, an alarm (or alert) system to inform patient of energy level and integrity of system, communication circuitry, one or more electrodes for delivering therapeutic signal to a heart and one or more electrodes for from delivering electrocardiogram signal from the heart to the electronic circuitry. The power sources can include rechargeable batteries. The housing can include receptacles that receive a probe that mechanically and electrically connects to circuitry to recharge the device and receive data from the device.
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49 Claims
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1. A cardiac care, medical system comprising:
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an implantable, medical device housing with header, wherein the header includes a receiving location to receive a probe from outside a body of a patient; and wherein the receiving location is viewable with medical imaging of inside a body of a patient to facilitate guidance and mating with the probe to the receiving location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A cardiac care, medical system comprising:
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an implantable, medical device housing with header, wherein the header includes a receiving location to receive a probe from outside a body of a patient; a probe to deliver at least one of energy and data to the medical device through the receiving location; and wherein the receiving location is viewable with medical imaging of inside a body of a patient to facilitate guidance and mating with the probe to the receiving location. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An electronic system for evaluating an implantable medical device, comprising:
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a housing, a connector to mate with a medical device, receiving circuitry to receive electrical energy from the medical device outside the housing, evaluation circuitry to evaluate received electrical energy and generate a test signal, status circuitry to generate electrical signal to communicate of the medical device status outside the housing. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. An implantable medical device, consisting essentially of:
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a housing; circuitry, in the housing, to monitor device life using device implant information and an operational life of the device; and circuitry, in the housing, to deliver therapy to a patient. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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