HEART FAILURE MONITORING
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- storing a plurality of automatically detected patient metrics within an implantable medical device of a patient;
transmitting higher resolution diagnostic information during a hospitalization period of the patient, wherein the higher resolution diagnostic information is based on at least one of the plurality of patient metrics and indicative of heart failure; and
transmitting lower resolution diagnostic information during a post-hospitalization period of the patient, wherein the lower resolution diagnostic information is based on the plurality of patient metrics and indicative of a risk of re-hospitalization due to heart failure.
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Abstract
Techniques for transmitting diagnostic information stored in an implantable medical device (IMD) based on patient hospitalization are described. For example, the IMD may transmit higher resolution diagnostic information to a clinician and/or an external device during a hospitalization period to aid the clinician in evaluating heart failure treatment and when discharge is proper. This higher resolution diagnostic information may include one or more patient metrics automatically generated and transmitted by the IMD at least once every two hours. During a post-hospitalization period, the IMD may transmit lower resolution diagnostic information to a clinician that indicates a risk level of re-hospitalization. The lower resolution diagnostic information may include the risk level and/or patient metrics once a day, for example. In this manner, the IMD transmitted diagnostic information may be tailored to the specific heart failure monitoring needed by the patient.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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storing a plurality of automatically detected patient metrics within an implantable medical device of a patient; transmitting higher resolution diagnostic information during a hospitalization period of the patient, wherein the higher resolution diagnostic information is based on at least one of the plurality of patient metrics and indicative of heart failure; and transmitting lower resolution diagnostic information during a post-hospitalization period of the patient, wherein the lower resolution diagnostic information is based on the plurality of patient metrics and indicative of a risk of re-hospitalization due to heart failure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An implantable medical device comprising:
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a memory configured to store a plurality of automatically detected patient metrics; a metric detection module configured to generate higher resolution diagnostic information based on at least one of the plurality of patient metrics and indicative of heart failure and generate lower resolution diagnostic information based on the plurality of patient metrics and indicative of a potential re-hospitalization period due to heart failure; and a telemetry module configured to transmit the higher resolution diagnostic information during a hospitalization period of the patient and lower resolution diagnostic information during a post-hospitalization period of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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means for storing a plurality of automatically detected patient metrics within an implantable medical device of a patient; and means for transmitting information, wherein; the means for transmitting information comprises means for transmitting higher resolution diagnostic information during a hospitalization period of the patient; the higher resolution diagnostic information is based on at least one of the plurality of patient metrics and indicative of heart failure; the means for transmitting information comprises means for transmitting lower resolution diagnostic information during a post-hospitalization period of the patient; and the lower resolution diagnostic information is based on the plurality of patient metrics and indicative of a potential re-hospitalization period due to heart failure.
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