PULSE DETECTION USING PATIENT PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- transmitting light into a patient at a first intensity;
receiving light transmitted into the patient at the first intensity to generate a first light detection signal;
transmitting light into the patient at a second intensity;
receiving light transmitted into the patient at the second intensity to generate a second light detection signal; and
processing the light detection signals to detect a physiological parameter indicative of presence of a cardiac pulse.
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Abstract
The presence of a cardiac pulse in a patient is determined by evaluating physiological signals in the patient. In one embodiment, a medical device evaluates optical characteristics of light transmitted into a patient to ascertain physiological signals, such as pulsatile changes in general blood volume proximate a light detector module. Using these features, the medical device determines whether a cardiac pulse is present in the patient. The medical device may also be configured to report whether the patient is in a VF, VT, asystole, or PEA condition, in addition to being in a pulseless condition, and prompt different therapies, such as chest compressions, rescue breathing, defibrillation, and PEA-specific electrotherapy, depending on the analysis of the physiological signals. Auto-capture of a cardiac pulse using pacing stimuli is further provided.
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1. A method comprising:
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transmitting light into a patient at a first intensity; receiving light transmitted into the patient at the first intensity to generate a first light detection signal; transmitting light into the patient at a second intensity; receiving light transmitted into the patient at the second intensity to generate a second light detection signal; and processing the light detection signals to detect a physiological parameter indicative of presence of a cardiac pulse. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A medical device comprising:
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a light source that transmits light into a patient at a first intensity and a second intensity; a light detector that receives light transmitted into the patient at the first intensity to generate a first light detection signal, and receives light transmitted into the patient at the second intensity to generate a second light detection signal; and a processor that processes the light detection signals to detect a physiological parameter indicative of presence of a cardiac pulse. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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