FILTER MECHANISM FOR REMOVING ECG ARTIFACT FROM MECHANICAL CHEST COMPRESSIONS
First Claim
1. An external medical device, comprising:
- a housing; and
a processor within the housing configured to;
receive an input signal for a patient receiving chest compressions from a mechanical chest compression device;
select at least one filter mechanism, the mechanical chest compression device having a chest compression frequency f;
apply the at least one filter mechanism to the input signal to at least substantially remove chest compression artifacts from the input signal, wherein the chest compression artifacts correspond to the chest compressions being delivered to the patient by the mechanical chest compression device, and wherein the at least one filter mechanism substantially rejects content in the frequency f plus content in at least one more frequency that is a higher harmonic to the frequency f but substantially passes frequencies between the frequency f and the higher harmonic.
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Abstract
An external medical device can include a housing and a processor within the housing. The processor can be configured to receive an input signal for a patient receiving chest compressions from a mechanical chest compression device. The processor can also be configured to select at least one filter mechanism, the mechanical chest compression device having a chest compression frequency f. The processor can be further configured to apply the at least one filter mechanism to the signal to at least substantially remove chest compression artifacts from the signal, wherein the chest compression artifacts correspond to the chest compressions being delivered to the patient by the mechanical chest compression device, and wherein the at least one filter mechanism substantially rejects content in the frequency f plus content in at least one more frequency that is a higher harmonic to the frequency f.
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44 Claims
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1. An external medical device, comprising:
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a housing; and a processor within the housing configured to; receive an input signal for a patient receiving chest compressions from a mechanical chest compression device; select at least one filter mechanism, the mechanical chest compression device having a chest compression frequency f; apply the at least one filter mechanism to the input signal to at least substantially remove chest compression artifacts from the input signal, wherein the chest compression artifacts correspond to the chest compressions being delivered to the patient by the mechanical chest compression device, and wherein the at least one filter mechanism substantially rejects content in the frequency f plus content in at least one more frequency that is a higher harmonic to the frequency f but substantially passes frequencies between the frequency f and the higher harmonic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method in an external medical device, the method comprising:
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receiving an input signal for a patient receiving chest compressions from a mechanical chest compression device, the mechanical chest compression device having a chest compression frequency f; selecting at least one filter mechanism; and applying the at least one filter mechanism to the received signal to at least substantially remove chest compression artifacts therefrom, wherein the chest compression artifacts correspond to the chest compressions being delivered to the patient by the mechanical chest compression device, and wherein the applying includes; substantially rejecting content in the frequency f by the at least one filter mechanism, and substantially rejecting content in at least one more frequency that is a higher harmonic to the frequency f by the at least one filter mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method in an external medical device, the method comprising:
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receiving a signal containing ECG data for a patient receiving chest compressions from a mechanical chest compression device, the mechanical chest compression device having a chest compression frequency f; selecting at least one filter mechanism; applying the at least one filter mechanism to the received signal to at least substantially remove chest compression artifacts from the ECG data, wherein the chest compression artifacts correspond to the chest compressions being delivered to the patient by the mechanical chest compression device, and wherein the applying comprises; the at least one filter mechanism substantially rejecting content in the frequency f; and the at least one filter mechanism substantially rejecting content in at least one more frequency that is a higher harmonic to the frequency f; and determining a pattern of the chest compression artifacts corresponding to the chest compressions being delivered to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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40. A system for treating a patient experiencing cardiac arrest, the system comprising:
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a mechanical chest compression device configured to deliver chest compressions to the patient at a frequency f, the mechanical chest compression device having precise frequency control; and a patient monitor configured to receive at least one input signal from the patient and remove signal content at the frequency f from the at least one input signal. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44)
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