METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDICATION-BASED PROGRAMMING OF CARDIAC RHYTHM MANAGEMENT DEVICES
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Abstract
A cardiac rhythm management (CRM) system includes a programming device that determines parameters for programming an implantable medical device based on patient-specific information including indications for use of the implantable medical device. By executing an indication-based programming algorithm, the programming device substantially automates the process between the diagnosis of a patient and the programming of an implantable medical device using parameters individually determined for that patient.
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21 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. An external system for programming an implantable medical device for a patient, the system comprising:
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an indication-based programming device configured to receive patient-specific information and device-specific information and automatically produce values of a set of operational parameters of a plurality of programmable parameters using the patient-specific information and the device-specific information, the patient-specific information including the patient'"'"'s electronic medical records including a symptom or circumstance that indicates advisability of one or more medical treatments deliverable by the implantable medical device, the device-specific information including a device type of the implantable medical device, the device type associated with the plurality of programmable parameters; a telemetry circuit configured to communicate with the implantable medical device; and a device identification module configured to identify the device type using information received from the implantable medical device via telemetry. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for programming an implantable medical device for a patient, the method comprising:
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receiving device-specific information indicative of a device type of the implantable medical device from the implantable medical device via a telemetry link; collecting patient-specific information including the patient'"'"'s electronic medical records, the patient-specific information including a symptom or circumstance that indicates advisability of one or more medical treatments deliverable by the implantable medical device; automatically producing values of a set of operational parameters by using the patient-specific information and the device type; and programming the implantable medical device using the values of the set of operational parameters via the telemetry link. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for programming an implantable medical device using an external device, the method comprising:
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receiving device-specific information indicative of a device type of the implantable medical device from the implantable medical device coupled to the external device via a telemetry link; collecting patient-specific information from one or more storage devices coupled to the external device via a telecommunication network, the patient-specific information including indications for use of the implantable medical device, the indications each including a symptom or circumstance that indicates advisability of one or more medical treatments deliverable by the implantable medical device; automatically producing values of a set of operational parameters by using the patient-specific information and the device type; and programming the implantable medical device using the values of the set of operational parameters via the telemetry link. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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