ALARM FOR LEAD INSULATION ABNORMALITY
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1. A device, comprising:
- a separator to substantially free an implanted lead from surrounding tissue;
a sensor to sense an electrical parameter associated with the lead to determine a condition of an insulation layer of the lead; and
a controller operable to receive output from the sensor and determine when the condition of the insulation layer is not acceptable.
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Abstract
A system is provided to determine whether an insulating layer of an implanted lead is damaged.
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21 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a separator to substantially free an implanted lead from surrounding tissue; a sensor to sense an electrical parameter associated with the lead to determine a condition of an insulation layer of the lead; and a controller operable to receive output from the sensor and determine when the condition of the insulation layer is not acceptable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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detecting an irregularity in an insulating layer of an implanted lead; and warning a physician of the irregularity. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transient, tangible computer readable medium comprising microprocessor executable instructions that, when executed by a microprocessor, perform the following steps:
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receiving, by a controller and from a sensor, a sensed electrical parameter associated with an implanted lead; comparing, by the controller, the sensed electrical parameter with one or more predetermined thresholds associated with the existence of an irregularity; and based on the comparing step, determining, by the controller, that the implanted lead has an irregularity. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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an electrically conductive structure operable to provide, in the event of an irregularity in an insulating layer of an implanted lead, a changed electrical parameter associated with the lead; a sensor operable to sense the changed electrical parameter; and a controller operable to determine an instance of an irregularity in the lead based on the sensed, changed electrical parameter and warn a physician of the determined instance of an irregularity. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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