MULTI-SENSOR BASED CARDIAC STIMULATION
First Claim
1. An ambulatory medical device (AMD), comprising:
- a stimulation generator circuit configured to generate stimulation for stimulating a target tissue in a patient according to at least one stimulation parameter;
a signal sensor circuit including a sense amplifier circuit to sense one or more physiological signals and a filter circuit to generate two or more signal metrics from the sensed one or more physiological signals;
a cardiac condition detector circuit including a blending circuit to use the two or more signal metrics to generate a cardiac condition indicator, and a comparator circuit to detect an event of worsening cardiac condition using the cardiac condition indicator; and
a stimulation programmer circuit coupled to the cardiac condition detector circuit and the signal sensor circuit, the stimulation programmer circuit configured to;
in response to the detection of the event of worsening cardiac condition, determine a parameter value for the at least one stimulation parameter based on information about temporal responses of the two or more signal metrics; and
program the stimulation generator circuit with the determined parameter value.
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Abstract
Devices and methods for improving device therapy such as cardiac resynchronization therapy by determining a value for a device parameter are described. An ambulatory medical device (AMD) can include a sensor circuit to sense a physiological signal and generate two or more signal metrics, and detect an event of worsening cardiac condition using the two or more signal metrics. In response to the detection of worsening cardiac condition, the AMD can determine, for a stimulator, a value of at least one stimulation parameter based on temporal responses of two or more signal metrics. The temporal responses include near-term and long-term responses to the stimulation. The AMD can program the stimulator with the determined parameter value, and generate stimulation according to the determined parameter value to stimulate target tissue.
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20 Claims
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1. An ambulatory medical device (AMD), comprising:
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a stimulation generator circuit configured to generate stimulation for stimulating a target tissue in a patient according to at least one stimulation parameter; a signal sensor circuit including a sense amplifier circuit to sense one or more physiological signals and a filter circuit to generate two or more signal metrics from the sensed one or more physiological signals; a cardiac condition detector circuit including a blending circuit to use the two or more signal metrics to generate a cardiac condition indicator, and a comparator circuit to detect an event of worsening cardiac condition using the cardiac condition indicator; and a stimulation programmer circuit coupled to the cardiac condition detector circuit and the signal sensor circuit, the stimulation programmer circuit configured to; in response to the detection of the event of worsening cardiac condition, determine a parameter value for the at least one stimulation parameter based on information about temporal responses of the two or more signal metrics; and program the stimulation generator circuit with the determined parameter value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An ambulatory medical device (AMD), comprising:
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a stimulation generator circuit configured to generate stimulation for simulating a target tissue in a patient according to at least one stimulation parameter; a signal sensor circuit including a sense amplifier circuit to sense one or more physiological signals and a filter circuit to generate two or more signal metrics from the sensed one or more physiological signals; a cardiac condition detector circuit including a blending circuit to use the two or more signal metrics to generate a cardiac condition indicator, and a comparator circuit to detect an event of worsening cardiac condition using the cardiac condition indicator; and a stimulation programmer circuit coupled to the cardiac condition detector circuit and the signal sensor circuit, the stimulation programmer circuit configured to; in response to the detection of the event of worsening cardiac condition;
adjust at least one stimulation parameter;program the stimulation generator circuit to deliver stimulation using the adjusted at least one stimulation parameter; and determine an effectiveness of the adjustment or whether further adjustment of the at least one stimulation parameter is needed based on information about temporal responses of the two or more signal metrics.
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13. A method, comprising:
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sensing one or more physiological signals and generating two or more signal metrics from the sensed one or more physiological signals; generating a cardiac condition indicator using the two or more signal metrics; detecting an event of worsening cardiac condition using the cardiac condition indicator; in response to the detection of the event of worsening cardiac condition, configuring a stimulator including adjusting a parameter value of at least one stimulation parameter; using the stimulator to generate stimulation according to the at least one stimulation parameter with the adjusted parameter value and deliver the stimulation to a target tissue in a patient; sensing temporal responses of the two or more signal metrics; determining a parameter value for the at least one stimulation parameter based on the temporal responses; and programming the stimulation generator with the determined parameter value. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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