Programming system having means for recording and analyzing a patient's cardiac signal
First Claim
1. A programming system for programming and optimizing a plurality of programmed parameters for use in a cardiac stimulating device, the cardiac stimulating device being capable of applying a corresponding therapy to a patient'"'"'s heart based on the plurality of programmed parameters, the programming system comprising:
- means for recording a patient'"'"'s cardiac signal for play back;
means for playing back the patient'"'"'s cardiac signal;
means for analyzing the response of the cardiac stimulating device to the played back cardiac signal based on the plurality of parameters, the analyzing means comprising means for determining optimal value for each of the plurality of parameters, wherein;
the plurality of parameters comprises a set of arrhythmia detection criteria;
the cardiac stimulating device is capable of detecting an episode of arrhythmia based on the set of arrhythmia detection criteria; and
whereinthe analyzing means further comprises means for adjusting the value of each parameter in the set of arrhythmia detection criteria until detection of the arrhythmia is optimized; and
means for generating a simulated cardiac signal.
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Abstract
A programming system is provided that allows a physician or medical personnel to optimize the settings of various arrhythmia detection criteria and/or parameters related to hemodynamic performance to be programmed into the implanted cardiac stimulating device. The cardiac stimulating device may be a pacemaker or cardioverter/defibrillator that detects heart arrhythmias by using various arrhythmia detection criteria. The cardiac stimulating device is capable of recording the patient'"'"'s cardiac signals and/or sensor data. The programming system may play back the recorded signals to test the detection criteria and hemodynamic performance and may simulate the response of the device to the cardiac signal. Alternatively, the programming system may play back an artificially created or previously stored cardiac signal for test purposes. As a result, the recorded signal may be played back repeatedly without unnecessarily stressing the patient'"'"'s heart. Additionally, the programmer may suggest specific arrhythmia detection criteria and therapies to a physician based on an analysis of a patient'"'"'s arrhythmia.
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53 Claims
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1. A programming system for programming and optimizing a plurality of programmed parameters for use in a cardiac stimulating device, the cardiac stimulating device being capable of applying a corresponding therapy to a patient'"'"'s heart based on the plurality of programmed parameters, the programming system comprising:
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means for recording a patient'"'"'s cardiac signal for play back; means for playing back the patient'"'"'s cardiac signal; means for analyzing the response of the cardiac stimulating device to the played back cardiac signal based on the plurality of parameters, the analyzing means comprising means for determining optimal value for each of the plurality of parameters, wherein; the plurality of parameters comprises a set of arrhythmia detection criteria; the cardiac stimulating device is capable of detecting an episode of arrhythmia based on the set of arrhythmia detection criteria; and
whereinthe analyzing means further comprises means for adjusting the value of each parameter in the set of arrhythmia detection criteria until detection of the arrhythmia is optimized; and means for generating a simulated cardiac signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A programming system for optimizing a set of arrhythmia detection criteria for use in a cardiac stimulating device, the cardiac stimulating device being capable of detecting an episode of arrhythmia based on the set of arrhythmia detection criteria, and of applying a corresponding antiarrhythmia therapy to a patient'"'"'s heart, the programming system comprising:
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means, within the cardiac stimulating device, for recording a patient'"'"'s cardiac signal; means for playing back the cardiac signal; and means for analyzing the response of the cardiac stimulating device to the played back cardiac signal and determining a set of optimized arrhythmia detection criteria, wherein the analyzing means comprises means for adjusting the value of each parameter in the set of arrhythmia detection criteria until detection of the arrhythmia is optimal; and means for simulating the response of the cardiac stimulating device to the played back cardiac signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for optimizing a plurality of programmable parameters for use in a cardiac stimulating device, the cardiac stimulating device being capable of applying a corresponding therapy to a patient'"'"'s heart based on a plurality of programmable parameters selected, the method comprising the steps of:
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recording a patient'"'"'s cardiac signal to play back; playing back the cardiac signal; analyzing the response of the cardiac stimulating device to the played back cardiac signal based on the plurality of programmable parameters selected; producing a default cardiac signal; and displaying the default cardiac signal when desired. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for optimizing a set of arrhythmia detection criteria for use in a cardiac stimulating device, the cardiac stimulating device being capable of detecting an episode of arrhythmia in a patient based on the set of arrhythmia detection criteria, and of applying a corresponding antiarrhythmia therapy to a patient'"'"'s heart, the method comprising the steps of:
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recording the episode of arrhythmia as a cardiac signal; receiving the recorded cardiac signal; playing back the cardiac signal; analyzing the response of the cardiac stimulating device to the played back cardiac signal based on the set of arrhythmia detection criteria; analyzing the cardiac signal; and creating recommended arrhythmia detection criteria accordingly. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A programmer for programming a cardiac stimulating device with arrhythmia detection criteria, the cardiac stimulating device being capable of detecting an episode of arrhythmia based on the set of arrhythmia detection criteria, the cardiac stimulating device applying a corresponding antiarrhythmia therapy to a patient'"'"'s heart, the programmer comprising:
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a control unit for implementing a programming system; a telemetry head connected to the control unit for communicating with the cardiac stimulating device via telemetry; a program storage unit connected to the control unit for storing programs and data; an input interface connected to the control unit for receiving commands from a user; a display connected to the control unit, the control unit playing back a cardiac signal that is representative of an intracardiac electrogram of an episode of arrhythmia to test the response of the cardiac stimulating device; means for receiving a recorded cardiac signal from a cardiac stimulating device; and means for simulating the response of the medical device to the recorded cardiac signal based on the set of arrhythmia detection criteria. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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