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 over a predetermined time interval for playback;
means for playing back such cardiac signal;
first telemetry means for telemetering the recorded cardiac signal; and
external programmer means comprising;
second telemetering means for receiving the telemetered recorded cardiac signal; and
means for analyzing the response of the cardiac stimulating device to the played back cardiac signal based on the plurality of programmed parameters.
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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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8 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 over a predetermined time interval for playback; means for playing back such cardiac signal; first telemetry means for telemetering the recorded cardiac signal; and external programmer means comprising; second telemetering means for receiving the telemetered recorded cardiac signal; and means for analyzing the response of the cardiac stimulating device to the played back cardiac signal based on the plurality of programmed parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A programming system for programming and optimizing a plurality of programmed parameters comprising arrhythmia detection criteria for use in a cardiac stimulating device, the cardiac stimulating device being capable of applying a corresponding therapy to a patient'"'"'s heart based upon the arrhythmia detection criteria, the programming system comprising:
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means for recording a patient'"'"'s cardiac signal over a predetermined time interval for playback, the cardiac signal comprising an episode of arrhythmia; means for playing back such recorded arrhythmia signal; first telemetry means for telemetering the recorded arrhythmia signal; and external programmer means comprising; second telemetry means for receiving the telemetered recorded arrhythmia signal; and means for analyzing the response of the cardiac stimulating device to the played back arrhythmia signals based on the arrhythmia detection criteria for optimizing such arrhythmia criteria. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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