Method and apparatus for monitoring physiological data from an implantable medical device
First Claim
1. A monitoring system for monitoring the physiological condition of a patient who has an implantable cardiac stimulating device capable of transmitting data that is representative of the physiological condition of the patient and data that is representative of the condition of the device, the monitoring system comprising:
- at least one monitoring unit that may operate unattended, the monitoring unit having;
a telemetry head for receiving the data that is transmitted from the implantable cardiac stimulating device,a control unit for receiving the data from the telemetry head, the control unit comprising analyzing means for analyzing the received data to determine whether the implantable cardiac stimulating device is operating properly;
status of the physiological condition of the patient and whether an alarm condition exists,an input interface for permitting programming of the control unit, andtransmission means connected to the control unit for transmitting data and analyses and for transmitting an alarm signal if the control unit determines that an alarm condition exists; and
a central monitoring station, remote from the patient, for receiving the alarm signal, data and analyses when transmitted from the monitoring unit by the transmission means and wherein the central monitoring station comprises means for displaying that an alarm condition exists.
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Abstract
A monitoring system is provided that monitors the condition of a patient by analyzing physiological data received from implantable medical devices. The monitoring system has at least one monitoring unit, which preferably is suitable for stand-alone operation, or which may be connected to a central monitoring station. The monitoring unit, which receives the physiological data from the implantable medical devices via telemetry, determines whether a patient'"'"'s physiological condition warrants attention. If the patient'"'"'s condition is determined to be abnormal, the monitoring unit generates an audible alarm signal or generates an alarm signal that is transmitted to the central monitoring station.
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25 Claims
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1. A monitoring system for monitoring the physiological condition of a patient who has an implantable cardiac stimulating device capable of transmitting data that is representative of the physiological condition of the patient and data that is representative of the condition of the device, the monitoring system comprising:
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at least one monitoring unit that may operate unattended, the monitoring unit having; a telemetry head for receiving the data that is transmitted from the implantable cardiac stimulating device, a control unit for receiving the data from the telemetry head, the control unit comprising analyzing means for analyzing the received data to determine whether the implantable cardiac stimulating device is operating properly;
status of the physiological condition of the patient and whether an alarm condition exists,an input interface for permitting programming of the control unit, and transmission means connected to the control unit for transmitting data and analyses and for transmitting an alarm signal if the control unit determines that an alarm condition exists; and a central monitoring station, remote from the patient, for receiving the alarm signal, data and analyses when transmitted from the monitoring unit by the transmission means and wherein the central monitoring station comprises means for displaying that an alarm condition exists. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for monitoring a person'"'"'s physical condition, comprising:
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an implantable cardiac stimulating device capable of transmitting event markers and physiological data; at least one monitoring unit that may operate unattended, the monitoring unit having; a telemetry head for receiving the event markers and physiological data transmitted by the implantable cardiac stimulating device, a control unit for receiving and analyzing the event markers and physiological data from the telemetry head, said control unit comprising analyzing means for analyzing the event markers and physiological data and alarm determination means for determining whether an alarm condition exists, and transmission means connected to the control unit for transmitting event markers, analyses and for transmitting an alarm signal if the control unit determines that an alarm condition exists; and a central monitoring station for receiving the alarm signal, event markers, physiological data and analyses when transmitted from the monitoring unit by the transmission means. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for unattended monitoring of the physiological condition of a patient who has an implanted cardiac stimulating device and for the unattended monitoring of the device itself, the method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting event markers and physiological data from the implanted cardiac stimulating device; receiving the transmitted event markers and physiological data with a monitoring unit; analyzing the event markers and physiological data with a control unit associated with the monitoring unit to determine if an alarm condition exists; and transmitting an alarm signal to a central monitoring station when it is determined that an alarm condition exists. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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