Programmer system and associated methods for rapidly evaluating and programming an implanted cardiac device
First Claim
1. A method of automatically evaluating the operation at an implanted cardiac stimulation device, said method comprising the steps of:
- interrogating said cardiac stimulation device and retrieving information stored therein;
automatically analyzing said retrieved information in real-time and identifying a portion of said retrieved information as a predetermined event;
enabling real-time interactive modifications by the physician;
formatting said analyzed information into a format suitable for display; and
automatically displaying the portion of said retrieved information which is identified as said predetermined event.
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Abstract
An improved pacemaker programmer and diagnostic system retrieves information stored within a pacemaker and analyzes the retrieved data in real time. The information stored within the pacemaker can be retrieved by means of a telemetry communication link. The system automatically identifies significant patient events (such as regions of increased heart rate, or loss of atrial or ventricular capture) and displays the significant events to the monitoring physician so that the physician is not required to scroll through the retrieved data to identify significant events. Furthermore, the system automatically suggests modifications to pacemaker parameters based upon certain retrieved data. The physician need only confirm the changes in order to modify the parameters within the pacemaker, so that the modification of pacemaker parameters is reduced to a "one step" process. The system also includes features for allowing the physician to interactively adjust program parameters while viewing the results of parameter changes in real-time.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of automatically evaluating the operation at an implanted cardiac stimulation device, said method comprising the steps of:
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interrogating said cardiac stimulation device and retrieving information stored therein; automatically analyzing said retrieved information in real-time and identifying a portion of said retrieved information as a predetermined event; enabling real-time interactive modifications by the physician; formatting said analyzed information into a format suitable for display; and automatically displaying the portion of said retrieved information which is identified as said predetermined event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14)
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11. A method of facilitating the rapid evaluation and programming of an implanted cardiac stimulation device, said device operating based upon programmable parameters, said method comprising the steps of:
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interrogating said stimulation device and retrieving information stored therein; automatically analyzing said retrieved information in real-time and recommending a modification to be made to said at least one of said parameters; automatically displaying said recommended parameter modification on a display screen in real-time; and enabling real-time interactive modifications by the physician in response to the step of displaying said recommended parameter modification.
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15. A diagnostic system for use with an implantable medical device, said diagnostic system comprising:
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a telemetry system configured to establish a communication channel between said medical device and said diagnostic system; a processor, coupled to the telemetry system, which is programmed to interrogate said medical device via said communications channel to retrieve information stored in said medical device, said processor further programmed to analyze said retrieved information, to enable real-time modification of said retrieved information by the physician, and then to format said retrieved information into a format suitable for real-time interaction and display; and a display, coupled to said processor, configured to display said information in said format. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A diagnostic system for use with an implantable medical device, said medical device operating based upon a set of programmable parameters, said diagnostic system comprising:
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a communication system configured to establish a wireless communication channel between said medical device and said diagnostic system; a processor programmed to interrogate said medical device to retrieve information stored in said medical device, said processor further programmed to analyze said retrieved information, to automatically suggest modifications to said medical device parameters based upon said retrieved information, to enable real-time modification by the physician of said suggested modifications, and then to format said retrieved information into a format suitable for real-time interaction and display; a display, coupled to said processor, configured to display said formatted information. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus for use with an implantable medical device, said apparatus comprising:
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communication means for providing a communication channel to said medical device; means for interrogating said medical device, for retrieving information stored in said medical device, and for formatting said retrieved information into a format suitable for real-time display; means for displaying said formatted information; and means for analyzing said retrieved information in real-time to identify a predetermined event within said retrieved information, and for enabling real-time interactive modifications by the physician. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. An apparatus for use with an implantable medical device having parameters, said apparatus comprising:
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communication means which provide a communication channel to said medical device; means for interrogating said medical device, for retrieving information stored in said medical device, for analyzing said retrieved information, for automatically suggesting modifications to said medical device parameters based upon said analysis, for enabling real-time modifications by the physician of said suggested modifications, and for formatting said retrieved information into a format suitable for real-time interaction and display; means for displaying said formatted information.
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