Non-contact EKG
First Claim
1. A system including a non-tissue contacting electrode in cooperation with an external device, the system comprising:
- an IMD in data communication with the external device; and
means for establishing the data communication between said IMD and the external device;
said means for establishing the data communication being adapted to incorporate the non-tissue contacting electrode wherein the non-tissue contact electrode includes sensing means to detect cardiac depolarization waveforms.
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Abstract
A non-tissue contacting electrode system senses physiologic signals from a patient during implant and/or followup of an implantable medical device (IMD) via an external programmer or other monitoring instrument. These sensing systems are electrically connected to the circuitry of the external device and detect cardiac depolarization waveforms displayable as electrocardiographic tracings on the instrument screen when the programming head is positioned above an implanted pacemaker (or other implanted device) so equipped with a non-tissue contacting electrode system. The structure and system provide an enhanced capability for detecting and gathering physiological signals from a patient with minimally invasive patient contact.
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17 Claims
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1. A system including a non-tissue contacting electrode in cooperation with an external device, the system comprising:
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an IMD in data communication with the external device; and
means for establishing the data communication between said IMD and the external device;
said means for establishing the data communication being adapted to incorporate the non-tissue contacting electrode wherein the non-tissue contact electrode includes sensing means to detect cardiac depolarization waveforms. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A system including a non-tissue contacting electrode in cooperation with an external device, the system comprising:
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an IMD in data communication with the external device; and
means for establishing the data communication between said IMD and the external device;
the non-tissue contacting electrode being adapted to communicate with said external device such that EKG readings from the electrode are displayable on said external device. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-contact electrode system having at least one electrode, the system comprising:
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means for adapting the least one of said non-contact electrode for attachment; and
means for transferring physiologic data obtained by said at least one electrode to an external device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-contact electrode in cooperation with a Web-enabled data management system, comprising:
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means for transferring physiologic data collected from a patient with an implanted medical device (IMD);
an external device in data communication with the non-contact electrode to uplink and transfer said physiologic data;
interface means to transfer said physiologic data from said external device to a network; and
means to transfer said physiologic data from said network to a PC or a network server. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method of collecting physiological data using one or more non-contact electrodes comprising:
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positioning the one or more non-contact electrodes proximate to a patient; and
transferring physiologic data collected by the electrodes to an external device. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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