Arrangement and system for enabling patient control of electrical therapies
First Claim
1. A system for temporarily disabling an electrical therapy application by an implanted medical device, the implanted medical device including a capacitive circuit adapted to charge and to discharge such that the electrical therapy is applied, the implanted medical device automatically causing the capacitive circuit to charge and discharge at least once within a selected period, the system comprising:
- a patient activator device adapted to communicate with the implanted medical device;
a disabling circuit within the implanted medical device and adapted to temporarily disable the application of the electrical therapy in response to the patient activator device;
an alerting arrangement adapted to alert the patient activator device in response to the disabling circuit; and
an override circuit adapted to override the temporary disabling of the electrical therapy application in response to the patient being in a relaxed mode.
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Abstract
A patient-controlled system for temporarily disabling an electrical cardioverting therapy in order to prepare the patient psychologically and physiologically for the pain associated with electrical cardioversion therapy. In an example embodiment, the system includes a capacitive circuit capable of charging and discharging in order to apply the electrical therapy. The implanted medical device automatically causes the capacitive circuit to charge and discharge at least once within a selected period. The system includes a patient activator device that communicates with the implanted device. A disabling circuit is also included within the implanted medical device that temporarily disables the electrical therapy application in response to the patient activator device. The system further includes an alerting arrangement that alerts the patient activator device in response to the disabling circuit. An override circuit overrides the temporary disabling of the electrical therapy application in response to the patient being in a relaxed mode.
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1. A system for temporarily disabling an electrical therapy application by an implanted medical device, the implanted medical device including a capacitive circuit adapted to charge and to discharge such that the electrical therapy is applied, the implanted medical device automatically causing the capacitive circuit to charge and discharge at least once within a selected period, the system comprising:
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a patient activator device adapted to communicate with the implanted medical device;
a disabling circuit within the implanted medical device and adapted to temporarily disable the application of the electrical therapy in response to the patient activator device;
an alerting arrangement adapted to alert the patient activator device in response to the disabling circuit; and
an override circuit adapted to override the temporary disabling of the electrical therapy application in response to the patient being in a relaxed mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An implanted medical device adapted to automatically apply an electrical therapy to a patient'"'"'s heart at least once in a selected time period, the implanted medical device comprising:
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a communications circuit adapted to communicate telemetrically from the implanted medical device in response to an external patient activator device;
a disabling circuit adapted to temporarily disable the electrical therapy application;
an alerting arrangement adapted to alert the patient activator device in response to the disabling circuit; and
an override circuit adapted to override the temporary disabling of the electrical therapy application in response to the patient being in a relaxed mode. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for temporarily disabling an electrical therapy application by an implanted medical device, the implanted medical device including a capacitive circuit adapted to charge and to discharge such that the electrical therapy is applied, the implanted medical device automatically causing the capacitive circuit to charge and discharge at least once within a selected period, the system comprising:
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a patient activator device adapted to communicate with the implanted medical device;
means, within the implanted medical device and responsive to the patient activator device, for temporarily disabling the electrical therapy application;
means, responsive to the disabling means, for alerting the patient activator device; and
means, responsive to the patient being in a relaxed mode, for overriding the temporary disabling of the electrical therapy application. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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