Patient controlled atrial shock therapy
First Claim
1. A patient controllable atrial shock therapy system, comprising:
- an implantable device including;
means for detecting an atrial arrhythmia event episode and updating automatically an atrial arrhythmia event status periodically throughout the duration of a detected atrial arrhythmia event episode;
means for detecting a patient activation request originating from external to the implantable device; and
means for generating a message indicating to a patient the periodically updated ongoing atrial arrhythmia event status in response to detection of the patient activation request.
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Abstract
An implanted cardiac device detects an atrial arrhythmia and provides periodically updated atrial arrhythmia status as long as the arrhythmia is ongoing. A patient may request an indication of ongoing atrial arrhythmia status from external to the patient using a patient activator. The patient activator may include a magnet for closing a reed switch in the implanted device to provide the request or may provide the request over a telemetry link to the implanted device. The implanted device may provide the requested atrial arrhythmia status and other information in the form of an audible tone produced by the implanted device or as a message telemetered from the implanted device to the patient activator. The patient activator may include a tone detector and display for providing a visual indication of the atrial arrhythmia status indication. The magnet activator may also be employed to request or withhold atrial shock therapy.
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21 Claims
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1. A patient controllable atrial shock therapy system, comprising:
an implantable device including; means for detecting an atrial arrhythmia event episode and updating automatically an atrial arrhythmia event status periodically throughout the duration of a detected atrial arrhythmia event episode; means for detecting a patient activation request originating from external to the implantable device; and means for generating a message indicating to a patient the periodically updated ongoing atrial arrhythmia event status in response to detection of the patient activation request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A patient controllable cardiac shock therapy system, comprising:
an implantable device including; means for detecting a cardiac arrhythmia and providing a cardiac arrhythmia event status; means for detecting a patient activation request originating from external to the implantable device; and means for generating audible tone messages within the implantable device indicating the cardiac arrhythmia event status in response to detection of the patient activation request. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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an implantable device including; an arrhythmia detector to detect an arrhythmia event episode and provide an arrhythmia event status during the detected arrhythmia event episode; a switch operating in response to a magnetic field representative of an external activation request; and an implantable device processor coupled to the switch to detect the external activation request, the implantable device processor generating a message indicative of the arrhythmia event status in response to the external activation request; and a patient controlled hand-held external activator adapted to provide the magnetic field representative of the external activation request. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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