Method and apparatus for indication-based programming of cardiac rhythm management devices
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1. An external system for programming an implantable medical device, the system comprising:
- an external telemetry circuit configured to communicate with the implantable medical device; and
an indication-based programming device including;
a patient information input to receive patient-specific information including indications for use of the implantable medical device;
a device information input to receive device-specific information including a device type indicative of a plurality of programmable parameters;
an indication-based parameter generation module coupled to the patient information input and the device information input, the indication-based parameter generation module adapted to produce values for a set of operational parameters of the plurality of programmable parameters based on the patient-specific information and the device-specific information; and
a programming module coupled to the external telemetry circuit and the indication-based parameter generation module, the programming module adapted to program the implantable medical device using the values of the set of operational parameters.
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Abstract
A cardiac rhythm management (CRM) system includes a programming device that determines parameters for programming an implantable medical device based on patient-specific information including indications for use of the implantable medical device. By executing an indication-based programming algorithm, the programming device substantially automates the process between the diagnosis of a patient and the programming of an implantable medical device using parameters individually determined for that patient.
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1. An external system for programming an implantable medical device, the system comprising:
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an external telemetry circuit configured to communicate with the implantable medical device; and an indication-based programming device including; a patient information input to receive patient-specific information including indications for use of the implantable medical device; a device information input to receive device-specific information including a device type indicative of a plurality of programmable parameters; an indication-based parameter generation module coupled to the patient information input and the device information input, the indication-based parameter generation module adapted to produce values for a set of operational parameters of the plurality of programmable parameters based on the patient-specific information and the device-specific information; and a programming module coupled to the external telemetry circuit and the indication-based parameter generation module, the programming module adapted to program the implantable medical device using the values of the set of operational parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A cardiac rhythm management (CRM) system, comprising:
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an implantable medical device of a type identified by a device type indicative of one or more available operational modes and a plurality of programmable parameters; and an external system including; an external telemetry circuit configured to communicate with the implantable medical device; and an indication-based programming device including; a patient information input to receive patient-specific information including indications for use of the implantable medical device; a device information input to receive device-specific information including the device type; an indication-based parameter generation module coupled to the patient information input and the device information input, the indication-based parameter generation module adapted to produce values for a set of operational parameters of the plurality of programmable parameters based on the patient-specific information and the device-specific information, the values for the set of operational parameters enabling the implantable medical device to operation in at one of the one or more operational modes; and a programming module coupled to the indication-based parameter generation module and the external telemetry circuit, the programming module adapted to program the implantable medical device using the values of the set of operational parameters. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for programming an implantable medical device, the method comprising:
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collecting patient-specific information including indications for use of the implantable medical device; receiving device-specific information including a device type of the implantable medical device, the device type indicative of one or more available operational modes and a plurality of programmable parameters; executing an indication-based programming algorithm to produce values for a set of operational parameters of the plurality of programmable parameters based on the patient-specific information and the device-specific information; and receiving a user election to accept, modify, or discard the values for the set of operational parameters. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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