System and method for remote pacing threshold assessment
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A cardiac rhythm management system comprising:
- an implantable medical device capable of delivering cardiac pacing therapy and sensing EGM signals and producing EGM waveform data, the IMD being programmed to perform cardiac pacing threshold testing, during which test data including EGM waveform data is obtained;
an external monitor communicating with the implantable medical device by telemetry and initiating the implantable medical device to perform the pacing threshold testing and receiving the test data including the obtained EGM waveform data; and
a computer remote from the external monitor operatively connected to the monitor and causing the monitor to initiate the implantable medical device to perform the threshold testing and receiving the test data from including the obtained EGM waveform data from the monitor wherein said initiating can be performed automatically and remotely.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A cardiac rhythm management system includes an implantable medical device capable of delivering cardiac therapy and sensing an EGM. The implantable medical device undergoes threshold testing and transmits testing data to a computer via a remote monitor.
17 Citations
18 Claims
-
1. A cardiac rhythm management system comprising:
-
an implantable medical device capable of delivering cardiac pacing therapy and sensing EGM signals and producing EGM waveform data, the IMD being programmed to perform cardiac pacing threshold testing, during which test data including EGM waveform data is obtained; an external monitor communicating with the implantable medical device by telemetry and initiating the implantable medical device to perform the pacing threshold testing and receiving the test data including the obtained EGM waveform data; and a computer remote from the external monitor operatively connected to the monitor and causing the monitor to initiate the implantable medical device to perform the threshold testing and receiving the test data from including the obtained EGM waveform data from the monitor wherein said initiating can be performed automatically and remotely. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
-
-
2. A cardiac rhythm management system comprising:
-
an implantable medical device capable of delivering cardiac pacing therapy and sensing EGM signals and producing EGM waveform data, the IMD being programmed to perform cardiac pacing threshold testing, during which test data including EGM waveform data is obtained; an external monitor communicating with the implantable medical device by telemetry and initiating the implantable medical device to perform the pacing threshold testing and receiving the test data including the obtained EGM waveform data; and a computer remote from the external monitor operatively connected to the monitor and causing the monitor to initiate the implantable medical device to perform the threshold testing and receiving the test data from including the obtained EGM waveform data from the monitor; and wherein the computer is programmed to automatically determine a cardiac pacing threshold value from the test data including the obtained EGM waveform data and adjust the IMD pacing margins.
-
-
10. A cardiac rhythm management method comprising:
-
employing an implantable medical device capable of delivering cardiac pacing therapy and sensing EGM signals and producing EGM waveform data, to perform cardiac pacing threshold testing, during which test data including EGM waveform data is obtained; employing a remote monitor to initiate the implantable medical device to perform the pacing threshold testing and to receive the test data including the obtained EGM waveform data; and employing a computer operatively connected to the remote monitor to cause the remote monitor to initiate the implantable medical device to perform the threshold testing and to receive the test data including the obtained EGM waveform data from the remote monitor wherein said initiating can be performed automatically and remotely. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
-
-
11. A cardiac rhythm management method comprising:
-
employing an implantable medical device capable of delivering cardiac pacing therapy and sensing EGM signals and producing EGM waveform data, to perform cardiac pacing threshold testing, during which test data including EGM waveform data is obtained; employing a remote monitor to initiate the implantable medical device to perform the pacing threshold testing and to receive the test data including the obtained EGM waveform data; and employing a computer operatively connected to the remote monitor to cause the remote monitor to initiate the implantable medical device to perform the threshold testing and to receive the test data including the obtained EGM waveform data from the remote monitor; and employing the computer to automatically determine a cardiac pacing threshold value from the test data including the obtained EGM waveform data and adjust the IMD pacing margins.
-
Specification