Method of patient initiated electro-cardiogram storage, status query and therapy activation
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- an implantable cardiac rhythm management device configured to detect electrocardiogram data of a patient'"'"'s heart and to provide a cardiac rhythm therapy to a patient;
a handheld patient-operated user-interface device, communicatively coupled to the cardiac rhythm management device, the user-interface device configured to deliver a first patient-initiated query command to the cardiac rhythm management device, to receive heart rhythm status information from the cardiac rhythm management device, and to provide the heart rhythm status information to the patient in response to the first query command, the heart rhythm status information including;
a normal rhythm indication if the heart rhythm status information is indicative of a normal heart rhythm;
an abnormal rhythm indication if the heart rhythm status information is indicative of an abnormal heart rhythm; and
wherein the cardiac rhythm management device is configured to record a current heart rhythm in response to the provided abnormal rhythm indication if the abnormal rhythm indication is provided in response to the first query command; and
wherein the cardiac rhythm management device is configured to record a current heart rhythm in response to a second patient-initiated query command delivered to the cardiac rhythm management device following the provided normal rhythm indication in response to the first query.
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Abstract
Heart rhythm status information can be provided to a user, including providing a normal heart rhythm indication if detected electrocardiogram data is indicative of a normal heart rhythm, providing an abnormal heart rhythm indication if detected electrocardiogram data is indicative of an abnormal heart rhythm. Further, a current heart rhythm can be recorded, including recording the current heart rhythm in response to the provided abnormal heart rhythm indication if an abnormal heart rhythm indication is provided in response to the first query command, and recording the current heart rhythm in response to a second patient-initiated query command from the user-interface device following a normal heart rhythm indication in response to the first query command.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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an implantable cardiac rhythm management device configured to detect electrocardiogram data of a patient'"'"'s heart and to provide a cardiac rhythm therapy to a patient; a handheld patient-operated user-interface device, communicatively coupled to the cardiac rhythm management device, the user-interface device configured to deliver a first patient-initiated query command to the cardiac rhythm management device, to receive heart rhythm status information from the cardiac rhythm management device, and to provide the heart rhythm status information to the patient in response to the first query command, the heart rhythm status information including; a normal rhythm indication if the heart rhythm status information is indicative of a normal heart rhythm; an abnormal rhythm indication if the heart rhythm status information is indicative of an abnormal heart rhythm; and wherein the cardiac rhythm management device is configured to record a current heart rhythm in response to the provided abnormal rhythm indication if the abnormal rhythm indication is provided in response to the first query command; and wherein the cardiac rhythm management device is configured to record a current heart rhythm in response to a second patient-initiated query command delivered to the cardiac rhythm management device following the provided normal rhythm indication in response to the first query. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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querying an implantable cardiac rhythm management device using a first patient-initiated query command from a handheld patient-operated user-interface device; providing heart rhythm status information to the user-interface device from the cardiac rhythm management device in response to the first query command, the heart rhythm status information indicating a status of a patient'"'"'s heart rhythm using electrocardiogram data detected by the cardiac rhythm management device, the providing the heart rhythm status information including; providing a normal heart rhythm indication if the detected electrocardiogram data is indicative of a normal heart rhythm; providing an abnormal heart rhythm indication if the detected electrocardiogram data is indicative of an abnormal heart rhythm; and recording a current heart rhythm using the cardiac rhythm management device, the recording the current heart rhythm including; recording the current heart rhythm in response to the provided abnormal heart rhythm indication if an abnormal heart rhythm indication is provided in response to the first query command; and recording the current heart rhythm in response to a second patient-initiated query command from the user-interface device following a normal heart rhythm indication in response to the first query command. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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