Automatic electrode integrity management systems and methods
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1. A method comprising:
- measuring an electrode impedance for a combination of two or more electrodes connected to an implantable cardiac function management device;
comparing the measured electrode impedance to a set of population data, the population data including electrode impedances for similar electrode combinations used in various patients in a patient population;
determining, based on the comparison of the measured electrode impedance to the set of population data, whether the measured electrode impedance represents a significant change for the combination of two or more electrodes; and
determining, if the measured electrode impedance represents a significant change, a reconfiguration option for the implantable cardiac function management device.
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This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for automatic electrode integrity management. Interelectrode impedance is measured for various electrode combinations of an implantable cardiac function management device. The impedance data is processed, such as at an external remote server, to determine whether an electrode is failing or has failed, to select an alternate electrode configuration, to alert a physician or patient, to predict a time-to-failure such as by using population data, or to reprogram electrode configuration or other device parameters of the implantable cardiac function management device.
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1. A method comprising:
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measuring an electrode impedance for a combination of two or more electrodes connected to an implantable cardiac function management device; comparing the measured electrode impedance to a set of population data, the population data including electrode impedances for similar electrode combinations used in various patients in a patient population; determining, based on the comparison of the measured electrode impedance to the set of population data, whether the measured electrode impedance represents a significant change for the combination of two or more electrodes; and determining, if the measured electrode impedance represents a significant change, a reconfiguration option for the implantable cardiac function management device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An implantable cardiac function management device comprising,
a processor; -
a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory including instructions, which when executed by the processor cause the implantable cardiac function management device to; measure an electrode impedance for a combination of two or more electrodes connected to the implantable cardiac function management device; compare the measured electrode impedance to a set of population data, the set of population data including electrode impedances for similar electrode combinations used in various patients in a patient population; determine, based on the comparison of the measured electrode impedance to the set of population data, whether the measured electrode impedance represents a significant change for the combination of two or more electrodes; and determine, if the measured electrode impedance represents a significant change, a reconfiguration option for the implantable cardiac function management device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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