System and method of detecting and diagnosing pacing system malfunctions
First Claim
1. A method of diagnosing a malfunction of a pacing system, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a combined signal that is a high bandwidth combined signal that comprises a biopotential signal and a pacer signal;
applying a first logic to the high bandwidth combined signal, the first logic being directed to detecting a pacing system malfunction when applied to the high bandwidth combined signal;
detecting a pacing system malfunction;
determining a cause of the detected malfunction; and
displaying the detected malfunction and the determined cause of the malfunction.
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Abstract
A method of diagnosing a malfunction of a pacing system includes the steps of receiving a biopotential signal, detecting a pacing system malfunction, detecting a cause of the malfunction, and displaying the detected malfunction and detected cause of the malfunction. A pacing system is also disclosed herein. The system includes an electrode array that receives a biopotential signal associated with the pacing system. A malfunction detector applies a malfunction logic to the biopotential signal to identify a pacing system malfunction and applies a morphology logic to the biopotential signal to identify a morphology of the biopotential signal. An output generator receives an indication of the identified pacing system malfunction and the identified cause of the malfunction and creates an output indicative of the identified pacing system malfunction and the identified cause.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of diagnosing a malfunction of a pacing system, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a combined signal that is a high bandwidth combined signal that comprises a biopotential signal and a pacer signal; applying a first logic to the high bandwidth combined signal, the first logic being directed to detecting a pacing system malfunction when applied to the high bandwidth combined signal; detecting a pacing system malfunction; determining a cause of the detected malfunction; and displaying the detected malfunction and the determined cause of the malfunction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of diagnosing a malfunction of a pacing system, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a combined signal; detecting a pacing system malfunction; selecting a morphology logic to apply to the combined signal to determine the cause of the detected malfunction; and identifying a morphological feature of the combined signal based on the application of the morphology logic to the combined signal; determining a cause of the detected malfunction; and displaying the malfunction and the determined cause of the malfunction; wherein the step of detecting a pacing system malfunction detects a failure to sense malfunction, the morphology logic is selected based upon the detected failure to sense malfunction, and the determined cause of the malfunction is lead fracture. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A method of diagnosing a malfunction of a pacing system, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a combined signal; detecting a failure to capture pacing system malfunction; detecting a failure to sense pacing system malfunction; based upon the detected failure to capture and the detected failure to sense malfunctions, determining a macro dislodgement cause of the failure to capture and failure to sense pacing system malfunctions; and displaying the detected malfunction and the determined cause of the malfunction. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method of diagnosing a malfunction of a pacing system, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a combined signal; detecting a pacing system malfunction; determining a cause of the detected malfunction; and displaying the detected malfunction and the determined cause of the malfunction; wherein the detected pacing system malfunction is a failure to capture, and the determined cause of the malfunction is micro dislodgement. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method of diagnosing a malfunction of a pacing system, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a combined signal; detecting an inappropriate rate pacing system malfunction; detecting a failure to capture pacing system malfunction; selecting a logic to apply to the biopotential signal based on the detected inappropriate rate and failure to capture pacing system malfunctions; applying the selected logic to the biopotential signal; identifying an excessive pace droop biopotential signal morphology; determining a cause of the detected malfunction; and displaying the detected malfunction and the determined cause of the malfunction; wherein the determined cause of the malfunction is depletion of a pacing system battery. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A system for detecting pacing system malfunctions, the system comprising:
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an electrode array configured to be attached to a patient being treated with an electrical pacing system, the electrode array receiving a combined signal comprising a signal associated with the electrical pacing system and a biopotential signal; a malfunction detector, the malfunction detector comprising a malfunction logic and a morphology logic, the malfunction detector receiving the combined signal, applying the malfunction logic to the combined signal to identify a pacing system malfunction, and applying the morphology logic to the combined signal to identify a morphology of the combined signal, the morphology being indicative of the cause of the malfunction; and an output generator connected to the malfunction detector, the output generator receiving an indication of the identified pacing system malfunction and the identified cause of the malfunction, the output generator creating an output that displays the identified pacing system malfunction and the identified cause. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A pacing system comprising:
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a pacemaker connected to the heart of a patient, the pacemaker periodically stimulating the heart; an electrode array attached to the patient at locations suitable for acquisition of a combined signal including a biopotential signal from the heart and a pacer signal from the pacemaker; an ECG monitor connected to the electrode array, the combined signal acquired by the electrode array being transmitted to the ECG monitor; a malfunction detector applying a malfunction logic to the acquired combined signal, the malfunction logic identifying at least one pacing defect present in the combined signal and applying a morphology logic to the combined signal to identify a morphology of the combined signal, the morphology of the combined signal being indicative of a cause of the at least one pacing defect; and an output generator connected to the malfunction detector, the output generator receiving an indication of the determined cause of the malfunction and producing an output indicative of the determined cause. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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