Implantable medical device configured as a pedometer
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1. A system comprising:
- an implantable cardiac rhythm management device comprising;
a control circuit; and
a motion sensing device coupled to the control circuit, the motion sensing device configured to transmit a signal to the control circuit;
wherein the control circuit is configured to;
identify a candidate step of a patient using the motion sensing device signal; and
confirm that the candidate step is an actual individual step of the patient.
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Abstract
A system includes an implantable medical device. The implantable medical device includes a control circuit and a motion sensing device. The motion sensing device is coupled to the control circuit, and the motion sensing device is configured to transmit signals to the control circuit. The control circuit is configured to identify one or more steps of a patient using the motion sensing device signal.
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1. A system comprising:
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an implantable cardiac rhythm management device comprising; a control circuit; and a motion sensing device coupled to the control circuit, the motion sensing device configured to transmit a signal to the control circuit; wherein the control circuit is configured to; identify a candidate step of a patient using the motion sensing device signal; and confirm that the candidate step is an actual individual step of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving data from an implantable motion sensing device associated with an implantable cardiac rhythm management device; and processing the data to; identify a candidate step taken by a patient; and confirm that the candidate step is an actual individual step of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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an implantable cardiac rhythm management device comprising; a control circuit; a motion sensing device coupled to the control circuit, the motion sensing device configured to transmit a signal to the control circuit; and a telemetry circuit, coupled to the control circuit, and configured to transmit a signal to an external device; wherein the external device is configured to; identify a candidate step of a patient using the motion sensing device signal; and confirm that the candidate step is an actual individual step of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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