System and a method for cardiac monitoring
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring a heart of a patient, the system comprising:
- a physiological data input interface, configured to receive signals indicative of cardiac activity of the patient;
a processor configured to process the signals to provide monitoring results; and
an output interface operative to provide the monitoring results;
wherein the monitoring results comprise information indicative of;
(a) a heart rate of the patient during a monitoring period;
(b) at least one first time period in which the heart rate of the patient exceeded a first threshold; and
(c) at least one second time period in which the heart rate of the patient exceeded both the first threshold and a second threshold;
wherein the processor is configured to provide a first bradycardia indication if the heart rate of the patient was lower than the first threshold for a first bradycardia indicative duration;
provide a second bradycardia indication if the heart rate of the patient was lower than the second threshold, wherein the second threshold is lower than the first threshold and to process the signals to detect heart pauses;
wherein the output interface is further operative to provide a bradycardia indication, and a pause indication; and
wherein the pause indication is indicative of at least one heart pause and which is distinct from the bradycardia indication.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring a heart of a patient, the system includes: (i) a physiological data input interface, operative for receiving signals indicative of cardiac activity of the patient; (ii) a processor configured to process the signals to provide monitoring results; and (iii) an output interface operative to provide the monitoring results; wherein the monitoring results include information indicative of: (a) a heart rate of the patient during a monitoring period; (b) at least one first time period in which the heart rate of the patient exceeded a first threshold; and (c) at least one second time period in which the heart rate of the patient exceeded both the first threshold and a second threshold.
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40 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring a heart of a patient, the system comprising:
- a physiological data input interface, configured to receive signals indicative of cardiac activity of the patient;
a processor configured to process the signals to provide monitoring results; and
an output interface operative to provide the monitoring results;
wherein the monitoring results comprise information indicative of;
(a) a heart rate of the patient during a monitoring period;
(b) at least one first time period in which the heart rate of the patient exceeded a first threshold; and
(c) at least one second time period in which the heart rate of the patient exceeded both the first threshold and a second threshold;wherein the processor is configured to provide a first bradycardia indication if the heart rate of the patient was lower than the first threshold for a first bradycardia indicative duration;
provide a second bradycardia indication if the heart rate of the patient was lower than the second threshold, wherein the second threshold is lower than the first threshold and to process the signals to detect heart pauses;wherein the output interface is further operative to provide a bradycardia indication, and a pause indication; and
wherein the pause indication is indicative of at least one heart pause and which is distinct from the bradycardia indication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- a physiological data input interface, configured to receive signals indicative of cardiac activity of the patient;
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8. A system for monitoring a heart of a patient, the system comprising:
- a physiological data input interface, configured to receive signals indicative of cardiac activity of the patient;
a processor configured to process the signals to provide monitoring results; and
an output interface operative to provide the monitoring results;
wherein the monitoring results comprise information indicative of;
(a) a heart rate of the patient during a monitoring period;
(b) at least one first time period in which the heart rate of the patient exceeded a first threshold; and
(c) at least one second time period in which the heart rate of the patient exceeded both the first threshold and a second threshold;wherein the processor is further configured to; determine when the heart rate of the patient exceeds the first threshold for at least a first minimum duration; and provide monitoring results that comprise information pertaining to first time periods that are longer than the first minimum duration. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- a physiological data input interface, configured to receive signals indicative of cardiac activity of the patient;
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17. A system for monitoring a heart of a patient, the system comprising:
- a physiological data input interface, configured to receive signals indicative of cardiac activity of the patient;
a processor configured to process the signals to provide monitoring results; and
an output interface operative to provide the monitoring results;
wherein the monitoring results comprise information indicative of;
(a) a heart rate of the patient during a monitoring period;
(b) at least one first time period in which the heart rate of the patient exceeded a first threshold; and
(c) at least one second time period in which the heart rate of the patient exceeded both the first threshold and a second threshold;wherein the processor is further configured to provide monitoring summary of the monitoring period; wherein the monitoring summary comprises; a first time summation responsive to times in which the heart rate of the patient exceeded the first threshold for periods longer than a first minimum duration, and a second time summation responsive to times in which the heart rate of the patient exceeded the second threshold for periods longer than a second minimum duration. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
- a physiological data input interface, configured to receive signals indicative of cardiac activity of the patient;
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23. A system for monitoring a heart of a patient, the system comprising:
- a physiological data input interface, configured to receive signals indicative of cardiac activity of the patient;
a processor configured to process the signals to provide monitoring results; and
an output interface operative to provide the monitoring results;
wherein the monitoring results comprise information indicative of;
(a) a heart rate of the patient during a monitoring period;
(b) at least one first time period in which the heart rate of the patient exceeded a first threshold; and
(c) at least one second time period in which the heart rate of the patient exceeded both the first threshold and a second threshold;wherein the processor is further configured to; trigger a first monitoring state if the heart rate of the patient exceeds the first threshold for a first minimum duration, and trigger a second monitoring state if the heart rate of the patient exceeds the second threshold for a second minimum duration, wherein the triggering of the second monitoring state involves ceasing the first monitoring state, wherein timing information pertaining to the at least one first time period is gathered in the first monitoring state, and wherein timing information pertaining to the at least one second time period is gathered in the second monitoring state. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
- a physiological data input interface, configured to receive signals indicative of cardiac activity of the patient;
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29. A system for monitoring a heart of a patient, the system comprising:
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a physiological data input interface, configured to receive signals indicative of cardiac activity of the patient; a processor configured to process the signals to provide monitoring results; an output interface operative to provide the monitoring results;
wherein the monitoring results comprise information indicative of;
(a) a heart rate of the patient during monitoring period;
(b) at least one first time period in which the heart rate of the patient exceeded a first threshold; and
(c) at least one second time period in which the heart rate of the patient exceeded both the first threshold and a second threshold; anda wireless communication module coupled to the processor and operative to receive wireless instructions over a wireless network connection;
wherein the processor is further configured to modify at least one of the first and the second thresholds in response to the wireless instructions. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for monitoring a heart of a patient, the system comprising:
- a physiological data input interface, configured to receive signals indicative of cardiac activity of the patient;
a processor configured to process the signals to provide monitoring results; and
an output interface operative to provide the monitoring results;
wherein the monitoring results comprise information indicative of;
(a) a heart rate of the patient during a monitoring period;
(b) at least one first time period in which the heart rate of the patient exceeded a first threshold; and
(c) at least one second time period in which the heart rate of the patient exceeded both the first threshold and a second threshold;wherein the processor is further configured to provide monitoring results that are responsive to information gathered by at least one additional sensor that is selected from a group consisting of a oxygen saturation sensor, a mechanical sensor, and an environmental sensor. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
- a physiological data input interface, configured to receive signals indicative of cardiac activity of the patient;
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37. A system for monitoring a heart of a patient, the system comprising:
- a physiological data input interface, configured to receive signals indicative of cardiac activity of the patient;
a processor configured to process the signals to provide monitoring results; and
an output interface operative to provide the monitoring results;
wherein the monitoring results comprise information indicative of;
(a) a heart rate of the patient during a monitoring period;
(b) at least one first time period in which the heart rate of the patient exceeded a first threshold; and
(c) at least one second time period in which the heart rate of the patient exceeded both the first threshold and a second threshold;
wherein the processor is further configured to utilize three or more thresholds comprising at least the first threshold, the second threshold and at least one additional threshold;
wherein the additional threshold is higher than the first and the second threshold;
wherein the processor is further configured to provide an exceeding indication if the heart rate of the patient exceeded any of the at least one additional thresholds. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
- a physiological data input interface, configured to receive signals indicative of cardiac activity of the patient;
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