System and method for monitoring cardiovascular pressure
First Claim
1. A system for collection and display of a cardiovascular pressure of a patient, wherein the patient has an implanted medical device capable of providing a stimulus to the patient'"'"'s heart, the system comprising:
- (a) one or more cardiac cycle sensors capable of generating a first signal indicative of a characteristic of a cardiac cycle of the patient'"'"'s heart;
(b) one or more pressure sensors capable of generating a second signal indicative of a cardiovascular pressure of the patient;
(c) one or more transmitters configured to transmit the first and second signal to a database capable of storing patient information in the form of cardiac cycle data and pressure data;
(d) a processor configured to classify the cardiovascular pressure based on the cardiac cycle data, wherein the cardiac cycle data includes whether the cardiovascular pressure is determined during a cycle in which a stimulus was delivered to the patient'"'"'s heart by the implantable medical device, whether the cardiac cycle is intrinsic at the time that the cardiovascular pressure is determined, what type of stimulus was applied that could affect the determined cardiovascular pressure or a combination thereof; and
(e) a display showing the classification of the cardiovascular pressure.
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Abstract
A method for modulating one or more functions of an implanted medical device is disclosed. The method includes measuring a cardiovascular pressure of a patient; evaluating the cardiovascular pressure based on one or more characteristics of a cardiac cycle of the patient at the time the pressure was measured; and modulating one or more functions of the device based on the pressure. Also disclosed is a method for assessing a cardiovascular pressure of a patient with an implanted medical device that includes detecting one or more characteristics of a cardiac cycle of the patient'"'"'s heart; detecting the cardiovascular pressure of the patient; classifying the cardiovascular pressure based on one or more characteristics of the cardiac cycle of the patient'"'"'s heart; and displaying the cardiovascular pressure along with the classification. Also disclosed is a system for collection and display of a cardiovascular pressure of a patient.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for collection and display of a cardiovascular pressure of a patient, wherein the patient has an implanted medical device capable of providing a stimulus to the patient'"'"'s heart, the system comprising:
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(a) one or more cardiac cycle sensors capable of generating a first signal indicative of a characteristic of a cardiac cycle of the patient'"'"'s heart; (b) one or more pressure sensors capable of generating a second signal indicative of a cardiovascular pressure of the patient; (c) one or more transmitters configured to transmit the first and second signal to a database capable of storing patient information in the form of cardiac cycle data and pressure data; (d) a processor configured to classify the cardiovascular pressure based on the cardiac cycle data, wherein the cardiac cycle data includes whether the cardiovascular pressure is determined during a cycle in which a stimulus was delivered to the patient'"'"'s heart by the implantable medical device, whether the cardiac cycle is intrinsic at the time that the cardiovascular pressure is determined, what type of stimulus was applied that could affect the determined cardiovascular pressure or a combination thereof; and (e) a display showing the classification of the cardiovascular pressure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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