System and method for alerting to unusual/atypical programming changes of a medical device
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1. A method of operating a medical device system, the method comprising:
- receiving a value of a programmable parameter of an ambulatory cardiac rhythm device from a user;
comparing, by the medical device system, the value of the programmable parameter to a distribution of values for the programmable parameter, wherein the distribution is representative of values of the parameter programmed for a patient population; and
presenting results of the comparison to the user;
wherein the programmable parameter is a mode in which the cardiac rhythm device operates or a lower rate limit for the cardiac rhythm device;
wherein presenting the results of the comparison to the user includes identifying a number of occurrences of the value of the parameter programmed in the patient population.
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Abstract
An apparatus comprises a communication circuit configured to communicate information with an ambulatory medical device, a user interface configured to receive a programmable parameter for the ambulatory medical device from a user, a memory to store a distribution of values for the programmable parameter, wherein the distribution is representative of values of the parameter programmed for a patient population, and a processor circuit configured to compare a received value of the programmable parameter to a distribution of programmed values for the programmable parameter and present results of the comparison to the user via a display of the user interface.
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1. A method of operating a medical device system, the method comprising:
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receiving a value of a programmable parameter of an ambulatory cardiac rhythm device from a user; comparing, by the medical device system, the value of the programmable parameter to a distribution of values for the programmable parameter, wherein the distribution is representative of values of the parameter programmed for a patient population; and presenting results of the comparison to the user; wherein the programmable parameter is a mode in which the cardiac rhythm device operates or a lower rate limit for the cardiac rhythm device; wherein presenting the results of the comparison to the user includes identifying a number of occurrences of the value of the parameter programmed in the patient population. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a communication circuit configured to communicate information with an ambulatory cardiac rhythm device; a user interface configured to receive a programmable parameter for the ambulatory cardiac rhythm device from a user; a memory to store a distribution of values for the programmable parameter, wherein the distribution is representative of values of the parameter programmed for a patient population; and a processor circuit configured to compare a received value of the programmable parameter to a distribution of programmed values for the programmable parameter and present results of the comparison to the user via a display of the user interface; wherein the results of the comparison includes identification of a number of occurrences of the value of the parameter programmed in the patient population; wherein the programmable parameter is a mode in which the cardiac rhythm device operates or a lower rate limit for the cardiac rhythm device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A medical device system comprising a first communicator device including:
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a communication circuit configured to communicate information associated with an ambulatory cardiac rhythm device; and a processor circuit configured to; determine that a current value of a programmable parameter of the ambulatory cardiac rhythm device is different from a previous value of the programmable parameter; compare the change in value of the programmable parameter to a distribution of changes in values for the programmable parameter, wherein the distribution is representative of changes in values of the parameter programmed for a patient population; and present results of the comparison to a user, wherein the results of the comparison includes identifying a number of occurrences of the change in value of the parameter programmed in the patient population; wherein the programmable parameter is a mode in which the cardiac rhythm device operates or a lower rate limit for the cardiac rhythm device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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