Syncope logbook and method of using same

• US 20060253042A1
• Filed: 05/04/2005
• Published: 11/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers Incorporated (Boston Scientific Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers Incorporated (Boston Scientific Corporation)
• Inventors: Stahmann, Jeffrey E., Hartley, Jesse W., Hatlestad, John D., Scheiner, Avram
• Granted Patent: US 7,630,755 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/508
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0031 Implanted circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02028 Determining haemodynamic parameters not otherwise provided for, e.g. cardiac contractility or left ventricular ejection fraction
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0215 by means inserted into the body catheters A61M25/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02405 Determining heart rate variability
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1116 Determining posture transitions
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/145 Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissuemeasuring of blood pressure or blood flow A61B5/02; non-radiation detecting or locating of foreign bodies in blood A61B5/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14546 for measuring analytes not otherwise provided for, e.g. ions, cytochromes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/369 Electroencephalography [EEG] devices for psychotechnics A61B5/16
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37247 User interfaces, e.g. input or presentation means
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Method and systems are directed to acquiring and organizing information associated with at least one syncope event. A syncope event may be a suspected syncope event, a verified syncope event or a syncope event that is suspected and verified. Automated processes are used to collect information associated with at least one syncope event and organize the information as a syncope log entry. At least one of acquiring the information and organizing the information is performed at least in part implantably.

Claims

1. An automated method for collecting and organizing information associated with at least one syncope event, the at least one syncope event comprising a suspected syncope event, a verified syncope event or a suspected and verified syncope event, the method comprising:

acquiring information associated with the at least one syncope event; and

organizing the acquired information as a syncope log entry, wherein at least one of acquiring the information and organizing the information is performed at least in part implantably.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein acquiring the information comprises sensing one or more physiological parameters.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein acquiring the information comprises sensing one or more non-physiological parameters.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein acquiring the information comprises sensing one or more cardiovascular system parameters.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein acquiring the information comprises sensing one or more respiration system parameters.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein acquiring the information comprises manually acquiring information input by the patient.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein acquiring the information comprises acquiring pre-syncope information.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein acquiring the information comprises acquiring one or both of date and time information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein acquiring the information comprises triggering acquisition of the information in response to a triggering event.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the organized information.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising communicating the organized information to another computing system.

12. A medical system, comprising:

a data acquisition unit configured to acquire information associated with at least one syncope event, the at least one syncope event comprising a suspected syncope event, a verified syncope event or a suspected and verified syncope event; and

a processor coupled to the data acquisition unit, the processor configured to organize the acquired information as a syncope event log entry, wherein at least one of the data acquisition system and processor comprises an implantable component.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein a component of at least one of the data acquisition system and the processor are disposed in an implantable cardiac rhythm management device.

14. The system of claim 12, further comprising a user interface coupled to the processor.

15. The system of claim 12, further comprising a communications interface coupled between the processor and a patient-external computing system, the communications interface configured to transmit the acquired information between the processor and the patient-external computing system.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the data acquisition system comprises one or more physiological sensors.

17. The system of claim 12, further comprising trigger circuitry configured to initiate acquisition of the information.

18. The system of claim 12, further comprising circuitry configured to predict the occurrence of the syncope-related events.

19. A medical system, comprising:

means for acquiring information associated with at least one syncope event, the at least one syncope event comprising a suspected syncope event, a verified syncope event or a suspected and verified syncope event; and

means for organizing the acquired information as a syncope log entry, wherein at least one of the acquiring means and the organizing means comprises an implantable component.

20. The system of claim 19, further comprising means for accessing the syncope log entry using a user interface.