Method and apparatus for identifying potentially misclassified arrhythmic episodes
First Claim
1. A method for identifying cardiac arrhythmias that are potentially misclassified by a cardiac device implanted in a patient, the implantable cardiac device configured to classify cardiac arrhythmias using a plurality of arrhythmia discrimination algorithms, the method comprising:
- providing data associated with a plurality of cardiac arrhythmic episodes for which a cardiac electrical therapy was delivered or withheld by the implantable cardiac device based on the plurality of arrhythmia discrimination algorithms;
computing a metric for each of the arrhythmic episodes, the metric defining a measure by which the implantable cardiac device properly classified the arrhythmia; and
algorithmically identifying potentially misclassified arrhythmic episodes of the plurality of cardiac arrhythmic episodes for which cardiac electrical therapy was inappropriately delivered or withheld using the metric.
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Abstract
An implantable cardiac device is configured to classify cardiac arrhythmias using a plurality of arrhythmia discrimination algorithms. Data is provided that is associated with a plurality of cardiac arrhythmic episodes for which a cardiac electrical therapy was delivered or withheld by the implantable medical device based on the plurality of arrhythmia discrimination algorithms. A metric for each of the arrhythmic episodes is computed. The metric defines a measure by which the implantable cardiac device properly classified the arrhythmia. Potentially misclassified arrhythmic episodes of the plurality of cardiac arrhythmic episodes for which cardiac electrical therapy was inappropriately delivered or withheld are algorithmically identified using the metric.
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1. A method for identifying cardiac arrhythmias that are potentially misclassified by a cardiac device implanted in a patient, the implantable cardiac device configured to classify cardiac arrhythmias using a plurality of arrhythmia discrimination algorithms, the method comprising:
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providing data associated with a plurality of cardiac arrhythmic episodes for which a cardiac electrical therapy was delivered or withheld by the implantable cardiac device based on the plurality of arrhythmia discrimination algorithms; computing a metric for each of the arrhythmic episodes, the metric defining a measure by which the implantable cardiac device properly classified the arrhythmia; and algorithmically identifying potentially misclassified arrhythmic episodes of the plurality of cardiac arrhythmic episodes for which cardiac electrical therapy was inappropriately delivered or withheld using the metric. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for identifying cardiac arrhythmias that are potentially misclassified, comprising:
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an implantable cardiac device configured to classify cardiac arrhythmias using a plurality of arrhythmia discrimination algorithms; a memory that stores data associated with a plurality of cardiac arrhythmic episodes for which a cardiac electrical therapy was delivered or withheld by the implantable cardiac device based on the plurality of arrhythmia discrimination algorithms; and a processor configured to compute a metric for each of the arrhythmic episodes, the metric defining a measure by which the implantable cardiac device properly classified the arrhythmia, the processor configured to identify potentially misclassified arrhythmic episodes of the plurality of cardiac arrhythmic episodes for which cardiac electrical therapy was inappropriately delivered or withheld using the metric. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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