BATTERY LONGEVITY MONITORING
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1. A computer-readable medium programmed with instructions for performing a method of estimating a battery end of life for a medical device that is implanted in a patient, the medium comprising instructions for causing a programmable processor to:
- receive a plurality of parameters from a data mart, at least some of the parameters having been provided by the medical device to the data mart on an actual transmission date, the parameters including an actual battery voltage value as of the actual transmission date;
apply a battery longevity model to at least some of the plurality of parameters to generate a curve of a model battery voltage versus a model medical device implant duration;
determine a model transmission date by finding the actual battery voltage value on the curve;
compare the model transmission date with the actual transmission date;
adjust the curve until the model transmission date accords with the actual transmission date to a threshold degree; and
determine a model replacement date by finding a replacement battery voltage value on the curve.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided that estimate when to replace a medical device that is implanted in a patient due to batter deplection. These systems and methods significantly reduce the need for service calls made to medical device manufacturers that relate to battery longevity.
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1. A computer-readable medium programmed with instructions for performing a method of estimating a battery end of life for a medical device that is implanted in a patient, the medium comprising instructions for causing a programmable processor to:
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receive a plurality of parameters from a data mart, at least some of the parameters having been provided by the medical device to the data mart on an actual transmission date, the parameters including an actual battery voltage value as of the actual transmission date; apply a battery longevity model to at least some of the plurality of parameters to generate a curve of a model battery voltage versus a model medical device implant duration; determine a model transmission date by finding the actual battery voltage value on the curve; compare the model transmission date with the actual transmission date; adjust the curve until the model transmission date accords with the actual transmission date to a threshold degree; and determine a model replacement date by finding a replacement battery voltage value on the curve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method of estimating when to replace a medical device that is implanted in a patient due to battery depletion, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a plurality of parameters from a data mart, at least some of the parameters having been provided by the medical device to the data mart on an actual transmission date, the parameters including an actual battery voltage value as of the actual transmission date as well as other information related to the medical device and/or to the patient; applying a battery longevity model to at least some of the plurality of parameters to generate a curve of a model battery voltage versus a model medical device implant duration; determining a model transmission date by finding the actual battery voltage value on the curve; comparing the model transmission date with the actual transmission date; adjusting the curve until the model transmission date accords with the actual transmission date to a threshold degree; and determining a model replacement date by finding a replacement battery voltage value on the curve. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for estimating when to replace a medical device that is implanted in a patient due to battery depletion, comprising:
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a data mart adapted to receive and store data provided by the medical device; receiving means for receiving a plurality of parameters from the data mart, at least some of the parameters having been provided by the medical device to the data mart on an actual transmission date, the parameters including an actual battery voltage value as of the actual transmission date as well as other information related to the medical device and/or to the patient; and modeling means for (a) applying a battery longevity model to at least some of the plurality of parameters to generate a curve of a model battery voltage versus a model medical device implant duration, (b) determining a model transmission date by finding the actual battery voltage value on the curve, (c) comparing the model transmission date with the actual transmission date, (d) adjusting the curve until the model transmission date accords with the actual transmission date to a threshold degree, and (e) determining a model replacement date by finding a replacement battery voltage value on the curve. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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