Systems and methods for indicating aberrant behavior detected by an implanted medical device
First Claim
1. A method for mitigating an apnea, the method comprising:
- determining if a patient is in a resting state;
based at least in part on the resting state determination, generating an information signal indicating an occurrence of apnea;
receiving the information signal from a deployed, implantable medical device at a local monitor;
storing the information signal;
associating a time stamp with the information signal;
based at least in part on the information signal, autonomously selecting and initiating, by the local monitor, at least one appropriate therapy from among a plurality of available therapies for mitigating the occurrence of the apnea; and
communicating a message based at least in part on the information signal and the time stamp to a remote monitor disposed beyond the telemetry range of the deployed, implantable medical device.
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Abstract
Various systems and methods are provided for intervening where aberrant heart and/or respiratory functionality is detected. For example, some embodiments of the present invention provide a monitor capable of detecting the occurrence of various aberrant events, and in some cases for intervening in the event. In some cases, a pacemaker or some other medical device detects an abnormality, and an information signal indicating the detected abnormality is transmitted from the pacemaker to a bedside monitor or some other monitor associated with the patient. Based on the received information signal, the bedside monitor can deliver an appropriate therapy. Such a therapy can be, but are not limited to, the sounding of an audible alarm to awake the patient, and/or the programming of a medical device implanted in the patient. Further, in some cases, the detected aberrant behavior and/or events surrounding the aberrant behavior can be transmitted from the bedside monitor to a remote monitor. Information can be retrieved from the remote monitor by a clinician and used in real time, or at a later time to diagnose and/or treat the patient.
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1. A method for mitigating an apnea, the method comprising:
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determining if a patient is in a resting state; based at least in part on the resting state determination, generating an information signal indicating an occurrence of apnea; receiving the information signal from a deployed, implantable medical device at a local monitor; storing the information signal; associating a time stamp with the information signal; based at least in part on the information signal, autonomously selecting and initiating, by the local monitor, at least one appropriate therapy from among a plurality of available therapies for mitigating the occurrence of the apnea; and communicating a message based at least in part on the information signal and the time stamp to a remote monitor disposed beyond the telemetry range of the deployed, implantable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for mitigating an apnea, the method comprising:
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determining if a patient is in a resting state; based at least in part on the resting state determination, generating an information signal; receiving the information signal from a deployed, implantable medical device at a local monitor, the local monitor including diagnostics; indicating by the diagnostics an occurrence of apnea based at least in part on the information signal; storing the information signal; associating a time stamp with the information signal; based at least in part on the information signal, autonomously selecting and initiating, by the local monitor, at least one appropriate therapy from among a plurality of available therapies for mitigating the occurrence of the apnea; and communicating a message based at least in part on the information signal and the time stamp to a remote monitor disposed beyond the telemetry range of the deployed, implantable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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