Organizing data according to cardiac rhythm type
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsChester Struble, Lambert Muhlenberg, Pierre Grandjean
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Abstract
A plurality of sensors are disposed in and around the heart of a patient to collect data such as various electrical parameters, pressure parameters and temperature parameters. The data collected via the sensors may be organized and stored according to cardiac rhythm type. The organization of data according to cardiac rhythm type allows the patient's physician to be better able to monitor how the various parameters are related to the various cardiac rhythm types. In a typical embodiment, one or more of the sensors may be deployed on a single lead implanted in the heart.
Claims45
An implantable medical lead comprising:
- a first electrode;
- a second electrode;
- and
- a pressure sensor.
A device comprising:
- a monitor that monitors a cardiac parameter;
- a processor that classifies a cardiac rhythm type;
- and
- memory that stores the cardiac parameter as a function of the cardiac rhythm type.
A method comprising:
- determining a cardiac rhythm type;
- sensing a cardiac parameter;
- and
- storing the cardiac parameter as a function of the cardiac rhythm type.
A computer-readable medium comprising instructions that cause a processor to:
- determine a cardiac rhythm type;
- sense a cardiac parameter;
- and
- store the cardiac parameter as a function of the cardiac rhythm type.
A method comprising:
- inserting a lead into a right ventricle, the lead including a distal end and having a left ventricular electrode positioned on the distal end, the lead further including a right ventricular electrode and a pressure sensor;
- and
- implanting the lead in an interventricular septum, disposing the left ventricular electrode proximate to the left ventricle and the right ventricular electrode in the right ventricle.
A device comprising:
- monitoring means that monitors a cardiac parameter;
- processing means that classifies a cardiac rhythm as a cardiac rhythm type;
- and
- memory means that stores the cardiac parameter as a function of the cardiac rhythm type.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.