Method and device to monitor patients with kidney disease
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsOrhan Soykan, VenKatesh R. Manda, Martin T. Gerber, Christopher M. Hobot
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Abstract
A medical monitoring device for monitoring electrical signals from the body of a subject is described. The medical monitoring device monitors electrical signals originating from a cardiac cycle of the subject and associates each cardiac cycle with a time index. The medical monitoring device applies a forward computational procedure to generate a risk score indicative of hyperkalemia, hypokalemia or arrhythmia of the subject. The medical monitoring device can adjust the forward computational procedure based upon clinical data obtained from the subject.
Claims20
A method for determining hyperkalemia, hypokalemia or arrhythmia, comprising:
- observing a cardiac cycles of a subject by means of a medical device;
- calculating at least one risk score based upon a plurality of features of the cardiac cycle, the cycle associated with a time index and a risk score, wherein the risk score is calculated using a forward computational procedure;
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- sending an alert when at least one risk score exceeds a threshold for a defined time period, for a number of time indices, or for a certain fraction or number of time indices within a defined time period.
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