Use of a progressive compression encoding of physiologic waveform data in an implantable device to support discontinuing transmission of low-value data

An implantable medical device comprising:

• a transceiver;
• a memory configured to store a full resolution version of an electrographic waveform as a progressive encoded file;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the transceiver and the memory and configured to:
• initiate an upload of the entirety of the progressive encoded file to an external device;
• receive an indication from the external device of whether a low resolution version of the electrographic waveform represents a clinically significant event;
• discontinue the upload of the entirety of the progressive encoded file to the external device when the low resolution version of the electrographic waveform is determined to not represent a clinically significant event;
• and
• complete the upload of the entirety of the progressive encoded file to the external device when the low resolution version of the electrographic waveform is determined to represent a clinically significant event.

A method of transmitting an electrographic waveform stored in a memory of an implantable medical device as a progressive encoded file, said method comprising:

• initiating, at the implantable medical device, an upload of the entirety of the progressive encoded file from the implantable medical device to an external device;
• receiving, at the implantable medical device, an indication from the external device of whether a low resolution version of the electrographic waveform represents a clinically significant event;
• discontinuing, at the implantable medical device, the upload of the entirety of the progressive encoded file to the external device when the low resolution version of the electrographic waveform is determined to not represent a clinically significant event;
• and
• completing, at the implantable medical device, the upload of the entirety of the progressive encoded file to the external device when the low resolution version of the electrographic waveform is determined to represent a clinically significant event.