Method and apparatus for indication-based programming of cardiac rhythm management devices
AssigneeCardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
InventorsAdam W. Cates, James O. Gilkerson, Kenneth P. Hoyme
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Abstract
A cardiac rhythm management (CRM) system includes a programming device that determines parameters for programming an implantable medical device based on patient-specific information including indications for use of the implantable medical device. By executing an indication-based programming algorithm, the programming device substantially automates the process between the diagnosis of a patient and the programming of an implantable medical device using parameters individually determined for that patient.
Claims36
An external system for programming an implantable medical device, the system comprising:
- an external telemetry circuit configured to communicate with the implantable medical device;
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- an indication-based programming device including:
- a patient information input to receive patient-specific information including indications for use of the implantable medical device;
- a device information input to receive device-specific information including a device type indicative of a plurality of programmable parameters;
- an indication-based parameter generation module coupled to the patient information input and the device information input, the indication-based parameter generation module adapted to produce values for a set of operational parameters of the plurality of programmable parameters based on the patient-specific information and the device-specific information;
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- a programming module coupled to the external telemetry circuit and the indication-based parameter generation module, the programming module adapted to program the implantable medical device using the values of the set of operational parameters.
A cardiac rhythm management (CRM) system, comprising:
- an implantable medical device of a type identified by a device type indicative of one or more available operational modes and a plurality of programmable parameters;
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- an external system including:
- an external telemetry circuit configured to communicate with the implantable medical device;
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- an indication-based programming device including:
- a patient information input to receive patient-specific information including indications for use of the implantable medical device;
- a device information input to receive device-specific information including the device type;
- an indication-based parameter generation module coupled to the patient information input and the device information input, the indication-based parameter generation module adapted to produce values for a set of operational parameters of the plurality of programmable parameters based on the patient-specific information and the device-specific information, the values for the set of operational parameters enabling the implantable medical device to operation in at one of the one or more operational modes;
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- a programming module coupled to the indication-based parameter generation module and the external telemetry circuit, the programming module adapted to program the implantable medical device using the values of the set of operational parameters.
A method for programming an implantable medical device, the method comprising:
- collecting patient-specific information including indications for use of the implantable medical device;
- receiving device-specific information including a device type of the implantable medical device, the device type indicative of one or more available operational modes and a plurality of programmable parameters;
- executing an indication-based programming algorithm to produce values for a set of operational parameters of the plurality of programmable parameters based on the patient-specific information and the device-specific information;
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- receiving a user election to accept, modify, or discard the values for the set of operational parameters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.