Method and devices for performing cardiac waveform appraisal
    11.
    发明授权
    Method and devices for performing cardiac waveform appraisal 有权
    用于进行心脏波形鉴定的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07996082B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-09

    申请号:US11781687

    申请日:2007-07-23

    IPC分类号: A61N1/00

    摘要: Implementations of various technologies described herein are directed toward a sensing architecture for use in cardiac rhythm management devices. The sensing architecture may provide a method and means for certifying detected events by the cardiac rhythm management device. Moreover, by exploiting the enhanced capability to accurately identifying only those sensed events that are desirable, and preventing the use of events marked as suspect, the sensing architecture can better discriminate between rhythms appropriate for device therapy and those that are not.

    摘要翻译: 本文描述的各种技术的实现针对用于心律管理装置的感测架构。 感测架构可以提供用于通过心律管理装置认证检测到的事件的方法和装置。 此外,通过利用增强的能力来准确地仅识别那些感兴趣的事件,并且防止使用标记为可疑的事件,感测体系结构可以更好地区分适合于设备治疗的节律和不适合于设备治疗的节律。

    Method for defining signal templates in implantable cardiac devices
    12.
    发明授权
    Method for defining signal templates in implantable cardiac devices 有权
    在可植入心脏装置中定义信号模板的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07991459B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-02

    申请号:US11941781

    申请日:2007-11-16

    IPC分类号: A61B5/04

    CPC分类号: A61B5/04525 A61B5/0472

    摘要: Template formation methods for use in implantable cardiac rhythm management devices. In an illustrative method, a signal is captured in an implanted cardiac rhythm management device, and parameters for analysis of the captured signal are then defined. Then, in the example, additional signals can be captured and used to either verify or discard the captured signal defined parameters. The template formation methods provide for creating a robust template to compare with sensed cardiac complexes. Devices and systems configured to perform template formation and verification methods are also shown.

    摘要翻译: 用于植入式心律管理装置的模板形成方法。 在说明性方法中,在植入的心律管理装置中捕获信号,然后定义用于分析捕获信号的参数。 然后,在该示例中,可以捕获附加信号并用于验证或丢弃所捕获的信号定义参数。 模板形成方法提供了创建一个可靠的模板来与感觉到的心脏复合物进行比较。 还显示了配置为执行模板形成和验证方法的设备和系统。

    Adaptive Waveform Appraisal in an Implantable Cardiac System
    13.
    发明申请
    Adaptive Waveform Appraisal in an Implantable Cardiac System 有权
    植入式心脏系统中的自适应波形评估

    公开(公告)号:US20110098775A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-04-28

    申请号:US12913647

    申请日:2010-10-27

    IPC分类号: A61N1/08

    摘要: Methods and implantable devices for cardiac signal analysis. The methods and devices make use of waveform appraisal techniques to distinguish event detections into categories for suspect events and waveform appraisal passing events. When adjustments are made to the data entering analysis for waveform appraisal, the waveform appraisal thresholds applied are modified as well. For example, when the data analysis window for waveform appraisal changes in length, a waveform appraisal threshold is modified. Other changes, including changes in sensing characteristics with which waveform appraisal operates may also result in changes to the waveform appraisal threshold including changes in gain, sensing vector, activation of other devices, implantee posture and other examples which are explained.

    摘要翻译: 用于心脏信号分析的方法和可植入装置。 方法和设备利用波形评估技术将事件检测区分为可疑事件和波形评估传递事件的类别。 当对输入波形评估分析的数据进行调整时,也会修改应用的波形评估阈值。 例如,当波形评估的数据分析窗口长度变化时,波形评估阈值被修改。 其他变化,包括波形评估操作的检测特性的变化也可能导致波形评估阈值的变化,包括增益,感测向量,其他设备的激活,植入者姿势以及其他所示示例的变化。

    Methods and Devices for Accurately Classifying Cardiac Activity
    15.
    发明申请
    Methods and Devices for Accurately Classifying Cardiac Activity 有权
    准确分类心脏活动的方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:US20090259271A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-10-15

    申请号:US12399914

    申请日:2009-03-06

    IPC分类号: A61N1/365

    摘要: Methods, systems, and devices for signal analysis in an implanted cardiac monitoring and treatment device such as an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. In illustrative examples, captured data including detected events is analyzed to identify likely overdetection of cardiac events. In some illustrative examples, when overdetection is identified, data may be modified to correct for overdetection, to reduce the impact of overdetection, or to ignore overdetected data. New methods for organizing the use of morphology and rate analysis in an overall architecture for rhythm classification and cardiac signal analysis are also discussed.

    摘要翻译: 植入心脏监测和治疗装置如植入式心律转复除颤器中的信号分析方法,系统和装置。 在说明性示例中,分析包括检测到的事件的捕获数据以识别心脏事件的可能过度检测。 在一些说明性示例中,当识别出过度检测时,可以修改数据以校正过度检测,以减少过度检测的影响或忽略过度检测的数据。 还讨论了在节律分类和心脏信号分析的整体架构中组织使用形态学和速率分析的新方法。

    Multiple electrode vectors for implantable cardiac treatment devices
    16.
    发明授权
    Multiple electrode vectors for implantable cardiac treatment devices 有权
    用于可植入心脏治疗装置的多个电极载体

    公开(公告)号:US07392085B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-06-24

    申请号:US10901258

    申请日:2004-07-27

    IPC分类号: A61N1/00

    摘要: The implantable cardiac treatment system of the present invention is capable of choosing the most appropriate electrode vector to sense within a particular patient. In certain embodiments, the implantable cardiac treatment system determines the most appropriate electrode vector for continuous sensing based on which electrode vector results in the greatest signal amplitude, or some other useful metric such as signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). The electrode vector possessing the highest quality as measured using the metric is then set as the default electrode vector for sensing. Additionally, in certain embodiments of the present invention, a next alternative electrode vector is selected based on being generally orthogonal to the default electrode vector. In yet other embodiments of the present invention, the next alternative electrode vector is selected based on possessing the next highest quality metric after the default electrode vector. In some embodiments, if analysis of the default vector is ambiguous, the next alternative electrode vector is analyzed to reduce ambiguity.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的可植入心脏治疗系统能够选择最合适的电极载体以在特定患者体内感测。 在某些实施例中,可植入心脏治疗系统基于哪个电极向量导致最大的信号幅度或诸如信噪比(SNR)的一些其他有用的度量来确定用于连续感测的最合适的电极向量。 使用度量测量的具有最高质量的电极矢量然后被设置为用于感测的默认电极矢量。 另外,在本发明的某些实施例中,基于大致正交于默认电极向量来选择下一个备选电极矢量。 在本发明的其它实施例中,基于在默认电极向量之后拥有下一个最高质量度量来选择下一个备选电极矢量。 在一些实施例中,如果默认矢量的分析是不明确的,则分析下一个替代电极矢量以减少模糊度。

    Leads for pacing and/or sensing the heart from within the coronary veins

    公开(公告)号:US06584362B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-06-24

    申请号:US09651340

    申请日:2000-08-30

    IPC分类号: A61N105

    摘要: A lead for monitoring or stimulating cardiac activity is provided. The lead is adapted for implantation on or about the heart within the coronary vasculature and for connection to a signal generator. The lead body has one or more electrodes associated therewith. The lead is constructed and arranged so that when it is implanted, the electrodes are housed in the coronary vasculature and urged into intimate contact a vessel wall. A method for implanting the lead into the coronary vasculature is also provided, the method comprising the steps of inserting a stylet into the lead, inserting the lead into the coronary sinus, advancing the lead from the coronary sinus toward the toward the left atrium and into a coronary vein, removing the stylet, and sensing and pacing the heart. Alternatively, the method comprises placing a guide catheter into the coronary sinus, threading a guide wire into the coronary veins, pushing the lead over the guide wire and into the coronary sinus or the coronary vein, and sensing and pacing the heart via the lead in its implanted site in the coronary sinus or the coronary vein.

    Cardiac rhythm management system with atrial shock timing optimization
    19.
    发明授权
    Cardiac rhythm management system with atrial shock timing optimization 失效
    心律节律管理系统与心房休克时序优化

    公开(公告)号:US06430438B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-08-06

    申请号:US09316741

    申请日:1999-05-21

    IPC分类号: A61N139

    摘要: A cardiac rhythm management system includes atrial shock timing optimization. Because an atrial tachyarrhythmia, such as atrial fibrillation typically causes significant variability in the ventricular heart rate, resulting in potentially proarrhythmic conditions. The system avoids delivering atrial cardioversion/defibrillation therapy during potentially proarrhythmic conditions because doing so could result in dangerous ventricular arrhythmias. Using Ventricular Rate Regularization (“VRR”) techniques, the system actively stabilizes the ventricular heart rate to obtain less potentially proarrhythmic conditions for delivering the atrial tachyarrhythmia therapy. The intrinsic ventricular heart rate is stabilized at a variable VRR-indicated rate, computed using an infinite impulse response (IIR) filter, and based on the underlying intrinsic ventricular heart rate. The system withholds delivery of atrial cardioversion/defibrillation therapy until the intervals between ventricular beats (“V-V intervals”) meet certain criteria that decrease the chance that the atrial cardioversion/defibrillation therapy will induce a ventricular arrhythmia.

    摘要翻译: 心律管理系统包括心房休克时序优化。 因为房性心律失常,例如心房颤动,通常会导致心室心率的显着变异,导致潜在的心律失常症状。 该系统避免在潜在的心律失常症状期间进行心房复律/除颤治疗,因为这样做可能导致危险的室性心律失常。 使用心室率正常化(“VRR”)技术,该系统主动地稳定心室心率以获得较少的用于递送心房快速性心律失常治疗的潜在致心律失常状况。 使用无限脉冲响应(IIR)滤波器,并且基于潜在的内部心室心率计算,内在心室心率以可变的VRR指示速率被稳定。 系统禁止心房复律/除颤治疗,直到心室搏动之间的间隔(“V-V间隔”)符合某些标准,可降低心房复律/除颤疗法诱发室性心律失常的机会。