Patent classifications
A61B5/364
Wearable devices
Wearable devices are provided herein including wearable defibrillators, wearable devices for diagnosing symptoms associated with sleep apnea, and wearable devices for diagnosing symptoms associated with heart failure. The wearable external defibrillators can include a plurality of ECG sensing electrodes and a first defibrillator electrode pad and a second defibrillator electrode pad. The ECG sensing electrodes and the defibrillator electrode pads are configured for long term wear. Methods are also provided for using the wearable external defibrillators to analyze cardiac signals of the wearer and to provide an electrical shock if a treatable arrhythmia is detected. Methods are also disclosed for refurbishing wearable defibrillators. Methods of using wearable devices for diagnosing symptoms associated with sleep apnea and for diagnosing symptoms associated with heart failure are also provided.
Wearable devices
Wearable devices are provided herein including wearable defibrillators, wearable devices for diagnosing symptoms associated with sleep apnea, and wearable devices for diagnosing symptoms associated with heart failure. The wearable external defibrillators can include a plurality of ECG sensing electrodes and a first defibrillator electrode pad and a second defibrillator electrode pad. The ECG sensing electrodes and the defibrillator electrode pads are configured for long term wear. Methods are also provided for using the wearable external defibrillators to analyze cardiac signals of the wearer and to provide an electrical shock if a treatable arrhythmia is detected. Methods are also disclosed for refurbishing wearable defibrillators. Methods of using wearable devices for diagnosing symptoms associated with sleep apnea and for diagnosing symptoms associated with heart failure are also provided.
DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR ECG MEASUREMENTS
A process for measuring heart beats fiducial points and classifying heart beats includes sampling a raw ECG signal,—providing a first filtered signal,—providing a second filtered signal, detecting left and right limits data for the beats in said second filtered signal, and receiving the first filtered signal and receiving said left and right limits data, sampling and storing ECG curve data of beats from said first filtered signal synchronized by said left and right limits data and extracting fiducial points of said beats from said ECG curve data, said fiducial points including at least the QRS points values of the beats, and classifying each of said beats in classes based on a correlation of its ECG curve data with respect to average ECG curves data of classes of previously averaged classified beats.
DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR ECG MEASUREMENTS
A process for measuring heart beats fiducial points and classifying heart beats includes sampling a raw ECG signal,—providing a first filtered signal,—providing a second filtered signal, detecting left and right limits data for the beats in said second filtered signal, and receiving the first filtered signal and receiving said left and right limits data, sampling and storing ECG curve data of beats from said first filtered signal synchronized by said left and right limits data and extracting fiducial points of said beats from said ECG curve data, said fiducial points including at least the QRS points values of the beats, and classifying each of said beats in classes based on a correlation of its ECG curve data with respect to average ECG curves data of classes of previously averaged classified beats.
DETERMINING DIFFERENT SLEEP STAGES IN A WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICE PATIENT
A patient monitoring device configured to monitor cardiac activity and sleep stage information of a patient is provided. The device includes a plurality of electrodes to acquire electrocardiogram (ECG) signals from the patient, at least one motion sensor configured to generate a motion signal based upon movement of the patient, and at least one processor. The processor is configured derive motion parameters from the motion signal, derive ECG parameters from the ECG signals, determine whether the patient is in an immobilized sleep stage or a non-immobilized sleep stage based upon the motion parameters and the ECG parameters, adjust one or more cardiac arrhythmia detection parameters such that the device operates in a first monitoring and treatment mode when the patient is in an immobilized sleep stage, and monitor the patient for the cardiac arrhythmia using the first monitoring and treatment mode.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REAL-TIME CYCLE LENGTH DETERMINATION IN ELECTROCARDIOGRAM SIGNALS
Various methods and systems are provided for analyzing an electrocardiogram (ECG) in real-time using machine learning to identify heartbeats, calculate a cycle length for each heartbeat, and display the cycle length for each heartbeat at a user interface. Waveform morphology of ECG data is continuously learned to identify recurrent signals and generate templates based on recurrent signals, to which ECG data is compared to identify and display heartbeats. Generated templates are continuously updated to reflect changing waveform morphologies.
Cardiovascular signal acquisition, fusion, and noise mitigation
A device including an array of electrodes generates one or more electrical signals from a user, extracts one or more noise signals, and generates one or more de-noised electrical signals upon processing the electrical signal(s) with the noise signal(s). The array of electrodes is coupled to a surface of the device, where the device also includes force sensors in mechanical communication with the surface for detecting user weight and other forces. The device can be configured to generate electrical signals from different subportions of the array of electrodes and to extract noise signals from different subportions of the array of electrodes, where the subportion(s) for electrical signal generation may or may not overlap with the subportion(s) of electrodes for noise signal extraction.
RECONFIGURABLE ELECTRODE APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF ARRHYTHMIAS
Example apparatuses disclosed herein are generally usable with catheter-based systems to measure or provide electrical signals within the heart and surrounding vasculature. Example apparatuses generally include an end effector with one or more spines that can rotate about a longitudinal axis such that the spines are aligned in a plane in a first configuration and the one or more spines are rotated out of the plane in a second configuration. The end effector can include features which provide improved and/or alternative diagnostic or treatment options compared to existing end effectors. In some example treatments utilizing some example apparatuses presented herein, an end effector can map a wall within the heart in the first configuration and a lumen of a vein in the second configuration.
RECONFIGURABLE ELECTRODE APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF ARRHYTHMIAS
Example apparatuses disclosed herein are generally usable with catheter-based systems to measure or provide electrical signals within the heart and surrounding vasculature. Example apparatuses generally include an end effector with one or more spines that can rotate about a longitudinal axis such that the spines are aligned in a plane in a first configuration and the one or more spines are rotated out of the plane in a second configuration. The end effector can include features which provide improved and/or alternative diagnostic or treatment options compared to existing end effectors. In some example treatments utilizing some example apparatuses presented herein, an end effector can map a wall within the heart in the first configuration and a lumen of a vein in the second configuration.
Method and system to detect R-waves in cardiac activity signals
A computer implemented method and system for detecting arrhythmias in cardiac activity are provided. The method is under control of one or more processors configured with specific executable instructions. The method obtains far field cardiac activity (CA) signals and applies a direction related responsiveness (DRR) filter to the CA signals to produce DRR filtered signals. The method compares a current sample from the CA signals to a prior sample from the DRR filtered signals to identify a direction characteristic of the CA signals and defines the DRR filter based on a timing constant that is set based on the direction characteristic identified. The method analyzes the CA signals in connection with the DRR filtered signals to identify a peak characteristic of the CA signals and determines peak to peak intervals between successive peak characteristic. The method detects at least one of noise or an arrhythmia based on the peak to peak intervals and records results of the detecting.