INDWELLING HYPER-DIMENSIONAL CARDIAC PHYSIOLOGIC DATA LOGGING AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DOING BUSINESS

Abstract

A system to optimize the operation of counter pulsatile cardiac assist devices includes a collection of intracorporeal and extracorporeal physiologic sensors that generate data. A control system in electrical communication with the collection of intracorporeal and extracorporeal physiologic sensors generates control signals for the counter pulsatile cardiac assist device based on a counter pulsating aortic pumping element based on the data. A low power transmitter is in electrical communication with the collection of sensors and the control system and sends the generated data and the control signals to an external computer for aggregation and analysis. The analysis is based on a set of inputs from an implanted counter pulsatile cardiac assist devices.

Claims

1. A system to optimize the operation of counter pulsatile cardiac assist devices comprising: a collection of intracorporeal and extracorporeal physiologic sensors that generate data; a control system that generates control signals for the counter pulsatile cardiac assist device based on a counter pulsating aortic pumping element, the control system in electrical communication with the collection of intracorporeal and extracorporeal physiologic sensors; and a low power transmitter in electrical communication with the collection of sensors and the control system, where the low power transmitter sends the generated data and the control signals to an external computer for aggregation and analysis, where the aggregation and analysis is based on a set of inputs from a plurality of implanted counter pulsatile cardiac assist devices.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising additional physiologic sensors, the additional physiologic sensors comprising one or more of posture sensors, patient physical activity sensors, cardiac wall motion sensors, biochemical sensors capable of detecting concentration of physiologically meaningful chemicals, both naturally occurring and pharmacologically administered, and additional data comprising voice memos articulated in the immediate vicinity of a portable control console of the cardiac assist device.

3. The system of claim 1 further comprising communication devices including smartphones and tablets or networked computers within receiving distance of the low power transmitter; and wherein the smartphones and the tablets or the networked computers are in communication with the external computer for aggregation and analysis.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the analysis uses machine learning and artificial intelligence.

5. A method of using the system of claim 1 comprising: collecting data from a plurality of implanted counter pulsatile cardiac assist devices; and aggregating and analyzing the collected data.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the aggregating and analyzing the collected data uses machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The present invention is further detailed with respect to the following drawings that are intended to show certain aspects of the present of invention, but should not be construed as limit on the practice of the invention, where like numbers have the same meaning in the different drawing views, and wherein:

[0019] FIG. 1 is a prior art schematic diagram of a synchronization system for controlling pulsation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD); top view of an embodiment of a robot operative in embodiments of the present invention;

[0020] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the system of FIG. 1 with the addition of a low power transmitter to provide sensor measurements to external communication devices or networked computing devices in accordance with embodiments of the invention; and

[0021] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an overall view of communication devices, computing devices, and mediums for implementing embodiments of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0022] The present invention has utility as a system and method that captures multiple correlated streams of physiologic and pharmacologic information on a continuous real-time basis, and then reliably and securely uploads the data to a centralized computer system for further analysis. In a specific inventive embodiment multiple correlated streams of physiologic data from implanted sensors are used to optimize the effective operation of counter pulsatile cardiac assist devices.

[0023] In inventive embodiments real-time and non-real-time physiologic data sources are utilized to obtain data to be analyzed. In particular, a collection of intracorporeal and extracorporeal physiologic sensors that are needed for real-time functioning of a control system of a cardiac assist device based on a counter pulsating aortic pumping element, optionally supplemented with additional physiologic sensors, are used to obtain analysis data. The optional supplemental or additional physiologic sensors provide additional contemporaneous physiologic data illustratively including: posture sensors, patient physical activity sensors, cardiac wall motion sensors, biochemical sensors capable of detecting concentration of physiologically meaningful chemicals, both naturally occurring and pharmacologically administered, and additional data such as voice memos articulated in the immediate vicinity of the portable control console of the cardiac assist device.

[0024] In the inventive system, these multiple temporally correlated data streams, herein referred to as an “indwelling hyperdimensional cardiac physiologic data set”, may be gathered while the individual patient is non-ambulatory in a hospital setting and also gathered while the patient in fully ambulatory and active in a non-hospital setting. Consequently, this “indwelling hyperdimensional cardiac physiologic data set” provides an unprecedented opportunity to obtain real-time physiologic data in an ambulatory patient to further elucidate the myriad interactions between the patient's cardiovascular homeostatic mechanisms and the introduced forms of treatment including the aforementioned cardiac assist device system, contemporaneous pharmacologic interventions and additional clinical interventions. The “indwelling hyperdimensional cardiac physiologic data set” is reliably and confidentially transmitted to a central location for support of further “big data” and “artificial intelligence” storage and analysis. With appropriate safeguards for patient confidentiality, the “indwelling hyperdimensional cardiac physiologic data set” may be used to support business methods in which a company acquiring and storing the “indwelling hyperdimensional cardiac physiologic data set” could make the data set available to parties interested in the development and effectiveness of treatments and devices for cardiovascular disease for a fee.

[0025] Referring now to the figures, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a system 30 that differs from the system 10 of FIG. 1 with the addition of a low power transmitter 32 to provide sensor measurements and pulsation readings to external communication devices or networked computing devices within receiving distance of the low power transmitter 32. The low power transmitter 32 has wired electrical connections 34 to the sensor 18, and a wired connection 36 to the pump controller 20. A low power transmitter is used so as to not subject a patient to continuous higher power radio signals. The supplied sensor measurements and pulsation readings are then forwarded via the Internet or cellular networks by the communication devices including smartphones and tablets or networked computers to a central server where storage is provided for the supplied data and data analysis is performed.

[0026] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an overall view of communication devices, computing devices, and mediums for implementing a system and method for monitoring and collecting data from a plurality of patients having counter pulsatile cardiac assist devices with data linking devices 30.

[0027] The system 100 includes multimedia devices 102 and desktop computer devices 104 configured with display capabilities 114 and processors for executing instructions and commands. The multimedia devices 102 are optionally mobile communication and entertainment devices, such as cellular phones, tablets, and mobile computing devices that in certain embodiments are wirelessly connected to a network 108. The multimedia devices 102 typically have video displays 118 and audio outputs 116. The multimedia devices 102 and desktop computer devices 104 are optionally configured with internal storage, software, and a graphical user interface (GUI) for obtaining and analyzing the collected data from the counter pulsatile cardiac assist devices with data linking devices 30 according to embodiments of the invention. A processor or group of processors may be used to execute the analysis of obtained data and implement machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI). The network 108 is optionally any type of known network including a fixed wire line network, cable and fiber optics, over the air broadcasts, local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), global network (e.g., Internet), intranet, etc. with data/Internet capabilities as represented by server 106. Communication aspects of the network are represented by cellular base station 110 and antenna 112. In a preferred embodiment, the network 108 is a LAN and each remote device 102 and desktop device 104 executes a user interface application (e.g., Web browser) to contact the server system 106 through the network 108. Alternatively, the remote devices 102 and 104 may be implemented using a device programmed primarily for accessing network 108 such as a remote client.

[0028] The software for the data acquisition and analysis, of embodiments of the invention, may be resident on tablets, 102 desktop or laptop computers 104, or stored within the server 106 or cellular base station 110 for download to an end user. Server 106 may implement a cloud-based service for implementing embodiments of the platform with a multi-tenant database for storage of separate client data for each separate medical device manufacturer or research group on the platform.

[0029] The foregoing description is illustrative of particular inventive embodiments of the invention, but is not meant to be a limitation upon the practice thereof. The following claims, including all equivalents thereof, are intended to define the scope of the invention.