Virtual physician acute myocardial infarction detection system and method
US8712509B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/365
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for virtually detecting a medical condition, such as acute myocardial infarction (AMI), in a patient using holistic diagnostic procedures implemented in medical devices. Physiological parameters in a patient are monitored in an implantable medical device (IMD) to detect deviations from desired characteristics. When severe physiological parameter deviations exist indicating with a desired certainty that the patient is experiencing a medical condition (e.g., AMI), an alert is generated. If only minor deviations from the desired characteristics exist, additional holistic diagnostic procedures are performed virtually for diagnosing whether the patient is likely to be experiencing the medical condition, such as querying the patient through an external device regarding symptoms the patient is experiencing and analyzing the patient's responses to the questions to determine whether the patient is experiencing the medical condition. When diagnosis is still unclear, additional holistic diagnostic procedures can be performed virtually until diagnosis is certain.
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