An evaluation system for evaluating an estimate of a placement of implantable electrode poles of an implantable medical device, in particular of a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator device, includes an arrangement of electrodes configured to be placed on a patient and a measurement device comprising an excitation circuitry for generating an excitation signal for injection into the patient using said arrangement of electrodes, a sensing circuitry for sensing a sense signal in reaction to said excitation signal using said arrangement of electrodes, and a processing circuitry for processing said sense signal to identify said estimate of the placement of the implantable electrode poles of the implantable medical device.
SAFE DESIGN OF A PLASTIC TUBE FOR IMPLANTABLE ELECTRODES THROUGH A FUNCTIONAL GEOMETRY FOR THE ALIGNMENT OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR CONTACTS, AS WELL AS A SAFE ASSEMBLY AND ALIGNMENT OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR CONTACTS
inter aliainter alia, relates to a method, a method for manufacturing an implantable connector, comprising a) providing a cylindrical element, b) removing a first portion of the cylindrical element to form a longitudinal recess on an outer surface of the cylindrical element and c) removing a second portion of the cylindrical element to form a circumferential recess on the outer surface of the cylindrical element such that a distal and a proximal protrusion is formed on respective edges of the circumferential recess.
An anchor holding tool is used for holding, during an implantation procedure, a lead anchor device. The lead anchor device is used for anchoring a lead in a patient. The anchor holding tool includes a holding tip for engaging with the lead anchor device, and a handle connected to the holding tip. The holding tip generally extends along a longitudinal axis for receiving the lead anchor device along the longitudinal axis on the holding tip. The handle extends at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis from the holding tip. The holding tip forms an inner face shaped to abut with an anchor body of the lead anchor device. The inner face includes a concave shape extending about the longitudinal axis for receiving the anchor body of the lead anchor device.
An implantation arrangement (1) including an implantation tool (3), an implantable medical device (5) and an electrode assembly (19) is described. The implantation tool comprises an elongate catheter (7) extending from a proximal end (15) to a distal end (17) and having a protector cup (9) at its distal end (17) for accommodating the implantable medical device. The electrode assembly comprises at least one LCP carrier substrate (21), an electrical connector structure (23), an electrode structure (25) including multiple electrodes (27) and electrical connection lines (29). The LCP carrier substrate (21) continuously extends from its proximal end arranged at the proximal end of the catheter to its distal end arranged at the distal end of the catheter. The LCP carrier substrate carries the connector structure at its proximal end, carries the electrode structure at its distal end and carries the connection lines such as to electrically interconnect the connector structure with the multiple electrodes in the electrode structure. The electrode assembly is configured such that the multiple electrodes of the electrode structure are exposed at the protector cup of the implantation tool.
Medical devices for therapeutic purposes, electro-medical
devices and parts therefor, internal and external cardiac
pacemakers, programming and testing devices for cardiac
pacemakers, defibrillators, cardioverters, holter-recording
devices, electrodes, circulation relief devices, cardiac
diagnostic devices, ptca catheters, stents, devices for
angioplasty, devices for cardiomyoplasty, analysis
equipment, devices for the transmission and storage of
internal body images, patient monitoring apparatus, devices
for communicating with medical technical equipment and for
the inter-communication of medical technical devices,
batteries for powering microelectronic devices including
medical measuring and control devices; artificial organs,
endoprostheses.
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A THERAPEUTIC AND/OR DIAGNOSTIC FUNCTION IN A PATIENT
A system for performing a therapeutic and/or diagnostic function in a patient (P) comprises an implantable medical device (1) configured for implantation in a patient (P), the implantable medical device (1) comprising a first processing circuitry (14) including first communication equipment (140). An external communication device (2) is configured to operate externally to the patient (P), the external communication device (2) comprising a second processing circuitry (20) including second communication equipment (200). The first and the second communication equipment (140, 200) are configured to establish a wireless communication connection. The second processing circuitry (20) is configured to collect information indicative of a state of use of the external communication device (2) over time and to derive, based on said information, a schedule defining a set of connection times for establishing wireless communication connections using the first and the second communication equipment (140, 200).
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7.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLANTING A MEDICAL IMPLANT
A system for implanting a medical implant (1) comprises an implantation device (2) having a device member (20), and a medical implant (1) received on the implantation device (2) for implanting the medical implant (1). The implantation device (2) with the medical implant (1) arranged thereon is introducible into a patient (P) for implanting the medical implant (1). The device member (20) of the implantation device (2) is movable with respect to the medical implant (1) to release the medical implant (1) from the implantation device (2) at an implantation site. The device member (20) of the implantation device (2) comprises a passing arrangement (200) which is moved with respect to the medical implant (1) when moving the device member (20). The medical implant (1) comprises a sensing device (10) configured to generate a sense signal dependent on a movement of said passing arrangement (200) relative to the medical implant (1), the medical implant (1) being configured to activate an operational mode based on the sense signal.
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8.
CATHETER CAPSULE, CATHETER AND IMPLANTATION ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING SAME
An implantation arrangement (1) comprising a catheter (3) with a catheter capsule (9) is presented. The catheter capsule comprises a cylindrical capsule housing (11) and an x-ray marker (21) having higher x-ray absorption than the capsule housing (11). The x-ray marker (21) is arranged at an opening portion (23) of the capsule housing (11) close to a distal end (25) of the capsule housing (11) and extends at least along a major portion of a circumference of the capsule housing (11). Specifically, the x-ray marker is configured such as to be arranged at a fixed axial position in relation to the capsule housing while enabling elastic radial expansion of the opening portion of the capsule housing.
A system including an external device configured to communicate with an implantable medical device implanted within a patient's body using a communication unit and the implantable medical device is described. The external device further includes a processor, at least one proximity sensor and at least one motion sensor, which is configured to detect whether the external device moves and to provide a respective motion signal, wherein the external device is movable with regard to the patient's body to find and establish a communication connection of the communication unit and the implantable medical device, wherein the communication unit, the at least one proximity sensor and the at least one motion sensor are electrically connected to the processor.
A61N 1/372 - Arrangements in connection with the implantation of stimulators
10.
A PLANAR TRANSFORMER ASSEMBLY, AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE COMPRISING A PLANAR TRANSFORMER ASSEMBLY, AND A METHOD FOR FABRICATING A PLANAR TRANSFORMER ASSEMBLY
A planar transformer assembly includes a primary coil, a multiplicity of secondary coils magnetically coupled to the primary coil, at least one printed circuit board, a multiplicity of layers formed on the at least one printed circuit board, and a multiplicity of groups of coil windings forming said primary coil and said multiplicity of secondary coils. Each group includes a first primary coil winding of said primary coil arranged on a first layer of said multiplicity of layers and a second primary coil winding of said primary coil arranged on a second layer of said multiplicity of layers, and a multiplicity of secondary coil windings of said multiplicity of secondary coils arranged on at least one intermediate layer of said multiplicity of layers in between said first layer and said second layer.
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H01F 38/00 - Adaptations of transformers or inductances for specific applications or functions
H01F 41/04 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing or assembling magnets, inductances or transformersApparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing materials characterised by their magnetic properties for manufacturing cores, coils or magnets for manufacturing coils
11.
LOW-POWER MEDICAL DEVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICES FOR SUCH A SYSTEM
An implantable medical device, IMD, for patient monitoring or treatment that collects clinical data for upload to a remote data center. The IMD is equipped with a first wireless transceiver configured to operate according to a wireless personal area network, WPAN, communications protocol to transmit the clinical data using a first data communication path and a second wireless transceiver configured to operate according to a low-power wide-area network, LPWAN, communications protocol to transmit the clinical data using a second data communication path. The IMD is provided with computing resource to decide when and with which of the first and second wireless transceivers clinical data collected by the IMD is transmitted.
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12.
Implant and Method for Producing an Electrical Connection Between an Electronics Module and an Electronic Component of an Implant
The disclosure relates to an implant comprising an electronics module and an electronic component, wherein an electrical connection between the electronics module and the electronic component is formed by a straight plug-in connection. A method for producing an electrical connection between an electronics module and an electronic component of an implant is also disclosed.
An implantable medical device, IMD, for patient monitoring or treatment that collects clinical data for upload to a remote data center. The IMD is equipped with a first wireless transceiver configured to operate according to a wireless personal area network, WPAN, communications protocol to transmit the clinical data using a first data communication path and a second wireless transceiver configured to operate according to a low-power wide-area network, LPWAN, communications protocol to transmit the clinical data using a second data communication path. The IMD is provided with computing resource to decide when and with which of the first and second wireless transceivers clinical data collected by the IMD is transmitted, this being done by comparing performance metrics between the first and second data communication paths, such as: availability, relative signal strength, data security level and predicted electrical power consumption by the respective first and second transceivers.
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A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
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H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
H04W 40/12 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing based on transmission quality or channel quality
A local communication unit adapted for communication with a plurality of implantable medical devices. The local communication unit comprises means for receiving a discovery message from an implantable medical device via a local wireless communication and means for transmitting a data request message to the implantable medical device via the local wireless communication upon receiving the discovery message. The local communication unit further comprises means for receiving a medical data set from the implantable medical device via the local wireless communication upon transmitting the data request message.
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A system for providing stimulation to a patient, in particular stimulation to a left bundle branch area of the heart of the patient, the system comprising: a stimulation pulse generator; at least one electrode having a distal end for being engaged with the patient and a proximal end for being engaged with the generator, the electrode being configured to be implanted at least partially in the septum of the heart of the patient, and to provide stimulation to the patient, wherein the distal end comprises a fixing portion configured to facilitate implanting in the septum; a sheath having a three-dimensional opening for guiding the at least one electrode for implanting of the electrode; wherein the generator, the electrode and the sheath are adapted for use in combination with each other.
The present invention relates to an implantable medical device (1) comprising a first connecting member (400) provided by a header body (40) and a second connecting member (300) connected to a first housing portion (2a) of the implant (1), wherein the first and the second connecting members (400, 300) are configured to engage with each other to mount the header body (40) to the housing (2), and wherein the header body (40) comprises a recess (43) for accommodating an electrically conducting structure (42) and feedthrough pins (30).
The present disclosure relates to a system (100) for providing stimulation to a patient, in particular stimulation to a left bundle branch area of the heart (701) of the patient, the system comprising: a stimulation pulse generator (10, 610); at least one electrode (30, 620, 800) having a distal end (31) for being engaged with the patient and a proximal end for being engaged with the generator (10, 610), the electrode (30, 620, 800) being configured to be implanted at least partially in the septum (713) of the heart (701) of the patient, and to provide stimulation to the patient, wherein the distal end (31) comprises a fixing portion configured to facilitate implanting in the septum (713); a sheath (50) having a three- dimensional opening for guiding the at least one electrode (30, 620, 800) for implanting of the electrode (30, 620, 800); wherein the generator (10, 610), the electrode (30, 620, 800) and the sheath (50) are adapted for use in combination with each other.
A61N 1/05 - Electrodes for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode
A61N 1/368 - Heart stimulators controlled by a physiological parameter, e.g. by heart potential comprising more than one electrode co-operating with different heart regions
A61N 1/372 - Arrangements in connection with the implantation of stimulators
19.
HEADER COMPRISING COMPONENT FOR COMPENSATING THE WELDING FORCE DURING RESISTANCE GAP WELDING
The present invention relates to a method for welding at least one first electrical contact member (100) of a first component (2) of a medical device (1) to at least one second electrical contact member (200) of the medical device (1), the method comprising the steps of: arranging a separate support member (5) on a second component (3) of the medical device (1), arranging the first component (2) on the second component (3) thereby arranging the at least one first electrical contact member (100) on the support member (5) so that the support member (5) is arranged between the second component (3) and the at least one first electrical contact member (100), and particularly allows to transfer a mechanical force introduced into the at least one first electrical contact member (100) into the second component (3) and/or the second component (3) is protected against heat via the support member (5), and welding the at least one first electrical contact member (100) to the at least one second electrical contact member (200) to generate an electrically conducting connection between the at least one first electrical contact member (100) and the at least one second electrical contact member (200).
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
10 - Medical apparatus and instruments
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Goods & Services
Electric and electronic apparatus and instruments for measuring, inputting, storing, displaying, analyzing, processing, generating and transmitting data and signals; reading devices Surgical and medical instruments and apparatus, medical apparatus and instruments for diagnosing, monitoring or treating spinal conditions, neurological conditions; medical apparatus and instruments for providing nerve stimulator apparatus and electronic muscle stimulators for medical purposes, medical apparatus for therapeutic purposes, electromedical apparatus and parts therefor, electronic apparatus for the electrical stimulation of tissue and nerves, including external or implantable pacemakers, programming and testing apparatus for pacemakers, defibrillators, cardioverters, electrodes, circulation relieving apparatus, cardiological diagnostic apparatus, analysis apparatus, patient monitoring apparatus and medical measuring and regulating apparatus; testing apparatus for medical purposes; resuscitation apparatus; artificial organs, endoprosthesis, implants; cardiovascular surgical and medical instruments and apparatus, namely cardiovascular implants and apparatus; stents, scaffolds, catheters; apparatus and catheters for balloon dilation, catheters for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA catheters); medical guidewires Medical services relating to the treatment of persons in the form of patient care and remote monitoring and remote programming of medical devices; providing medical information consisting of the management and transmission of patient and implant related data for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes; physician and home health care services; remote collection, recordation, supervision and diagnosis of circulatory, cardiological and implant data via computerized telemetry monitors and vital signs monitors for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes; web-based health assessment services, provision of health-related information in the form of recommended educational resources and treatment information; providing health, medical, and treatment information and options in the field of cardiology to physicians and pain management to healthcare professionals and patients; Providing online health, medical, and medical treatment support in the field of heart rhythm management, pain management and other medical areas; providing recommendations for decision making on treatment options, recommendations on treatment options, recommendations on medical workflow suggestions in the field of heart rhythm management, pain management and other medical areas based on data analysis
21.
ELECTRICAL AND MEDIA-TIGHT INSULATION OF METAL IMPLANTS BY APPLYING A GLASS LAYER OR A CERAMIC LAYER
The present invention relates to a method for coating an outer surface (2a) of a housing (2) of a medical device (1), wherein the method comprises the steps of: - providing a housing (2) of a medical device (1), the housing comprising an outer surface (2a), - applying a coating material (3) to at least a portion of said outer surface (2a), - heating the coating material (3) arranged on said outer surface to melt said coating material (3), and - curing the coating material (3) to form a coating (4) of said outer surface (2a), the coating (4) being bonded to the outer surface (2a).
C23C 24/10 - Coating starting from inorganic powder by application of heat or pressure and heat with intermediate formation of a liquid phase in the layer
B23K 26/34 - Laser welding for purposes other than joining
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The invention refers to a header assembly (3) for an implantable intracardiac device (1) which is automated assembly friendly, wherein the header assembly comprises a cylindrical feedthrough arrangement (5), a ring-shaped proximal cap (7), a ring-shaped distal cap (9), a base ring (11) with at least two tines (13) protruding distally from the base ring, and an envelope arrangement (15). The feedthrough arrangement has an outer shell surface (17). The proximal cap comprises an inner surface (19). The distal cap comprises an outer surface (21). The distal cap comprises a fixing portion (23) with an inner surface (25), the inner surface forming a locking connection with the outer shell surface of the feedthrough arrangement for counteracting a movement of the distal cap and the feedthrough arrangement apart from each other in an axial direction (27). The proximal cap, the distal cap and the base ring are configured such that the inner surface of the proximal cap and the outer surface of the distal cap are arranged coaxially and directed towards each other, and the base ring is interposed between the inner surface of the proximal cap and the outer surface of the distal cap such as to be coaxially rotatable relative to the distal cap. The envelope arrangement at least partially encloses the base ring and is in direct adherent contact to at least partial surfaces of the base ring. The envelope arrangement is configured such that at least parts of the envelope arrangement form an intermediate layer which is interposed between the base ring and the outer surface of the distal cap. The envelope arrangement is made with a first material and at least one of the proximal cap and the distal cap is made with a second material, the first material being softer than the second material.
The invention relates to a method to check a medical device (1,1′), to a method of operating such a medical device (1,1′) and to the respective medical device (1,1′). The medical device (1,1′) comprises at least two electrode groups (5) and a pulse generator (6), wherein each electrode group (5) comprises at least two electrodes (4), wherein the at least two electrode groups (5) are arranged on a surface (3) of at least one lead body (2,12), wherein the pulse generator (6) comprises at least one port (9), wherein the number of connections (10) of the at least one port (9) is equal to or greater than the number of electrodes (4) of all electrode groups (5) and form connection groups (11) corresponding to the electrode groups (5). In order to check whether the electrodes (4) of the at least one lead body (2) are correctly electrically linked to the pulse generator (6), the method is used.
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A61N 1/05 - Electrodes for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode
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An implantable medical device for stimulating a human or animal heart. During operation, the device performs the following steps: a) repeatedly detecting a cardiac electric signal; b) determining a duration of a cardiac interval from the detected cardiac electric signal and calculating a theoretic cardiac rate for each interval from the determined duration; c) determining a percentage of cardiac intervals lying within a first band having a predeterminable first width around a border between first and second cardiac rate zones in which the implantable medical device is operated in first and second operational modes, respectively; and d) if the determined percentage exceeds a predeterminable threshold, i) outputting a notification signal being indicative for a recommended adjustment of the border between the first and second cardiac rate zones, or ii) automatically adjusting the border between the first and second cardiac rate zones.
A cardiac pacemaker which stays synchronized with the heart's natural cycle but also provides a safe patient support in cases where an atrial rhythm is detected by the implant promoting suspicion that an SVT occurred. The pacemaker includes a processing unit, a detector and a pacing signal generator, wherein the detector and the pacing signal generator are electrically connected to the processing unit, wherein the processing unit is configured to determine a ventricular pacing time value and/or a ventricular pacing rate value and to transmit a corresponding pacing information to the pacing signal generator for providing a pacing signal for a patient's heart based on this information.
A cardiac pacemaker which stays synchronized with the heart's natural cycle but also provides a safe patient support in cases where an atrial rhythm is detected by the implant promoting suspicion that an SVT occurred. The pacemaker includes a processing unit, a detector and a pacing signal generator, wherein the detector and the pacing signal generator are electrically connected to the processing unit, wherein the processing unit is configured to determine a ventricular pacing time value and/or a ventricular pacing rate value and to transmit a corresponding pacing information to the pacing signal generator for providing a pacing signal for a patient's heart based on this information.
An operation method of such a pacemaker, a respective computer program product and computer readable data carrier are also disclosed.
A61N 1/365 - Heart stimulators controlled by a physiological parameter, e.g. by heart potential
A61N 1/368 - Heart stimulators controlled by a physiological parameter, e.g. by heart potential comprising more than one electrode co-operating with different heart regions
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27.
Communication System and Method for an Implantable Medical Device
The invention is directed to a communication system for a wireless message transfer between an implantable medical device (IMD) and an external device. A communication system is disclosed that effectively throttles/manages messages in a limited resource communication scheme, wherein the IMD is configured to monitor the health status of a patient and/or configured to deliver a therapy signal to the patient, wherein the IMD comprises a processor and a transceiver module configured to bi-directionally exchange the messages with the external device, wherein the processor adopts at least a predefined active state and a predefined processing state, wherein the processor of the IMD is configured to produce response messages in order to send these response messages from the transceiver module to the external device. The invention is further directed to a respective communication method, computer program product and computer readable data carrier.
A method for controlling a medical device implanted in a patient in presence of an external device in the patient's environment includes: receiving a detection signal indicating the presence of the external device in the patient's environment, wherein the detection signal incudes a unique identifier for the external device; selecting an operating mode for the medical device by comparing the identifier to a list of known identifiers, wherein each known identifier is associated with a predefined operating mode for the medical device; and applying the selected operating mode to the medical device, thereby adjusting the medical device so that undesirable electromagnetic interaction between the medical device and the external device is reduced.
Implantable medical device configured to provide for an intra-cardiac pacing includes an electrode arrangement configured to sense a cardiac sense signal and processing circuitry operatively connected to the electrode arrangement. The processing circuitry is configured to start a first timer based on a ventricular sense event; to open an atrial detection window based on a first timer count; to start a second timer based on an atrial sense event; to identify a first timeout based on a comparison of a second timer count and a first pacing delay; to identify a second timeout based on a comparison of the first timer count and a second pacing delay; to identify a third timeout based on a comparison of the first timer count and a basic rate interval; and to trigger a ventricular pace signal based on an identification of at least one of the first, second and third timeouts.
A61N 1/365 - Heart stimulators controlled by a physiological parameter, e.g. by heart potential
A61N 1/368 - Heart stimulators controlled by a physiological parameter, e.g. by heart potential comprising more than one electrode co-operating with different heart regions
A61N 1/375 - Constructional arrangements, e.g. casings
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COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROGRAMMING LEADLESS CARDIAC PACEMAKERS
A computer implemented method for programming leadless cardiac pacemakers including assigning a unique identifier to each of the first leadless cardiac pacemaker and the second leadless cardiac pacemaker by means of the computing device, and preconfiguring the parameters of the first leadless cardiac pacemaker and/or the second leadless cardiac pacemaker by means of the computing device regardless of a location of the first leadless cardiac pacemaker and the second leadless cardiac pacemaker with respect to a transmit-receive unit of the computing device. Moreover, the invention relates to a system for programming leadless cardiac pacemakers. In addition, a computer program and a computer-readable data carrier are also disclosed.
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Electronic apparatus for the electrostimulation of tissue and nerves, including external or implantable heart stimulators; cardiac stimulators; defibrillators; cardioverters; test apparatuses for cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators; parts and fittings of all previously mentioned goods. Medical services, namely remote monitoring and preparation of bodily function-related, in particular neurological, circulatory system data and cardiology data for medical treatments and diagnosis, including telemetric and direct reporting of patient data and implant-related data for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes; Performing medical and clinical analyses; remote management of cardiac stimulators, defibrillators or cardioverters.
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Goods & Services
Electronic apparatus for the electrostimulation of tissue and nerves, including external or implantable heart stimulators; cardiac stimulators; defibrillators; cardioverters; test apparatuses for cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators; parts and fittings of all previously mentioned goods. Medical services, namely remote monitoring and preparation of bodily function-related, in particular neurological, circulatory system data and cardiology data for medical treatments and diagnosis, including telemetric and direct reporting of patient data and implant-related data for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes; Performing medical and clinical analyses; remote management of cardiac stimulators, defibrillators or cardioverters.
33.
THERMAL DOSE CALCULATION AND PROTECTION IN AN IMPANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
The present invention relates to control system (1) for controlling a charging process of an implantable medical device, IMD, for a patient, the control system (1) comprising: means for determining a temperature (10) of a tissue of a patient; a control unit (20) configured to determine a cumulative thermal dose of the patient based on the determined temperature; wherein the control unit (20) is configured to continue, after an interruption of the charging process and upon resumption of the charging process, the determination of the cumulative thermal dose based on one or more predefined conditions, wherein the control unit (20) is configured to reset the determined cumulative thermal dose when a time span from interruption is greater than a time limit and/or when a measured temperature is lower than a temperature limit. The present invention is further directed to a system comprising such a control system, to a method and a corresponding computer program.
An implantable medical device, for example an implantable leadless pacemaker, is disclosed comprising a processor, a therapy signal generator, for example a pacing signal generator, as well as a communication unit and a memory unit, wherein the memory unit is configured to exchange data with the processor, wherein the memory unit comprises a ROM sub-unit, a second memory sub-unit and a state element, wherein the state element is configured to be set to one state of a first state and at least one second state, wherein the second memory sub-unit comprises a RAM, wherein the communication unit is configured to receive information comprising a state input information from an external computing device and to transmit at least one data corresponding to this information to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to set the state of the state element.
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Cardiac pacemaker for a patient's heart including a processing unit with a data memory, further including a first detector, and a second detector, a pacing signal generator, which are all electrically connected to the processing unit, wherein the first detector is configured to detect time-dependent electrical signals of the heart, wherein the second detector is configured to detect time-dependent bodily signals of the patient different from the signals detected by the first detector, wherein the first detector and the second detector are configured to transmit the detected and, if applicable, pre-processed signals to the processing unit, wherein the processing unit is configured to process the signals received from the first detector and the signals from the second detector and to detect from the received signals of the first detector intrinsic atrial events, intrinsic ventricular events and pacing events and to determine an actual cardiac rate.
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A cardiac pacemaker which stays synchronized with the heart's natural cycle even if atrial sensing events are intermittently sensed and intrinsic AV conduction occurs intermittently. The pacemaker includes a processing unit, a data memory, a detector and a pacing signal generator, wherein the processing unit, the data memory, the detector and the pacing signal generator are electrically interconnected, wherein the data memory is configured to store a pre-defined programmed AV delay, wherein the detector is configured to detect an intrinsic atrial activity signal and to detect an intrinsic ventricular activity signal, wherein the processing unit is configured to produce a ventricular pace control signal and to transmit it to the pacing signal generator. A respective operation method is also disclosed.
A cardiac pacemaker for a patient's heart, for example an ILP which realizes integrated circuit space conservation and simple design that covers many modes of operation even though robust behaviour requires complex dynamic adaptive algorithms. The pacemaker includes a processing unit, a detector and a pacing signal generator, wherein the processing unit, the detector and the pacing signal generator are electrically interconnected, wherein the detector is configured to detect electrical signals of the heart, for example an intracardiac electrogram, and to transmit these signals to the processing unit, wherein the processing unit is configured to perceive an intrinsic ventricular signal and an intrinsic atrial signal from the signals received from the detector, to enable or disable the perception of the intrinsic atrial signal, to produce a ventricular pacing control signal.
A61N 1/375 - Constructional arrangements, e.g. casings
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38.
ELECTRODE HEAD OF AN ELECTRODE LEAD AND ASSEMBLY THEREFORE
The invention is directed to an assembly for an electrode head of an electrode lead having a coil-shaped inner conductor that has a simple structure and manufacturing method, wherein the assembly comprises • a fixation helix, • a cover sleeve adapted to partially cover the fixation helix, and • a substantially cylindrical fixation component having a distal end and a proximal end with respect to a longitudinal axis, wherein the fixation component comprises • a pin-shaped distal section at its distal end, • a blind hole at its proximal end, and • a reduced diameter section located between the pin-shaped distal section and the proximal end. The invention is further directed to a respective electrode head and electrode lead as well as to the respective manufacturing methods thereof.
A computer implemented method for determining a QT-interval, a corrected QT-interval or a classification of a QT-interval and/or a classification of a corrected QT-interval, comprising the steps of receiving a first data set comprising pre-acquired cardiac current curve data, in particular one-channel cardiac current curve data, captured by an implantable medical device, applying a machine learning algorithm to the pre-acquired cardiac current curve data, and outputting a second data set representing the QT-interval, the corrected QT-interval or the classification of the QT-interval and/or the corrected QT-interval by the machine learning algorithm. Furthermore, a corresponding system and a method for providing a trained machine learning algorithm is also provided.
A method for determining a state of a patient with an implanted neurostimulator comprises receiving acceleration data of the patient, determining a body movability score of the patient, based at least in part on the acceleration data, and determining a physiological patient state based at least partly on the BMS.
The invention relates to an electrode assembly (1) for an implantable medical device, having a tubular electrode body (2), an electrode connector (3) arranged in a proximal end portion (5) of the electrode body (2), at least three electrode poles (4, 41, 42, 43) and at least three electrode conductors (8, 9, 10, 12, 13) which run within the electrode body (2), wherein in each case one electrode conductor (8, 9, 10, 12, 13) electrically conductively connects a contact portion (31, 32, 33) of the electrode connector (3) to one of the electrode poles (4, 41, 42, 43). The electrode assembly is distinguished in that each electrode conductor (8, 9, 10, 12, 13) is surrounded by an electrically non-conductive insulator (83, 93, 103, 123, 133), wherein all electrode conductors (8, 9, 10, 12, 13) form an electrode conductor composite (7) in which the individual electrode conductors (8, 9, 10, 12, 13) are mechanically connected to one another but electrically insulated from one another.
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A TETHER-TENSION MANAGED APPROACH TO REDUCING THE NEED FOR FLUSH SUPPORT ON LUMENS IN CATHETER SYSTEMS
The present application relates to a catheter, which may comprise an inner shaft, an outer shaft and a sealing element. The catheter may be adapted to comprise a first predetermined configuration in which the sealing element may be arranged to seal a distal end of the inner shaft and wherein the catheter may be adapted to comprise a second predetermined configuration in which the sealing element may not be arranged to seal the distal end of the inner shaft. The inner shaft may comprise a pressure sensitive valve.
The present application relates to a catheter, which may comprise an inner shaft and an outer shaft arranged such that a lumen is defined therebetween. The catheter may further comprise at least one blocking element arranged on an inner side of the outer shaft and/or on an outer side of the inner shaft. The at least one blocking element (16) may be adapted such as to stop blood from flowing past the at least one blocking element (16) in a proximal direction (P), but to allow gas (12) to flow past the at least one blocking element (16) in the proximal direction (P).
A control handle for controlling functions of a delivery system for implanting a medical device is described. The delivery system comprises an elongate delivery catheter and a mandrel being displaceable longitudinally relative to the delivery catheter. The control handle comprises a locking mechanism and a handle housing. The locking mechanism is configured for being switchable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration such that, in the locked configuration, the mandrel is fixed relative to the locking mechanism such that the mandrel is not displaceable relative to the locking mechanism beyond a predetermined abutment position due to a mechanical mandrel abutment blockage, whereas, in the unlocked configuration, the mandrel is movable in the longitudinal direction relative to the locking mechanism beyond the predetermined abutment position due to the mandrel abutment blockage being released.
A control handle for controlling functions of a delivery system for implanting a medical device is described. The delivery system comprises an elongate delivery catheter and a mandrel being displaceable longitudinally relative to the delivery catheter. The control handle comprises a slider mechanism and a handle housing. The slider mechanism is configured for being displaceable in a longitudinal direction relative to the handle housing between a fully undeployed position and a fully deployed position such as to thereby displacing the mandrel relative to the delivery catheter by a deployment distance. The slider mechanism is further configured such that, in the fully undeployed position, the mandrel is fixed relative to the slider mechanism such that the mandrel is not displaceable relative to the slider mechanism beyond a predetermined stop position due to a mechanical mandrel motion blockage, whereas, in a tether position being beyond the fully deployed position, the mandrel is movable in the longitudinal direction relative to the slider mechanism beyond the predetermined stop position due to the mandrel motion blockage being released.
An implantable neurostimulation device includes a system for determining at least one physiological and/or at least one biological parameter. The device is configured to derive a health status based at least in part on the at least one parameter. The system includes at least one element or shares at least one element associated with a neurostimulation therapy for determining the at least one parameter. Further aspects relate to a method carried out by such a device and a computer program.
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REINFORCED LEARNING METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING PATIENT THERAPY DELIVERY BY A MEDICAL DEVICE
A reinforced learning method is used to optimize patient therapy delivered by an implanted medical device. The real environment of the device and patient provides inputs to a reinforced learning algorithm which has an agent that uses them as states and rewards. The agent applies a policy to map states into actions and modify the real environment according to the actions. The reinforced learning algorithm further comprises a model that simulates the real environment and generates simulated states and rewards and outputs these to the agent. The agent thus receives both real and simulated states and rewards and maximizes rewards according to the value function responsive to both the real and simulated environments. The rewards are then used to affect the real environment, including through associating rewards with control parameters of the medical device to optimize therapy.
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EVALUATION OF PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC PAIN
A computer-implemented method for evaluation of a patient suffering from pain based on analysis of contextual data collected from the patient including conversational data taken from a patient interview. A machine learning model is trained to link the patient contextual data to one or more pain sentiment parameters to determine probability values for the pain sentiment parameters. The pain sentiment parameters relate to both current states of the patient, such as their current satisfaction with the pain treatment, and predicted future states of the patient, such as the likelihood of successful outcome for the patient with continuance of the current therapy unchanged or with continuance of the current therapy with specific modification. The pain sentiment parameters included in the machine learning model include patient states, patient therapy efficacy, patient therapy outcomes, patient therapy interventions. The patient contextual data includes conversational data collected from a patient interview.
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METHODS AND DEVICES FOR WIRELESSLY PROVIDING ENERGY TO LEADLESS IMPLANTS
The invention relates to a device (200) for wirelessly providing energy to a leadless implant (100). The device (200) comprises a plurality of inductive charging coils (241) for wirelessly providing the energy according to at least one operating parameter and a controller (220) coupled to the plurality of inductive charging coils (241). The controller (220) is configured to select the at least one operating parameter out of a set of operating parameters of the plurality of inductive charging coils (241).
An energy supplying component (100) includes a plurality of power sources (161, 171, 181, 191) and at least one switch (163, 165, 167, 173, 175, 177, 183, 185, 187, 193, 195, 197). Each power source of the plurality of power sources is configured to output a defined energy level. The at least one switch is configured to reversibly combine two or more power sources of the plurality of power sources for enabling the energy supplying component to supply requested energy at one or both of a needed voltage or a needed current.
1nn) based on a residual energy stored in the at least one energy storage device (C1-C7) subsequent to the generation of the defibrillation shock pulse (DP).
An intracardiac medical device comprising a processing unit and a detector configured to detect time-dependent electrical signals of the heart including ventricular events, for example an intracardiac electrogram, and to transmit the detected electrical signals to the processing unit, wherein the processing unit is configured to classify a current intrinsic ventricular event of the received electrical signals as a normal sense event or a ventricular extrasystole. The invention is further directed to an operation method of such medical device as well as a computer program product and a computer readable data carrier.
A method for assessing pain experienced by a patient (3) comprises: receiving a sensor signal (8) which has been generated in a sequence of epochs (10) by a sensor (2) configured for measuring a physical activity of the patient (3), wherein each epoch (10) comprises a sequence of measurement periods (11), wherein the sensor signal (8) has been generated in each measurement period (11); determining a signal intensity value (12) for each measurement period (11) from the sensor signal (8); classifying the signal intensity values (12) of each epoch (10) with different physical activity classes (13a, 13b, 13c, 13d) to obtain a classification result (15) for the epoch (10); and determining a behavior assessment score (16) indicative of the pain experienced by the patient (3) from the classification results (15) of different epochs (10).
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IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE FOR STIMULATING A HUMAN OR ANIMAL HEART FEATURING A VENTRICULAR STIMULATION UPON DETECTION OF A PREMATURE VENTRICULAR CONTRACTION
The invention relates to an implantable medical device for stimulating a human or animal heart. The implantable medical device comprises at least one electrode (20, 21) that comprises a distal dipole (203) and is designed and arranged to be implanted within the septum (13) of the heart (1) to be stimulated. During operation, the implantable medical device performs the following steps: a) detecting, with the at least one electrode (20, 21), at least one of an intrinsic atrial signal and an intrinsic ventricular signal, or stimulating, with the at least one electrode (20, 21), the atrium (2) of the heart (1) to be stimulated; b) triggering a stimulation of the ventricle (5) of the heart (1) to be stimulated upon i) detecting the intrinsic atrial signal, ii) stimulating the atrium (2), or iii) detecting the intrinsic ventricular signal, wherein triggering upon i) detecting the intrinsic atrial signal or ii) stimulating the atrium (2) is carried out only with a predeterminable temporal delay, and triggering upon iii) detecting the intrinsic ventricular signal is carried out without temporal delay but only if a predeterminable first time period has passed since a preceding ventricular signal, the first time period representing an allowable minimum ventricular interval.
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SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING FOR A CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY
A system for providing for a cardiac resynchronization therapy comprises an implantable medical device (1) comprising a generator device (10) having a processing circuitry (100) for controlling operation of the generator device (10). The implantable medical device (1) is configured to be selectively connected to a left-ventricular coronary sinus electrode lead (12) configured for implantation on the left ventricle (LV) through the coronary sinus (CS) or to a left bundle branch electrode lead (13) configured for implantation on the cardiac septum (M) to engage with the conductive structure of the left bundle branch (LBB). A configuration unit (2, 4) has a user interface (20) to modify a configuration of the implantable medical device (1). The user interface (20) is user-actuatable to select a first mode or a second mode out of at least two modes for configuring the implantable medical device (1), wherein in the first mode a first set of parameters is pre-selected or user-selectable for configuring the implantable medical device (1) to function with the left-ventricular coronary sinus electrode lead (12) and in the second mode a second set of parameters is pre-selected or user-selectable for configuring the implantable medical device (1) to function with the left bundle branch electrode lead (13).
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IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE FOR A COMBINED CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY AND CARDIAC CONTRACTILITY MODULATION THERAPY
The invention relates to an implantable medical device for stimulating a human or animal heart. The implantable medical device comprises at least one electrode (20, 21) that comprises a distal bipole (203) and is designed and arranged to be implanted within the septum (13) of the heart (1) to be stimulated. During operation, the implantable medical device performs the following step: a) delivering a left bundle branch area pacing stimulation and a cardiac contractility modulation stimulation to the heart (1) to be stimulated, wherein the cardiac contractility modulation stimulation is delivered temporally offset to the left bundle branch area pacing stimulation.
The present invention relates to an electrode (20) for an implantable medical device for stimulating a human or animal heart, the human or animal heart comprising a left ventricle (5) and a right ventricle (3). According to an aspect of the invention, the electrode (20) comprises a first electrode pole surface (201) and a second electrode pole surface (202) located in a distal tip region of the electrode (20), wherein the second electrode pole surface (202) is spatially separated from the first electrode pole surface (201) and is arranged proximally of the first electrode pole surface (201), wherein the first electrode pole surface (201) is designed and arranged for stimulating the left ventricle (5) and wherein the second electrode pole surface (202) is designed and arranged for stimulating the right ventricle (3).
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METHOD FOR PROCESSING AN OUTPUT SIGNAL FROM A SENSOR OF AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
A method for processing an output signal (13) from a sensor (5) of an implantable medical device (1) comprises: receiving an output signal (13) generated by the sensor (5) from an electrical heart signal (7) from a patient's (3) heart (9); identifying an undesired pulse pattern (35, 35a, 35b) in the output signal (13); determining a first portion (37) of the output signal (13), the first portion (37) including the undesired pulse pattern (35, 35a, 35b); generating a modified output signal (17) by replacing the first portion (37) with a second portion (39) that lacks the undesired pulse pattern (35, 35a, 35b).
The invention relates to an implantable medical device for stimulating a human or animal heart that comprises a single electrode (20) comprising a proximal electrode pole (213) designed and arranged to be implanted within an atrium (2) of the heart (1) to be stimulated and a distal electrode pole (203) designed and arranged to be implanted within the septum (13) of the heart (1) to be stimulated. During operation, the implantable medical device performs the following steps: a) detecting (500), with the proximal electrode pole (213), an intrinsic atrial contraction of the heart (1) to be stimulated or stimulating (500), with the proximal electrode pole (213), the atrium (2) of the heart (1) to be stimulated; b) detecting (530), with the distal electrode pole (203), an intrinsic ventricular contraction of the heart (1) to be stimulated; c) determining (530) an intrinsic atrioventricular conduction time between i) the intrinsic atrial contraction or the stimulation of the atrium and ii) the intrinsic ventricular contraction; d) setting (550) a stimulated atrioventricular conduction time for stimulating the ventricle (3, 5) of the heart (1) to be stimulated with the distal electrode pole (203), the stimulated atrioventricular conduction time being shorter than the intrinsic atrioventricular conduction time.
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An implantable medical device (1) for performing a cardiac stimulation comprises a generator device (12) comprising a processing circuitry (120) for processing electrical signals, an electrode lead (10, 11) connected to the generator device (12) and extending from the generator device (12), the electrode lead (10) comprising a lead body (100) forming a distal end (101) to be arranged on cardiac tissue within a patient's heart (H), and an electrode pole arrangement comprising at least three electrode poles (102, 103, 121). The processing circuitry (120) is configured to generate an electrical stimulation signal (P) and to provide the electrical stimulation signal (P) to said electrode pole arrangement for stimulating cardiac activity. The processing circuitry (120) furthermore is configured to measure at least two electrical response signals (S, SA, SB, SC) indicative of a stimulated cardiac activity in response to said electrical stimulation signal (P) using at least two different pairs of electrode poles out of said at least three electrode poles (102, 103, 121) and to derive information indicative of a stimulation effectiveness of said electrical stimulation signal (P) based on said at least two electrical response signals (S, SA, SB, SC).
An implantable medical device (1) for performing a cardiac stimulation comprises a generator device (12) comprising a processing circuitry (120) for processing electrical signals, an electrode lead (10, 11) connected to the generator device (12) and extending from the generator device (12), the electrode lead (10) comprising a lead body (100) forming a distal end (101) to be arranged on cardiac tissue within a patient's heart (H), and an electrode pole arrangement comprising at least a first electrode pole (102) and a second electrode pole (103, 121). The processing circuitry (120) is configured to generate an electrical stimulation signal and to provide the electrical stimulation signal to said electrode pole arrangement for stimulating cardiac activity. The processing circuitry (120) furthermore is configured to measure, using said electrode pole arrangement, an impedance curve (C1, C2) indicative of a stimulated cardiac activity in response to said electrical stimulation signal and to derive information indicative of a stimulation effectiveness of said electrical stimulation signal based on said impedance curve (C1, C2).
The invention relates to an electrode (20) for an implantable medical device for stimulating a human or animal heart. According to an aspect, the electrode (20) comprises at least four electrode poles (201, 202, 203, 204, 205) and a single connector (208) comprising an individual connector pole (209, 210, 211, 212, 213) for each electrode pole (201, 202, 203, 204, 205).
An active implantable medical device comprising a housing and a first component and a second component received within the housing, wherein the first component and the second component are stabilized and mechanically linked to each other by a connecting element to form a composite unit. The connecting element has a film-like shape with a thickness lying in a range of from 0.01 mm to 0.1 mm and adheres at least section-wise to the first component as well as to the second component.
A medical electrode device for implantation into a patient includes:
a carrier element, a contact element on the carrier element and comprising a contact body including a contact surface for contacting tissue, and an electrical supply line having an end portion connected to the contact element. The contact element comprises first and second fastening flaps arranged at a distance with respect to each other. The electrical supply line connected to the contact element at the first and second flaps. Each flap extends from a circumference of the contact body with a first end integral with the contact body and a second end free. Each flap comprises a bent portion proximal to the circumference of the contact body and a straight portion distal to such circumference. Each flap connected to the supply line with a lateral contact surface extending along a side edge of the straight portion of the respective flap.
An implantable medical device, in particular an extravascular cardioverter-defibrillator, comprises: an implantable housing for accommodating a control unit configured to generate and/or process electrical signals; wherein an outer surface of the housing comprises at least one electrode portion for receiving electrical signals to be processed by the control unit and/or for providing electrical signals generated by the control unit, the electrode portion being surrounded along its outer contour by an insulating portion which electrically insulates the electrode portion from a remainder of the housing; wherein both the electrode portion and the remainder of the housing are made of a biocompatible and electrically conductive first material; wherein the insulating portion is made of a biocompatible and electrically insulating second material comprising a titanium oxide compound.
A manufacturing method for a header assembly for an implantable intracardiac device, wherein the header assembly comprises at least one tine extending from a conically formed base ring, further comprising a header cap and a header base, wherein the header cap and the header base each comprises a supporting side surface corresponding to the conical form of the base ring, the method comprising:
an assembly step, wherein the base ring is placed between the header base and the header cap such that the base ring is located adjacent the supporting header base side surface and the supporting header cap side surface, and
a subsequent fixing step, wherein the header cap is permanently fixed to the header base such that the base ring is located in a base ring groove formed by the supporting header cap side surface and the supporting header base side surface.
An implantable cardioverter defibrillator device (1) comprises a generator device (10) comprising a processing circuitry (102) and a shock generation circuitry (103). The processing circuitry (102) is configured to control the shock generation circuitry (103) to produce a first shock pulse (Al) at a first peak voltage (PH1) by connecting, in a first initial time span (T1), a first group of energy storage devices of a multiplicity of energy storage devices (C1-C7) to an output circuitry (105) and, in at least one further time span (T2, T3) following said first initial time span (T1), a combination of the first group of energy storage devices and at least one further energy storage device to the output circuitry (105). The processing circuitry (102) is further configured to control the shock generation circuitry (103) to produce, subsequent to said first shock pulse (Al), a second shock pulse (A2) at a second peak voltage (PH2) larger than said first peak voltage (PH2) by connecting, in a second initial time span (T4), a second group of energy storage devices to the output circuitry (105).
An assembly set for providing an implantable medical device (1) comprising at least one supply module (3A, 3A') having an energy supply device (31), at least one control module (3B) having a control device (32) for controlling operation of the implantable medical device (1), a multiplicity of functional modules (3C-3G) each having a functional device (33) for performing a medical function in an implanted state of the implantable medical device (1), and a collection of interface modules (4). The supply module (3A, 3A'), the control module (3B) and at least one of the multiplicity of functional modules (3C-3G) are connectable to one another using the interface modules (4) such that, in an assembled state, interface modules (4) interconnect pairs of neighboring modules of the supply module (3A, 3A'), the control module (3B) and at least one of the multiplicity of functional modules (3C-3G).
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A cardiac pacing device for implantation in a patient's heart, wherein the cardiac pacing device comprises a processing unit for controlling a pacing signal generator and further comprises a detector configured to measure a time-dependent signal of an intrinsic atrial activity, wherein the processing unit is configured to detect a presence and absence of an intrinsic atrial event within a cardiac cycle based on the measured signal of the atrial activity within the respective cardiac cycle received from the detector, wherein the processing unit is configured to control the pacing signal generator to provide an electrical signal based on the presence and absence of an intrinsic atrial event. Further, a system comprising such first cardiac pacing device and a second cardiac pacing device is explained as well as respective operation methods.
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A paddle lead for implantation in the epidural space through an insertion tool, the paddle lead comprising a paddle structure with a first paddle wing, a second paddle wing and at least one resilient element connected with at least one of the first paddle wing and the second paddle wing, wherein the at least one resilient member biases at least one of the first paddle wing and the second paddle wing to an expanded state. According to an aspect of the invention, the at least one resilient element has a longitudinal extension direction that runs exclusively along the longitudinal extension direction of the paddle structure and in that the at least one resilient element has a wall that surrounds alone or with another part of the paddle structure a hollow space, wherein the hollow space also extends exclusively along the longitudinal extension direction of the paddle structure.
A method/device for fixing an intracardiac device at an anchoring region within the tissue of a patient's heart which allows fixing at a thin wall. The intracardiac device comprises one electrode and at least two tines attached at a distal end of the intra-cardiac device adjacent the electrode. Each of the tines has an S-form. The method including:
the intra-cardiac device is moved towards the anchoring region with the tines facing forwards until the tines touch the tissue at the anchoring region,
the tines are pressed against the tissue at the anchoring region such that the tines are pivoted and/or bent outwards, with the distal ends of the tines penetrating the tissue, and,
the pressure on the tines is against the tissue is removed, thereby bunching a wall segment of the tissue by the tines and pulling this wall segment towards the electrode.
A non-transvenous ICD system comprises a defibrillation generator, a controller, an electrode line, a shock electrode arranged at the electrode line and at least three sensing electrodes arranged at various positions within the ICD system. The defibrillation generator is configured for generating electric shocks and applying the electric shocks to cardiac tissue of a patient via the shock electrode. The controller is configured for
(i) sensing plural signals indicating a cardiac activity by detecting an electric voltage along each of a plurality sensing vectors, wherein each sensing vector extends between two of the sensing electrodes,
(ii) automatically selecting at least one of the sensed signals based on predetermined criteria being fulfilled, and
(iii) controlling the defibrillation generator for generating the electric shocks based on the at least one selected signal.
An implantable medical device (IMD) comprising at least one sensor, a processor and a transceiver module, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to monitor at least one predefined body function of a patient, wherein the transceiver module is configured to bi-directionally exchange messages with an external device, namely, to receive request messages from the external device and to send respective response messages to the external device replying to the request messages. In order to best leverage the limited data communication throughput of IMDs to enable body function data streaming the processor is configured to receive signals of the at least one predefined body function detected by the at least one sensor. Further, a communication system comprising the IMD, a communication method as well as a computer program product and a computer readable data carrier is also provided.
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System and Method for Identifying an Active Medical Implant
A system for identifying an active medical implant, comprising an active medical implant configured to store information related to the active medical implant in a memory of the active medical implant, wherein the active medical implant has a first short-range communication module; and a mobile terminal having a second short-range communication module configured to directly communicate with the first short-range communication module of the active medical implant via a communication link, wherein the active medical implant is configured to transmit the information related to the active medical implant to the mobile terminal via the communication link.
An active electrical system comprising implantable components and an external programming unit, the system further comprising an algorithm for classifying the sensed electrical cardiac signals, and a control unit configured to drive the pulse delivery unit in a first mode to deliver a predetermined number of pulses at repetition rates greater than or equal to a threshold value, and to drive the pulse delivery unit in a second mode to deliver a predetermined maximum number of pulses at repetition rates below the threshold value, and wherein the control unit in the second mode is configured to switch to the first mode or terminate pulse delivery depending on a classification result of the algorithm.
An implantable medical device for sensing physiological signals comprises an arrangement of at least a first electrode pole, a second electrode pole and a third electrode pole, said arrangement of at least the first electrode pole, the second electrode pole and the third electrode pole being configured to sense physiological signals. A processing module is configured for processing physiological signals received via said arrangement of at least the first electrode pole, the second electrode pole and the third electrode pole. The processing module in particular is configured to process different physiological signals received by different pair of electrode poles of the arrangement of at least the first electrode pole, the second electrode pole and the third electrode pole and to assess a cardiac function based on the processing.
A system for remote assessment of a patient, comprising: a first device associated to a physician, a second device associated to the patient, a medical device associated to the patient, wherein the second device is configured to communicate with the medical device, and wherein the medical device is configured to be programmed via the second device, wherein the first device is further configured to communicate with the second device, and wherein the second device is configured to be controlled via the first device, and wherein the second device is configured to acquire data indicative of at least one physiological parameter or of several physiological parameters of the patient. Furthermore, a method for remote assessment is provided.
The invention relates to an implantable medical device (1), comprising means (10) for capturing respiratory activity data (D) of a patient and/or calculating the respiratory activity data (D) of the patient based on at least one medical parameter (12) captured by the implantable medical device (1), and means (14) for triggering a storage of the captured and/or calculated respiratory activity data (D) of the patient in response to fulfillment of a predetermined triggering event (E), wherein the respiratory activity data (D) comprises a time series of the respiratory activity of the patient. The invention further relates to a computer-implemented method for operating an implantable medical device (1).
Cardiac pacing arrangement comprising first and second leadless pacing devices, wherein the second leadless pacing device is operated in standby or operational states. During operation, the cardiac pacing arrangement carries out the following steps: a) determining whether a condition for transferring the second leadless pacing device from the standby to the operational state is fulfilled, wherein the condition is chosen from the group consisting of i) delivering N consecutive stimulating pulses (N is an integer from 2-10), ii) non-detection of any stimulation pulse over a predeterminable time period (0.5-72 hours) and detection of an existing intrinsic rhythm of the patient at the same time, and iii) detecting M consecutive non-capturing stimulation pulses (M is an integer from 2-10); and b) transferring the second leadless pacing device from the standby to the operational state if the condition is fulfilled.
A stent system comprising a stent, a first pressure sensor and a second pressure sensor, wherein the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor are configured for communication with each other.
An implantable device comprising means for deriving a circadian rhythm associated with a physiological parameter. The implantable device further comprises means for determining a blood pressure, based at least in part on the circadian rhythm. Further aspects relate to a method carried out by such a device and a computer program.
A tine array (30) for a header assembly (22) of an implantable medical device (22) is proposed. The tine array (30) comprises a base ring (38) and at least two tines (32) extending from the base ring (38), wherein the base ring (38) has at least one element of a pin-notch- pair for preventing a rotation of the tine array (30) with respect to a header base (24) of the header assembly (22) and wherein the pin-notch-pair comprises a pin (40) and a notch (42).
A computer-implemented method for classification of a medical relevance of a deviation between cardiac current curves, comprising applying a machine learning algorithm to the pre-acquired first cardiac current curve data and the pre-acquired at least second cardiac current curve data for classification of the medical relevance of the deviation between the pre-acquired first cardiac current curve data and the pre-acquired at least second cardiac current curve data. Furthermore, a corresponding system and a method for providing a trained machine learning algorithm are provided.
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING AN ADVERSE TECHNICAL AND/OR MEDICAL EVENT
The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for predicting an upcoming adverse technical event and/or for detecting an acute adverse technical event of the implantable medical device (10), comprising the steps of providing a first dataset (DS1) comprising medical and/or technical data acquired by the implantable medical device (10), applying a machine learning algorithm (A) to the first dataset (DS1) for predicting an upcoming adverse technical event and/or for detecting an acute adverse technical event of the implantable medical device (10) and outputting a second dataset (DS2) comprising a classification of the predicted and/or detected adverse technical event of the implantable medical device (10). In addition, the invention relates to a computer-implemented method for providing a machine learning algorithm (A) and to a system for predicting an upcoming adverse technical event and/or for detecting an acute adverse technical event of the implantable medical device (10).
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING AN ADVERSE PATIENT CLINICAL EVENT
The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for predicting an upcoming adverse patient clinical event and/or for detecting an acute adverse patient clinical event, comprising the steps of providing a first dataset (DS1) comprising medical data acquired by the implantable medical device (10), applying a machine learning algorithm (A) to the first dataset (DS1) for predicting an upcoming adverse patient clinical event and/or for detecting an acute adverse patient clinical event and outputting a second dataset (DS2) comprising a classification of the predicted and/or detected adverse patient clinical event. In addition, the invention relates to a computer-implemented method for providing a machine learning algorithm (A) and to a system for predicting an upcoming adverse patient clinical event and/or for detecting an acute adverse patient clinical event.
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MEDICAL DEVICE, MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM
The invention relates to a medical device, in particular implantable medical device or medical device for use outside of the human body configured to receive and/or capture medical data (D), comprising a determining means (12) configured to estimate a service life of the medical device (10a; 10b) by evaluating at least one medical device parameter (P) of the medical device (10a; 10b) and/or reading out a pre-programmed value (14). Furthermore, the invention relates to a medical device system (1), comprising a first medical device (10a), wherein the first medical device (10a) is an implantable medical device, and at least one second medical device (10b), wherein the at least one second medical device (10b) is an implantable medical device or a medical device for use outside of the human body configured to receive and/or capture medical data (D), wherein the first medical device (10a) and the at least one second medical device (10b) are a medical device according to the present invention. In addition, the invention relates to a computer-implemented method for operating a medical device system.
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A system used for neurological stimulation, includes a pulse generator module, including a first housing configured to accommodate a pulse generator unit. The first housing includes a coupling portion and a first electrical interface located at the coupling portion. The pulse generator unit is configured to generate neurological stimulation pulses to be supplied to at least one neurological stimulation electrode via the first electrical interface. A first lead interface module is connectable to the coupling portion and the first electrical interface. The first lead interface module is detachably connectable to the at least one neurological stimulation electrode. A second lead interface module is connectable to the coupling portion and the first electrical interface. The second lead interface module includes an extension cable connectable to an electrode coupling box for supplying neurological stimulation pulses generated by the pulse generator unit to the at least one neurological stimulation electrode.
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Goods & Services
Computer programs and software in the medical field; Downloadable mobile applications for retrieving and displaying health information in the field of cardiac rhythm management (CRM), pain management, radiology and other medical areas; Non-downloadable online applications for clinical and patient data management and analysis of the same; Non-downloadable online applications for workflow optimization in the medical field; Non-downloadable online applications for remote monitoring of medical device or implants. Portable medical devices with sensors to monitor and respond to the physical, physiological and autonomic activity, temperature, stress, blood pressure and heart rate of a person wearing or carrying the device; Medical wearables. Medical services relating to the treatment of persons in the form of patient care and remote monitoring and remote programming of medical devices; web-based health assessment services, namely, a series of health-related questions for response from the user that result in a report that provides health-related and treatment information; providing health, medical, and treatment information and options in the field of cardiology radiology and pain management to physicians, healthcare professionals and patients; Providing online health, medical, and medical treatment support in the field of heart rhythm management (CRM), radiology, pain management and other medical areas; providing recommendations for decision making on treatment options, recommendations on treatment options, recommendations on medical workflow suggestions in the field of cardiology, radiology and pain management based on data analysis.
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IMPLANT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING WITH AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
An implant communication system configured to receive the data transferred by the first control unit and to simulate the communication interface, the back-end communication unit further comprising a programmer app unit configured to read out data from the communication interface simulation unit, the back-end communication unit further comprising a second control unit configured to control the communication interface simulation unit and the programmer app unit in such a way that the data is saved, in particular as a report, in a storage unit communicatively connected to the second control unit and/or the back-end communication unit, said data being accessible by the health care provider. Furthermore, the invention relates to a computer implemented method for communicating with an implantable medical device and a computer program.
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38 - Telecommunications services
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
44 - Medical, veterinary, hygienic and cosmetic services; agriculture, horticulture and forestry services
Goods & Services
Computer programs and software; Downloadable mobile applications for retrieving and displaying health information workshops in the field of cardiac rhythm management (CRM), pain management and other medical areas; Non-downloadable online applications for clinical and patient data management and analysis of the same; Non-downloadable online applications for workflow optimization in the medical field; Non-downloadable online applications for remote monitoring of medical device or implants Transmission of database information via telecommunications networks; providing telecommunications connections to a global computernetwork; providing telecommunications connections and networks via internet or databases for data storage and data transmission Services consisting of all forms of education of persons, providing of training, Educational services, namely, conducting in person or online classes, seminars, conferences and workshops in the field of cardiac rhythm management (CRM), pain management and other medical areas; providing information about medical devices and implants; providing continuing medical education medical device, implants and therapies; providing information relating to medical device, implants and therapies; providing information about medical device, implants and therapies via a website; providing information in the field of education regarding healthcare; personal coaching services in the field of cardiac rhythm management (CRM), pain management and other medical areas provided via in person or online classes, seminars, conferences and workshops Consultancy and information services relating to programming and maintenance of medical devices and programmable implants; technical support services, namely, remote and on-site management services for medical devices and implants in the field of cardiac rhythm management (CRM), pain management and other medical areas; administration and management of public and private cloud computing IT and application systems for data storage in the field of heart rhythm management (CRM), pain management and other medical areas Medical services relating to the treatment of persons in the form of patient care and remote monitoring and remote programming of medical devices; web-based health assessment services, namely, a series of health-related questions for response from the user that result in a report that provides health-related information in the form of recommended educational resources and treatment information; providing health, medical, and treatment information and options in the field of cardiology to physicians and pain management to healthcare professionals and patients; Providing online health, medical, and medical treatment support in the field of heart rhythm management (CRM), pain management and other medical areas; providing recommendations for decision making on treatment options, recommendations on treatment options, recommendations on medical workflow suggestions in the field of heart rhythm management (CRM), pain management and other medical areas based on data analysis
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING A REMOTE STRESS ECG
The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for performing a remote stress ECG comprising the steps of sending (S1) a stress ECG request (10) to a patient communication device (12) by means of a remote network service (14), upon receipt of the stress ECG request (10), sending (S2) a stress ECG start command (C1) to an implantable medical device (16) by means of the patient communication device (12), upon receipt of the start stress ECG command (C1), recording (S3) stress ECG data (D1) by means of the implantable medical device (16) and transmitting (S4) the stress ECG data (D1), in particular in real-time or with a definable time-delay, to the patient communication device (12) or a relay device (18), and transmitting (S5) the received stress ECG data (D1) to the remote network service (14) by means of the patient communication device (12) or the relay device (18). In addition, the invention relates to a system for performing a remote stress ECG.
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The invention relates to a medical data relay device (10) for relaying messages between an implantable medical device (IMD1, IMD2...IMDn) and a remote network service (14), comprising a controller (16) configured to instantiate and configure at least one virtual relay device (R1, R2...Rn), and the at least one virtual relay device (R1, R2...Rn) configured to communicate with a dedicated implantable medical device (IMD1, IMD2...IMDn) via a first interface (18) and with the remote network service (14), in particular directly or via a cloud server (20), via a second interface (22). Furthermore, the invention relates to a computer-implemented method for operating a medical data relay device (10) for relaying messages between an implantable medical device (IMD1, IMD2...IMDn) and a remote network service (14) and to an implant communication system (1).
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09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
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38 - Telecommunications services
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
44 - Medical, veterinary, hygienic and cosmetic services; agriculture, horticulture and forestry services
Goods & Services
Computer programs and software; Downloadable mobile applications for retrieving and displaying health information workshops in the field of cardiac rhythm management (CRM), pain management and other medical areas; Non-downloadable online applications for clinical and patient data management and analysis of the same; Non-downloadable online applications for workflow optimization in the medical field; Non-downloadable online applications for remote monitoring of medical device or implant. Consultancy and information services relating to maintenance of medical devices and programmable implants. Transmission of database information via telecommunications networks; providing telecommunications connections and networks via internet or databases for data storage and data transmission; providing telecommunications connections to a global computer network. Services consisting of all forms of education of persons, providing of training, Educational services, namely, conducting in person or online classes, seminars, conferences and workshops in the field of cardiac rhythm management (CRM), pain management and other medical areas; providing educational information about medical devices and implants; providing continuing medical education medical device, implants and therapies; providing educational information relating to medical devices, implants and therapies; providing educational information about medical devices, implants and therapies via a website; providing information in the field of education regarding healthcare; personal coaching services in the field of cardiac rhythm management (CRM), pain management and other medical areas provided via in person or online classes, seminars, conferences and workshops. Consultancy and information services relating to programming of medical devices and programmable implants; technical support services, namely, remote and on-site management services for medical devices and implants in the field of cardiac rhythm management (CRM), pain management and other medical areas; administration and management of public and private cloud computing IT and application systems for data storage in the field of heart rhythm management (CRM), pain management and other medical areas; providing technical informatio about medical devices and implants; providing technical information relating to medical device, implants and therapies; providing technical information about medical devices, implants and therapies via a website. Medical services relating to the treatment of persons in the form of patient care and remote monitoring and remote programming of medical devices; web-based health assessment services, namely, a series of health-related questions for response from the user that result in a report that provides health-related information in the form of recommended educational resources and treatment information; providing health, medical, and treatment information and options in the field of cardiology to physicians and pain management to healthcare professionals and patients; Providing online health, medical, and medical treatment support in the field of heart rhythm management (CRM), pain management and other medical areas; providing recommendations for decision making on treatment options, recommendations on treatment options, recommendations on medical workflow suggestions in the field of heart rhythm management (CRM), pain management and other medical areas based on data analysis.
A pressure sensor for pressure measurement in an aggressive medium comprising a base element and a moveable element adapted to move at least in part based on an external pressure. The pressure sensor further comprises a flexible element arranged on the base element inside the pressure sensor. The flexible element is adapted for determining the external pressure, wherein the movable element is mechanically in contact with the flexible element.
The invention relates to a medical information system (10) and method, the system comprising a data storage device (12) configured to receive and store medical data (D) of a plurality of patients acquired by implantable medical devices (14) and/or wearable devices (16), and a user interface (18) configured to provide access to the medical data (D) of a respective individual patient among the plurality of patients stored in the data storage device (12) to multiple users, in particular multiple medical professionals, wherein the data storage device (12) is further configured to receive and store diagnostic and/or treatment information (D1) related to the medical data (D) of each individual patient by at least one of the multiple users, and wherein the user interface (18) is configured to provide access for each of the plurality of users to the stored diagnostic and/or treatment information (D1).
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97.
IMPLANT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING WITH AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
The invention relates to an implant communication system (1), comprising a front-end communication unit (10) comprising a first communication interface (10a) configured to read out data (D) from an implantable medical device (11), and a user communication device (12) comprising an app (14) communicatively connected to the front-end communication unit (10), wherein the front-end communication unit (10) further comprises a second communication interface (10b) configured to transfer the data (D) read out by the first communication interface (10a) to the user communication device (12). Furthermore, the invention relates to a computer implemented method for communicating with an implantable medical device (11), a computer program and a computer-readable data carrier.
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Sheath for Implanting an Electrode in the Septum of a Human Heart and Method for Implanting an Electrode in the Septum of a Human Heart
A sheath for implanting an electrode in the septum of a human heart, comprising an elongated sheath shaft which delimits a lumen. The sheath shaft has a flexible distal end portion, wherein the distal end portion is preshaped in such a way that it describes a helical curve.
A system comprising a first intracardiac device for implantation within a patient's heart and at least one second implantable device, wherein the second device, preferably for implantation within the heart's atrium, can be designed with less electronic components, smaller and has a longer device lifetime. The first intracardiac device comprises a first processing unit for controlling a first signal generator unit, a first data memory comprising pre-defined first signal parameters for a first treatment signal and a first measurement unit for determining at least one first bodily value and at least one second bodily value, and the second device comprises a second processing unit for controlling a second signal generator unit and a second data memory comprising pre-defined second signal parameters for a second treatment signal and a second measurement unit for determining at least one third bodily value. A method of operation of such system is also disclosed.
A method for analyzing an event determined by an implantable device. The method comprises: verifying the event at least in part based on a heart episode associated with the event; wherein the verifying is based at least in part on a type of the event.
