Method and system for automatically classifying intracardiac electrograms
September 18, 2012. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3755783 3829766 Apparatus for pattern recognition of ECG signals for detecting fibrillation Trainable neural network Method and system for wavefront reconstruction Method and apparatus for detecting a sequence of abnormal events in an electrical signal, particularly in the depolarization signal of a heart Arrhythmia control system employing arrhythmia recognition algorithm Waveform analysis apparatus and method using neural network techniques Patent #: 5092343 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 947337 filed on 09/18/1992US Classes:600/515, Detecting arrhythmia128/925, Neural network706/20, Classification or recognition706/924MedicalExaminersPrimary: Kamm, William E.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA61B 005/045.2Foreign Application Priority Data1991-09-20 AUAbstractThe application is directed to a method for automatically classifying intracardiac electrograms, and a system for performing the method. In a further aspect, it concerns an implantable cardioverter defibrillator which incorporates the system and uses the method to monitor cardiac activity and deliver appropriate treatment. The method uses a combination of timing analysis and pattern matching using a neural network in order to correctly classify the electrograms. This technique allows both changes in rate and morphology to be taken into account. | |
