Patent ID: 9451894
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: A61B,A61N

Claim Text:
1. A method for indicating an occurrence of an epileptic seizure, comprising: obtaining a time series of heart beat complex data from a patient; determining at least one heart beat complex shape parameter for each of a plurality of heart beat complexes in a moving window comprising a portion of said time series; comparing said at least one heart beat complex shape parameter for each of said plurality of heart beat complexes in said moving window to a first reference heart beat complex shape template; indicating an occurrence of an epileptic seizure based upon a determination that a threshold fraction of said at least one heart beat complex shape parameters of said plurality of heart beat complexes in said moving window fail to match said first reference heart beat complex shape template; and in response to said indicating, performing at least one further action selected from providing a warning; logging at least one of said indicating, the time of said indicating, and a seizure severity metric; and initiating at least one therapy to treat said epileptic seizure.