Patent ID: 7751894
Filing Date: 2010-07-06
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. A method for mitigating an apnea, the method comprising: determining if a patient is in a resting state; based at least in part on the resting state determination, generating an information signal indicating an occurrence of apnea; receiving the information signal from a deployed, implantable medical device at a local monitor; storing the information signal; associating a time stamp with the information signal; based at least in part on the information signal, autonomously selecting and initiating, by the local monitor, at least one appropriate therapy from among a plurality of available therapies for mitigating the occurrence of the apnea; and communicating a message based at least in part on the information signal and the time stamp to a remote monitor disposed beyond the telemetry range of the deployed, implantable medical device.