Patent ID: 7127290
Filing Date: 2006-10-24
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. A cardiac rhythm management system comprising: an implantable cardiac rhythm management device comprising: an external remote user interface communicatively couplable to the implantable cardiac rhythm management device, the external remote user interface comprising a user-detectable indication of the CHF status change probability indicator received from the implantable cardiac rhythm management device, in which the remote user interface comprises a user input device to receive at least one CHF physiologic parameter from a user and to communicate to the at least one CHF physiological parameter input device in the implantable cardiac rhythm management device the at least one CHF physiological parameter selected from the group consisting of at least one or more of the subject's dyspnea, orthopnea, neck vein distension, abdominojugular reflex, cough, hepatomegaly, peripheral edema, brain natriaretic peptide (BNP) level, pulmonary edema, cardiomegaly, or pleural effusion.