PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16178463
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-11
Publication Date: 2019-03
Patent Classification: ["600", "521000"]

Abstract:
A system and method for facilitating a cardiac rhythm disorder diagnosis based on subcutaneous cardiac monitoring data with the aid of a digital computer are provided. Cutaneous action potentials of a patient are recorded as electrocardiogram (EGC) data over a set time period using a subcutaneous insertable cardiac monitor. A set of R-wave peaks is identified within the ECG data and an R-R interval plot is constructed. A difference between recording times of successive pairs of the R-wave peaks in the set is determined. A heart rate associated with each difference is also determined. The pairs of the R-wave peaks and associated heart rate are plotted as the R-R interval plot. A diagnosis of cardiac disorder is facilitated based on patterns of the plotted pairs of the R-wave peaks and the associated heart rates in the R-R interval plot.

Claim (Index 11):
A method for facilitating a cardiac rhythm disorder diagnosis based on subcutaneous cardiac monitoring data, comprising:\n recording cardiac action potentials of a patient over a set time period using a subcutaneous insertable cardiac monitor, comprising an implantable housing comprised of a biocompatible material that is suitable for implantation within a living body; at least one pair of electrocardiographic (ECG) sensing electrodes provided on a ventral surface and on opposite ends of the implantable housing operatively placed to facilitate sensing in closest proximity to the low amplitude, low frequency content cardiac action potentials that are generated during atrial activation; and electronic circuitry provided within the housing assembly comprising a low power microcontroller operable to execute under modular micro program control as specified in firmware, an ECG front end circuit interfaced to the microcontroller and configured to capture the cardiac action potentials sensed by the pair of ECG sensing electrodes which are output as ECG signals, and non-volatile memory electrically interfaced with the microcontroller and operable to continuously store samples of the ECG signals; and retrieving the stored samples of the ECG signals as ECG data; identifying a set of R-wave peaks within the ECG data; constructing an R-R interval plot, comprising:\n determining a difference between recording times of successive pairs of the R-wave peaks in the set; \n determining a heart rate associated with each difference; and \n plotting the pairs of the R-wave peaks and associated heart rate as the R-R interval plot; \n facilitating diagnosis of a cardiac disorder of the patient based on patterns of the plotted pairs of the R-wave peaks and the associated heart rates in the R-R interval plot.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 4.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.08451
- Patent Class: 600.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15231752', '16178455', '15934888', '15924722', '12912449']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.5448607937519085
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5417233691446222
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.5445470512911799
- Mean Citation Score: 306.064286
- Max Citation Score: 431.6559
- Similarity Product: 378.8620554152012

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 0
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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