Inventors:
James W. Taylor - Seattle WA
Ronald E. Stickney - Edmonds WA
Assignee:
Medtronic Physio-Control Manufacturing Corp. - Redmond WA
International Classification:
A61B 5046
Abstract:
A medical device (e. g. , an automated external defibrillator) automatically detects and reports cardiac asystole by first obtaining ECG data and calculating one or more ECG measures from the ECG data. The defibrillator evaluates the ECG data by classifying the ECG data into a class indicative of cardiac condition, wherein one class is indicative of cardiac asystole. If the defibrillator classifies the ECG data into the class indicative of cardiac asystole, the defibrillator reports the asystole classification on a display. The defibrillator may classify the ECG data into a rhythm class associated with a cardiac rhythm, such as asystole, and report the rhythm class of the ECG data on the display. The defibrillator may also suggest a procedure to undertake, such as a therapy (e. g. , defibrillation for a shockable cardiac rhythm), based on the classification of the ECG data.