Circulatory monitoring systems and methods
Systems and methods are described for obtaining and acting upon information indicative of circulatory health and related phenomena in human beings or other subjects.
1 . A medical or veterinary monitoring system comprising:
circuitry for obtaining a local symptom of vascular occlusion; and
circuitry for selecting a first notification mode partly based on the local symptom of vascular occlusion and partly based on an additional indication of hemodynamic instability.
2 . The medical or veterinary system of claim 1 , in which the circuitry for selecting a first notification mode partly based on the local symptom of vascular occlusion and partly based on an additional indication of hemodynamic instability comprises:
circuitry for deciding to use the first notification mode partly based on an apparent failure of a second notification mode.
3 . The medical or veterinary system of claim 1 , in which the circuitry for selecting a first notification mode partly based on the local symptom of vascular occlusion and partly based on an additional indication of hemodynamic instability comprises:
circuitry for obtaining another local symptom of vascular occlusion as the additional indication of hemodynamic instability.
4 . The medical or veterinary system of claim 1 , in which the circuitry for selecting a first notification mode partly based on the local symptom of vascular occlusion and partly based on an additional indication of hemodynamic instability comprises:
circuitry for causing a selection of the first notification mode responsive to one or more indications of clot movement.
5 . The medical or veterinary system of claim 1 , in which the circuitry for selecting a first notification mode partly based on the local symptom of vascular occlusion and partly based on an additional indication of hemodynamic instability comprises:
circuitry for causing a selection of a higher-profile feature of the first notification mode in lieu of a lower-profile feature of a second notification mode.
6 . The medical or veterinary system of claim 1 , in which the circuitry for selecting a first notification mode partly based on the local symptom of vascular occlusion and partly based on an additional indication of hemodynamic instability comprises:
circuitry for causing a selection of the first notification mode responsive to a subject-dependent profile.
7 . The medical or veterinary system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for selecting a second notification mode in response to the additional indication of hemodynamic instability including one or more of an abnormally high heart rate measurement or an abnormal blood pressure measurement.
8 . The medical or veterinary system of claim 1 , in which the circuitry for obtaining a local symptom of vascular occlusion comprises:
circuitry for obtaining an abnormal pressure measurement as the local symptom of vascular occlusion.
9 . The medical or veterinary system of claim 1 , in which the circuitry for obtaining a local symptom of vascular occlusion comprises:
circuitry for obtaining an indication of a subject's local discomfort as the local symptom of vascular occlusion.
10 . The medical or veterinary system of claim 1 , in which the circuitry for obtaining a local symptom of vascular occlusion comprises:
circuitry for obtaining auditory data indicating the local symptom of vascular occlusion.
11 . The medical or veterinary system of claim 1 , in which the circuitry for selecting a first notification mode partly based on the local symptom of vascular occlusion and partly based on an additional indication of hemodynamic instability comprises:
circuitry for determining whether user input indicates the hemodynamic instability.
12 . The medical or veterinary system of claim 1 , in which the circuitry for selecting a first notification mode partly based on the local symptom of vascular occlusion and partly based on an additional indication of hemodynamic instability comprises:
circuitry for guiding a user to facilitate a determination about the hemodynamic instability.
13 . The medical or veterinary system of claim 1 , in which the circuitry for selecting a first notification mode partly based on the local symptom of vascular occlusion and partly based on an additional indication of hemodynamic instability comprises:
circuitry for deciding not to use another notification mode contingent upon one or more of a passing of the local symptom of vascular occlusion, an absence of applicable comparative data, or a mode-disable switch setting.
14 . The medical or veterinary system of claim 1 , in which the circuitry for obtaining a local symptom of vascular occlusion comprises:
an ultrasound emitter.
15 . The medical or veterinary system of claim 1 , in which the circuitry for obtaining a local symptom of vascular occlusion comprises:
a near-infrared emitter.
16 . The medical or veterinary system of claim 1 , further comprising: circuitry for selecting another notification mode partly based on preference data.
17 . The medical or veterinary system of claim 1 , further comprising: a physiological support including at least a sensor of the circuitry for obtaining the local symptom.
18 . A medical or veterinary monitoring system comprising:
means for obtaining a local symptom of vascular occlusion; and
means for selecting a first notification mode partly based on the local symptom of vascular occlusion and partly based on an additional indication of hemodynamic instability.
19 . (canceled)
20 . The medical or veterinary system of claim 18 , in which the means for selecting a first notification mode partly based on the local symptom of vascular occlusion and partly based on an additional indication of hemodynamic instability comprises:
means for obtaining another local symptom of vascular occlusion as the additional indication of hemodynamic instability.
21 - 22 . (canceled)
23 . The medical or veterinary system of claim 18 , in which the means for selecting a first notification mode partly based on the local symptom of vascular occlusion and partly based on an additional indication of hemodynamic instability comprises:
means for causing a selection of the first notification mode responsive to a subject-dependent profile.
24 - 26 . (canceled)
27 . The medical or veterinary system of claim 18 , in which the means for obtaining a local symptom of vascular occlusion comprises:
means for obtaining auditory data indicating the local symptom of vascular occlusion.
28 - 30 . (canceled)
31 . A medical or veterinary monitoring method comprising:
obtaining a local symptom of vascular occlusion; and
invoking circuitry for selecting a first notification mode partly based on the local symptom of vascular occlusion and partly based on an additional indication of hemodynamic instability.
32 - 33 . (canceled)
34 . The medical or veterinary method of claim 31 , in which the invoking circuitry for selecting a first notification mode partly based on the local symptom of vascular occlusion and partly based on an additional indication of hemodynamic instability comprises:
causing a selection of the first notification mode responsive to one or more indications of clot movement.
35 - 38 . (canceled)
39 . The medical or veterinary method of claim 31 , in which the obtaining a local symptom of vascular occlusion comprises:
obtaining an indication of a subject's local discomfort as the local symptom of vascular occlusion.
40 . (canceled)
41 . The medical or veterinary method of claim 31 , in which the invoking circuitry for selecting a first notification mode partly based on the local symptom of vascular occlusion and partly based on an additional indication of hemodynamic instability comprises:
determining whether user input indicates the hemodynamic instability.
42 - 43 . (canceled)
44 . The medical or veterinary system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a physiological support including at least a sensor of the circuitry for obtaining the local symptom;
circuitry for selecting a second notification mode in response to the additional indication of hemodynamic instability including one or more of an abnormally high heart rate measurement or an abnormal blood pressure measurement; and
circuitry for selecting another notification mode partly based on preference data.
45 . The medical or veterinary system of claim 1 , in which the circuitry for obtaining a local symptom of vascular occlusion comprises:
at least a near-infrared emitter or an ultrasound emitter; and
circuitry for obtaining one or more of an abnormal pressure measurement, an indication of a subject's local discomfort, or auditory data as the local symptom of vascular occlusion.
46 . The medical or veterinary system of claim 1 , in which the circuitry for selecting a first notification mode partly based on the local symptom of vascular occlusion and partly based on an additional indication of hemodynamic instability comprises:
circuitry for causing a selection of a higher-profile feature of the first notification mode in lieu of a lower-profile feature of a second notification mode;
circuitry for causing a selection of the first notification mode responsive to a subject-dependent profile;
circuitry for determining whether user input indicates the hemodynamic instability;
circuitry for deciding not to use another notification mode contingent upon one or more of a passing of the local symptom of vascular occlusion, an absence of applicable comparative data, or a mode-disable switch setting; and
circuitry for deciding to use the first notification mode partly based on an apparent failure of a second notification mode.