Method and apparatus for rate responsive adjustments in an implantable medical device
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1. A method for performing rate responsive control in an implantable medical device, comprising:
- acquiring an internal sensor data using an internal sensor operatively coupled with said implantable medical device;
generating at least one setpoint for controlling a rate of therapy, said setpoint based upon said internal sensor data;
performing a scaling factor adjustment process for scaling said internal sensor data to correlate said internal sensor data to said setpoint; and
adjusting said rate of therapy based upon said scaling factor adjustment.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for performing rate responsive control in an implantable medical device using a scaling factor. Sensor data is acquired using a sensor operatively coupled with the implantable medical device. At least one setpoint for controlling a rate of therapy is generated, the setpoint being based upon the sensor data. A scaling factor adjustment process is performed for scaling the internal sensor data to correlate the sensor data to the setpoint. The rate of therapy is adjusted based upon the scaling factor adjustment.
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1. A method for performing rate responsive control in an implantable medical device, comprising:
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acquiring an internal sensor data using an internal sensor operatively coupled with said implantable medical device;
generating at least one setpoint for controlling a rate of therapy, said setpoint based upon said internal sensor data;
performing a scaling factor adjustment process for scaling said internal sensor data to correlate said internal sensor data to said setpoint; and
adjusting said rate of therapy based upon said scaling factor adjustment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for performing rate responsive control in an implantable medical device, comprising:
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acquiring minute ventilation data using an internal sensor operatively coupled with said implantable medical device;
generating at least one activities of daily living (ADL) setpoint for controlling a rate of therapy, said ADL setpoint based upon said minute ventilation;
performing a scaling factor adjustment process for scaling said minute ventilation data to correlate said internal sensor data to said setpoint; and
adjusting said rate of therapy based upon said scaling factor adjustment. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. An apparatus for performing rate responsive control in an implantable medical device, comprising:
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means for acquiring an internal sensor data using an internal sensor operatively coupled with said implantable medical device;
means for generating at least one setpoint for controlling a rate of therapy, said setpoint based upon said internal sensor data;
means for performing a scaling factor adjustment process for scaling said internal sensor data to correlate said internal sensor data to said setpoint; and
means for adjusting said rate of therapy based upon said scaling factor adjustment.
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14. An implantable medical device, comprising:
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a processor;
a control logic unit operatively coupled to said processor, said control logic generating at least one control signal in response to a command from said processor;
a data acquisition controller operatively coupled with said control logic unit, said data acquisition controller acquiring internal data in response to an assertion of at least one control signal from said control logic unit;
a memory unit operatively coupled with said data acquisition controller, said memory unit storing said acquired internal data; and
a firmware unit operatively coupled with at least one of said processor, said control unit, and said memory unit, said firmware unit calculating an activities of daily living (ADL) setpoint and performing a scaling factor adjustment process for scaling said internal data to correlate said internal sensor data to said ADL setpoint. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer readable program storage device encoded with instructions that, when executed by a computer, performs a method, comprising:
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acquiring an internal sensor data using an internal sensor operatively coupled with said implantable medical device;
generating at least one setpoint for controlling a rate of therapy, said setpoint based upon said internal sensor data;
performing a scaling factor adjustment process for scaling said internal sensor data to correlate said internal sensor data to said setpoint; and
adjusting said rate of therapy based upon said scaling factor adjustment. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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