Personalization software for implanted medical device patients

• US 20030204413A1
• Filed: 04/29/2002
• Published: 10/30/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Medtronic Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Medtronic Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Riff, Kenneth M.
• Granted Patent: US 7,818,180 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/08 Arrangements or circuits for monitoring, protecting, controlling or indicating for external stimulators A61N1/3603; for implantable neurostimulators A61N1/36128; for heart stimulators A61N1/37; for defibrillators A61N1/3925
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/40 for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/903 Radio telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/904 Telephone telemetry

Abstract

A system for on-line psycho-physiological profiling and support implementing a personalization engine operating in a plurality of network systems. An implanted medical device (IMD) in data communication with the personalization engine provides physiological, therapy and diagnostic data pertinent to the patient. Based on one or a combination of explicit, implicit and transactional input from the patient and in consideration of the IMD data underlying therewith, the patient is guided to consult with the most pertinent database.

Claims

1. A system for processing psycho-physiological parameters to provide support to a patient with an implantable medical device (IMD) comprising:

a personalization engine;

a network of interconnected databases; and

a data communication scheme providing data communications between said personalization engine, said network and data output from the IMD;

said personalization engine including data evaluation and assessment means to guide the patient to pertinent information contained in said network.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein said personalization engine operates on one of explicit and implicit data.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein said network includes a patient web interface, a software system, a provider/care giver interface, a software system, a plurality of external system interfaces and an interface to collect IMD data;

4. A computer-implemented software system for diagnostic and therapeutic applications in combination with data from an IMD in a patient forming a data network scheme, the scheme comprising:

a network system including;

a diagnostic component designed to detect and identify psycho-social issues; and

a therapeutic component providing a variety of tools and solutions that the patient can use with the identified psycho-social issues;

the IMD including means for transferring IMD data to said network system; and

a personalization engine operating in said network and having data communication with the IMD.

5. The scheme of claim 4 wherein said diagnostic component includes data from the IMD and responses to a plurality of questionnaires.

6. The scheme of claim 4 wherein said therapeutic component includes data from the IMD assessed against the patient'"'"'s responses to a plurality of questionnaires.

7. The scheme of claim 4 wherein said means for transferring IMD data includes a home monitor in data communication with said network.