Methods and devices for detection of context when addressing a medical condition of a patient
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring physiological conditions of a patient, comprising:
- utilizing a first device to detect whether at least one contextual condition associated with the patient exists; and
when the existence of the at least one contextual condition is detected, automatically measuring at least one physiological condition of the patient using a measurement device coupled to the patient.
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Abstract
Methods and devices detect context related to a patient when monitoring a physiological condition of the patient and/or when applying one or more modes of therapy. The context may be a patient context such as posture or an environmental context such as ambient conditions. The context may be used in various ways in relation to the physiological measurement, such as to control when the physiological measurements are made, to appropriately flag physiological measurements, to be recorded in association with the physiological measurements, and/or to correct the physiological measurements based on a reference context. A device such as a beacon transmitter is used in detecting the context and a measurement device such as an implantable cardiovascular device is used to capture the physiological measurements.
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45 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring physiological conditions of a patient, comprising:
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utilizing a first device to detect whether at least one contextual condition associated with the patient exists; and
when the existence of the at least one contextual condition is detected, automatically measuring at least one physiological condition of the patient using a measurement device coupled to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of monitoring physiological conditions of a patient, comprising:
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measuring at least one physiological condition of the patient with a measurement device;
while measuring the at least one physiological condition, utilizing an external device to detect whether at least one contextual condition associated with the patient exists; and
flagging with a first indicator the measurements resulting from the measuring done while the at least one contextual condition continues to exist. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of monitoring physiological conditions of a patient, comprising:
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measuring at least one physiological condition of the patient using a measurement device;
utilizing an external device, measuring at least one condition defining a patient context; and
correlating the measurements of the at least one physiological condition with the measurements of the at least one condition defining the patient context. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A device for monitoring physiological conditions of a patient, comprising:
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a detector that is responsive to a contextual condition associated with the patient;
a physiological sensor that is responsive to a physiological condition of the patient; and
a processing device configured to automatically measure from the physiological sensor at least one physiological condition of the patient when the existence of the at least one contextual condition is detected. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for monitoring physiological conditions of a patient, comprising:
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a transmitter external to the patient;
a detector that is responsive to the transmitter to detect at least one contextual condition;
a physiological sensor responsive to a physiological condition of the patient; and
a processing device configured to measure from the physiological sensor at least one physiological condition of the patient and flag the measurements taken during the existence of the at least one contextual condition that is indicated by the detector. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. A system for monitoring physiological conditions of a patient, comprising:
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means for measuring at least one physiological condition of the patient using a measurement device;
means at least partially external to the patient for measuring at least one condition defining a patient context; and
means for correlating the measurements of the at least one physiological condition with the measurements of the at least one condition defining the patient context. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method of providing therapy to a patient, comprising:
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utilizing a device to detect whether the patient is located within a predefined proximity; and
when the patient is within the predefined proximity, providing a first mode of therapy to the patient with a medical device. - View Dependent Claims (45)
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