System and method for automatically monitoring and delivering therapy for sleep-related disordered breathing
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring and treating sleep-related disordered breathing, comprising:
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a patient mask equipped with at least one sensor means for generating an output signal relating to a patient'"'"'s respiration; and
a controller for receiving the output signal and detecting a disordered breathing event, and an implantable medical device means for delivering an electrical stimulation therapy and for reducing a number of episodes of sleep-related disordered breathing wherein said implantable medical device further comprises means for sending, receiving, and processing data from the external monitoring system, and wherein said data comprises information related to respiration of the patient.
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Abstract
The invention relates generally to a system and method for monitoring and automatically delivering a therapy for sleep-related disordered breathing. In one form the present invention relates to an external device for monitoring for sleep-related disordered breathing in communication with an implantable medical device for delivering an electrical stimulation therapy. In another form the present invention relates to an implantable medical device for detecting sleep-related disordered breathing episode(s) and an external apparatus (e.g., a CPAP machine) for providing therapy to terminate, and/or reduce, said episode(s). In this form of the invention, the implantable medical device communicates with the external apparatus so that the therapy provided corresponds in magnitude and duration to the severity and/or length of the episode(s). In yet another form, an implantable apparatus detects said disordered breathing episode(s) and a hybrid therapy is provided by both the implantable apparatus and an external apparatus.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring and treating sleep-related disordered breathing, comprising:
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an external monitoring system further comprising;
a patient mask equipped with at least one sensor means for generating an output signal relating to a patient'"'"'s respiration; and
a controller for receiving the output signal and detecting a disordered breathing event, and an implantable medical device means for delivering an electrical stimulation therapy and for reducing a number of episodes of sleep-related disordered breathing wherein said implantable medical device further comprises means for sending, receiving, and processing data from the external monitoring system, and wherein said data comprises information related to respiration of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method for monitoring and treating sleep-related disordered breathing comprising:
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means for monitoring a patient'"'"'s respiration and for detecting sleep-related disordered breathing using at least one external sensor, wherein said at least one sensor measures an aspect of respiration of the patient;
storing a diagnostic data related to at least one detected sleep-related disordered breathing episode for analysis, wherein said analysis is performed manually, automatically or a combination of manually and automatically;
delivering an electrical stimulation therapy from an implantable medical device to excitable body tissue to reduce the incidence of the sleep-related disordered breathing;
transferring the diagnostic data from an external monitoring device to the implantable medical device; and
optimizing delivery of the electrical stimulation therapy based on the diagnostic data.
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4. A hybrid apparatus for detecting sleep disordered breathing episode(s) and providing a therapy to reduce said episode(s) comprising an implantable medical device apparatus telemetrically coupled to an external CPAP apparatus, and comprising:
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means for detecting a sleep disordered breathing event with a first apparatus and providing a detection signal therefor;
means for communicating said detection signal to a second apparatus; and
means for providing a therapy for terminating said sleep disordered breathing event. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer readable medium for performing a method using a computer that executes instructions via a hybrid apparatus for detecting sleep disordered breathing episode(s) and providing a therapy to reduce said episode(s) comprising an implantable medical device apparatus telemetrically coupled to an external CPAP apparatus, comprising:
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instructions for detecting a sleep disordered breathing event with a first apparatus and providing a detection signal therefor;
instructions for communicating said detection signal to a second apparatus; and
instructions for providing a therapy for terminating said sleep disordered breathing event. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A computer readable medium for performing a method for monitoring and treating sleep-related disordered breathing, comprising:
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instructions for monitoring a patient'"'"'s respiration and instructions for detecting sleep-related disordered breathing using a signal from at least one external sensing apparatus, wherein said at least one external sensing apparatus measures a physiologic aspect of respiration of the patient;
instructions for storing a diagnostic data related to at least one detected sleep-related disordered breathing episode for analysis, wherein said analysis is performed manually, automatically or a combination of manually and automatically;
instructions for delivering an electrical stimulation therapy from an implantable medical device to excitable body tissue to reduce the incidence of the sleep-related disordered breathing;
instructions for transferring the diagnostic data from an external monitoring device to the implantable medical device; and
instructions for optimizing delivery of the electrical stimulation therapy based at least in part on the diagnostic data.
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17. A computer readable medium for detecting sleep disordered breathing episode(s) and providing a therapy to reduce said episode(s) comprising an implantable medical device apparatus telemetrically coupled to an external CPAP apparatus, and comprising:
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instructions for detecting a sleep disordered breathing event with an implantable medical apparatus and providing a detection signal therefor;
instructions for communicating said detection signal to a non-implantable medical apparatus; and
instructions for providing a combined therapy for terminating said sleep disordered breathing event from both the implantable medical apparatus and the non-implantable medical apparatus.
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