Patient directed therapy management
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1. A patient directed therapy management system comprising in combination:
- a medical device comprising a telemetry block and memory with at least two preset clinician therapy programs; and
a patient programmer comprising a telemetry block, the patient programmer able to create at least one personalized therapy program from the at least two preset clinician therapy programs, the patient programmer further able to store and execute the at least one personalized therapy program in the medical device.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method that allows a patient to access stored preset patient therapy programs, that are resident in a medical device, and to create personalized therapy programs or automatic timing therapy programs from preset therapy programs to accommodate the patient'"'"'s particular activity. Alternatively, the patient can select and access stored preset patient therapy programs and combine at least two modified or unmodified preset therapy programs to create personalized therapy programs.
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30 Claims
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1. A patient directed therapy management system comprising in combination:
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a medical device comprising a telemetry block and memory with at least two preset clinician therapy programs; and
a patient programmer comprising a telemetry block, the patient programmer able to create at least one personalized therapy program from the at least two preset clinician therapy programs, the patient programmer further able to store and execute the at least one personalized therapy program in the medical device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A patient directed therapy management system comprising in combination:
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a medical device comprising a telemetry block and memory with at least two preset clinician therapy programs;
a patient programmer comprising a telemetry block, the patient programmer able to allow creation of at least one personalized therapy program from the at least two preset clinician therapy programs, and storage and execution of the at least one personalized therapy program in the medical device, wherein the personalized therapy program comprises at least one personalized therapy setting; and
wherein the medical device is selected from the group consisting of a pacemaker, a defibrillator, a cochlear implant, an implantable diagnostic device, and an implantable pump.
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11. A patient programmer for patient directed therapy management comprising in combination:
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an input medium;
a telemetry block; and
a controller able to create at least one personalized therapy program from at least two preset clinician therapy programs, the controller able to store the at least one personalized therapy program in a medical device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A patient programmer for patient directed therapy management comprising in combination:
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an input medium;
a telemetry block;
a controller able to create at least one personalized therapy program from at least two preset clinician therapy programs, the controller able to store the at least one personalized therapy program in a medical device, the personalized therapy program comprising at least one personalized therapy setting; and
wherein the medical device is a medical device selected from a group consisting of a pacemaker, defibrillator, a cochlear implant, an implantable diagnostic devices, and an implantable pump.
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21. A patient programmer comprising:
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an input medium;
a programming means, connected to the input medium, for creating at least one personalized therapy program from at least two preset clinician therapy programs; and
a communication means, connected to the programming means, for storing and executing at least one personalized therapy program in a medical device.
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22. A patient programmer for patient directed therapy management comprising in combination:
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an input medium for receiving a plurality of personalized therapy settings from a patient, wherein each personal therapy setting provide settings for a plurality of parameters of a therapy program selected from the group consisting of an amplitude, a pulse rate, a pulse width, a pulse frequency, an electrode polarity, and a directional sequence;
a telemetry block; and
a controller able to create a personalized therapy program for each personalized therapy setting received from the patient and cause the personalized therapy programs to be stored in a medical device via the telemetry block, wherein the patient can subsequently instruct the medical device via the patient programmer to provide therapy to the patient in accordance with one of the personalized therapy programs or a preset clinician therapy program. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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