Coordinated use of respiratory and cardiac therapies for sleep disordered breathing
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1. An automated method for treating disordered breathing, comprising:
- controlling an external respiratory therapy delivered to a patient;
controlling a cardiac therapy delivered to the patient; and
coordinating delivery of the external respiratory therapy and the cardiac therapy to treat the disordered breathing.
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Abstract
Methods and systems involve coordinating therapies used for treating disordered breathing. Disordered breathing therapies may include cardiac electrical stimulation therapy and external respiratory therapy as well as other therapies for treating disordered breathing in a patient. The therapies delivered to the patient may be coordinated to enhance effectiveness of the therapy, to reduce therapy interactions, to improve patient sleep, or to achieve other therapeutic goals.
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28 Claims
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1. An automated method for treating disordered breathing, comprising:
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controlling an external respiratory therapy delivered to a patient;
controlling a cardiac therapy delivered to the patient; and
coordinating delivery of the external respiratory therapy and the cardiac therapy to treat the disordered breathing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A medical system for controlling therapy to treat disordered breathing comprising:
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a respiratory therapy controller configured to control an external respiratory therapy delivered to a patient;
a cardiac therapy controller configured to control a cardiac therapy delivered to the patient; and
a processor coupled to the respiratory therapy controller and the cardiac therapy controller, the processor coordinating delivery of the external respiratory therapy and the cardiac therapy to treat the disordered breathing. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for treating disordered breathing, comprising:
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means for controlling an external respiratory therapy delivered to a patient;
means for controlling a cardiac therapy delivered to the patient; and
means for coordinating delivery of the external respiratory therapy and the cardiac therapy to treat the disordered breathing. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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