System and method for providing hierarchical medical device control for automated patient management
First Claim
1. A system for providing hierarchical medical device control for automated patient management, comprising:
- a plurality of medical devices operatively coupled to a processor on a substantially continual basis to receive sensor data;
a control strategy assigned to the processor to specify actions to be taken by the medical devices to affect the attainment of a therapy goal; and
stored state selected from the group comprising a history of changes to the control strategy and past sensor data received from the medical devices, wherein the processor further comprises;
an input processor to periodically receive feedback comprising new sensor data from the medical devices;
a controller to analyze the feedback and the state against the actions specified in the control strategy; and
an output processor to provide control to one or more medical device in response to an actionable change from the actions specified in the control strategy.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing hierarchical medical device control for automated patient management is presented. A processor is operatively coupled to a plurality of medical devices on a substantially continual basis to receive sensor data. A control strategy is assigned to the processor to specify actions to be taken by the medical devices to affect the attainment of a therapy goal. State is maintained, selected from the group comprising a history of changes to the control strategy and past sensor data received from the medical devices. Feedback is periodically received. The feedback includes new sensor data from the medical devices. The feedback and the state are analyzed against the actions specified in the control strategy. Control is provided to one or more medical device in response to an actionable change from the actions specified in the control strategy.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for providing hierarchical medical device control for automated patient management, comprising:
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a plurality of medical devices operatively coupled to a processor on a substantially continual basis to receive sensor data;
a control strategy assigned to the processor to specify actions to be taken by the medical devices to affect the attainment of a therapy goal; and
stored state selected from the group comprising a history of changes to the control strategy and past sensor data received from the medical devices, wherein the processor further comprises;
an input processor to periodically receive feedback comprising new sensor data from the medical devices;
a controller to analyze the feedback and the state against the actions specified in the control strategy; and
an output processor to provide control to one or more medical device in response to an actionable change from the actions specified in the control strategy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing hierarchical medical device control for automated patient management, comprising:
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operatively coupling a processor to a plurality of medical devices on a substantially continual basis to receive sensor data;
assigning a control strategy to the processor to specify actions to be taken by the medical devices to affect the attainment of a therapy goal;
maintaining state selected from the group comprising a history of changes to the control strategy and past sensor data received from the medical devices;
periodically receiving feedback comprising new sensor data from the medical devices and analyzing the feedback and the state against the actions specified in the control strategy; and
providing control to one or more medical device in response to an actionable change from the actions specified in the control strategy. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus for providing hierarchical medical device control for automated patient management, comprising:
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means for operatively coupling a processor to a plurality of medical devices on a substantially continual basis to receive sensor data;
means for assigning a control strategy to the processor to specify actions to be taken by the medical devices to affect the attainment of a therapy goal;
means for maintaining state selected from the group comprising a history of changes to the control strategy and past sensor data received from the medical devices;
means for periodically receiving feedback comprising new sensor data from the medical devices and means for analyzing the feedback and the state against the actions specified in the control strategy; and
means for providing control to one or more medical device in response to an actionable change from the actions specified in the control strategy.
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