COLLECTING ACTIVITY AND SLEEP QUALITY INFORMATION VIA A MEDICAL DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- monitoring a plurality of physiological parameters of a patient, wherein the plurality of physiological parameters includes at least one parameter indicative of patient physical activity;
determining when the patient is attempting to sleep;
determining values of at least one metric that is indicative of sleep quality based on at least one of the physiological parameters and a determination that the patient is attempting to sleep;
periodically determining values of an activity metric based on at least one of the physiological parameters and a determination that the patient is not attempting to sleep; and
associating each of the sleep quality and activity metric values with a therapy parameter set currently used by a medical device to deliver at least one of a movement disorder therapy, psychological disorder therapy, or deep brain stimulation to the patient when the metric value was determined.
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Abstract
A device, such as an implantable medical device (IMD), programming device, or other computing device determines when a patient is attempting to sleep. When the device determines that the patient is attempting to sleep, the device determines values for one or more metrics that indicate the quality of a patient'"'"'s sleep based on at least one physiological parameter of the patient. When the device determines that the patient is not attempting to sleep, the device periodically determines activity levels of the patient. Activity metric values may be determined based on the determined activity levels. A clinician may use sleep quality information and patient activity information presented by a programming device to, for example, evaluate the effectiveness of therapy delivered to the patient by a medical device.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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monitoring a plurality of physiological parameters of a patient, wherein the plurality of physiological parameters includes at least one parameter indicative of patient physical activity;
determining when the patient is attempting to sleep;
determining values of at least one metric that is indicative of sleep quality based on at least one of the physiological parameters and a determination that the patient is attempting to sleep;
periodically determining values of an activity metric based on at least one of the physiological parameters and a determination that the patient is not attempting to sleep; and
associating each of the sleep quality and activity metric values with a therapy parameter set currently used by a medical device to deliver at least one of a movement disorder therapy, psychological disorder therapy, or deep brain stimulation to the patient when the metric value was determined. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A medical system comprising:
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a medical device that delivers at least one of a movement disorder therapy, psychological disorder therapy, or deep brain stimulation to a patient, and monitors a plurality of physiological parameters of the patient, wherein the plurality of physiological parameters includes at least one physiological parameter indicative of patient physical activity; and
a processor that determines when the patient is attempting to sleep, determines values of at least one metric that is indicative of sleep quality based on at least one of the physiological parameters and a determination that the patient is attempting to sleep, periodically determines a value of an activity metric based on at least one of the physiological parameters and a determination that the patient is not attempting to sleep, and associates each of the sleep quality and activity metric values with a therapy parameter set currently used by the medical device to deliver the therapy when the metric value was determined. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions that cause a processor to:
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monitor a plurality of physiological parameters of a patient, wherein the plurality of physiological parameters includes at least one parameter indicative of patient physical activity;
determine when the patient is attempting to sleep;
determine values of at least one metric that is indicative of sleep quality based on at least one of the physiological parameters and a determination that the patient is attempting to sleep;
periodically determine values of an activity metric based on at least one of the physiological parameters and a determination that the patient is not attempting to sleep; and
associate each of the sleep quality and activity metric values a therapy parameter set currently used by a medical device to deliver at least one of a movement disorder therapy, psychological disorder therapy, or deep brain stimulation to the patient when the metric value was determined. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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