VOIDING EVENT IDENTIFICATION BASED ON PATIENT INPUT
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a sensor signal that varies as a function of a parameter associated with a voiding event of a patient;
determining whether the voiding event occurred based on the sensor signal;
receiving input from the patient, wherein the input comprises a patient defined action that is received via a device implanted within the patient; and
associating the input with an occurrence of the voiding event.
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Abstract
An implantable medical device (IMD) is configured to operate as an automatic voiding diary for logging urinary and/or fecal voiding events. The IMD detects urinary and/or fecal voiding events and generates data that identifies detected events as voluntary or involuntary events. In particular, the IMD generates the identification data based on a patient defined action. In one embodiment, the patient defined action is the patient tapping on the skin located above the IMD. The IMD may generate the identification data based on one or more characteristics of the tapping, e.g., the number, frequency, duration, or pattern of taps. The IMD may also generate the identification data based on a lack of input during a specific range of time after a detected voiding event. In some embodiments, the identification data may be used to identify a false positive, i.e., an event that was incorrectly detected by the IMD.
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35 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a sensor signal that varies as a function of a parameter associated with a voiding event of a patient; determining whether the voiding event occurred based on the sensor signal; receiving input from the patient, wherein the input comprises a patient defined action that is received via a device implanted within the patient; and associating the input with an occurrence of the voiding event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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a sensor that generates an electrical signal that varies as function of a parameter associated with a voiding event of a patient; a processor that processes the electrical signal to detect the voiding event; and an implantable input mechanism configured to receive an input from the patient, the input comprising a patient defined action, wherein the processor associates the input with the detected voiding event. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions that cause a processor to:
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receive a sensor signal that varies as a function of a parameter associated with a voiding event of a patient; determine whether the voiding event occurred based on the sensor signal; receive input from the patient via a patient defined action that is received via a device implanted within the patient; and determine whether the voiding event was a controlled event or an involuntary event based on the input.
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