DEVICES AND METHODS FOR RESPIRATION THERAPY
First Claim
1. A system for providing respiration therapy to a patient, comprising:
- an implantable device comprising a chronically implanted respiration sensor, the respiration sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of respiration rate of the patient; and
an external interface device in communication with the implantable device, the external interface device comprising an output device and configured to deliver respiration therapy to the patient, the respiration therapy comprising one or more breathing prompts generated by the output device.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are related to devices and methods for respiration therapy, amongst other things. In an embodiment, the invention includes a system for providing respiration therapy to a patient, including an implantable device comprising a chronically implanted respiration sensor, the respiration sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of respiration rate of the patient; and an external interface device in communication with the implantable device, the external interface device comprising an output device and configured to deliver respiration therapy to the patient, the respiration therapy comprising one or more breathing prompts generated by the output device. In an embodiment, the invention includes a method for providing respiration therapy to a patient. In an embodiment, the invention includes a method of monitoring a heart failure patient for decompensation events. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for providing respiration therapy to a patient, comprising:
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an implantable device comprising a chronically implanted respiration sensor, the respiration sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of respiration rate of the patient; and an external interface device in communication with the implantable device, the external interface device comprising an output device and configured to deliver respiration therapy to the patient, the respiration therapy comprising one or more breathing prompts generated by the output device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for providing respiration therapy to a patient comprising:
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transmitting a respiration signal of the patient from an implanted device to an external interface device; and delivering respiration therapy to the patient via an external interface device;
the respiration therapy comprising one or more prompts;
wherein the prompts direct the patient to reduce their respiration rate to less than or equal to a target rate. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of monitoring a heart failure patient for decompensation events comprising:
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generating a respiration signal with a chronically implanted respiration sensor; monitoring the respiration signal for acute increases in respiration rate; evaluating other physiological parameters of the patient; and summoning emergency assistance if there is an acute increase in respiration rate and the other physiological parameters suggest an acute decompensation event is occurring.
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24. An implantable system for providing respiration therapy to a patient, comprising:
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an implantable device comprising a chronically implanted respiration sensor, the respiration sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of respiration rate of the patient; an electrical stimulation lead comprising an electrode, the electrical stimulation lead in electrical communication with the implantable device; the implantable device configured to administer respiration therapy to the patient, the respiration therapy comprising one or more breathing prompts, the breathing prompts comprising electrical stimulation pulses delivered to the phrenic nerve.
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