Adaptive Telemetry Wakeup for an Implantable Medical Device

• US 20090069862A1
• Filed: 09/11/2007
• Published: 03/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Infusion Systems, LLC
• Original Assignee: Infusion Systems, LLC
• Inventors: Shelton, Brian Michael
• Application Number:
  US11/853,776
• Publication Number:
  US 20090069862A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/32
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/378 Electrical supply

Abstract

A method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device includes accessing programmer usage statistics or patient controller usage statistics associated with an implantable medical device, and adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device depending upon the programmer usage statistics or patient controller usage statistics.

Claims

1. A method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device, the method comprising:

accessing programmer usage statistics associated with an implantable medical device; and

adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device depending upon the programmer usage statistics.

2. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein the programmer usage statistics are clinician-specific.

3. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein the programmer usage statistics are clinic-specific.

4. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device includes adjusting a length of time between telemetry wakeup intervals during which the implantable medical device listens for communications from a programmer device.

5. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device includes adjusting the duration of a telemetry wakeup interval during which the implantable medical device listens for communications from a programmer device.

6. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device includes partitioning the programmer usage statistics into groups corresponding to different portions of the week, and separately processing the groups of programmer usage statistics to adaptively adjust the wakeup protocol during each of the different portions of the week depending upon the programmer usage statistics associated with each of the different portions of the week.

7. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 6, wherein the different portions of the week include weekdays and the weekend.

8. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 6, wherein the different portions of the week include one or more clinic open intervals and clinic closed intervals.

9. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 6, wherein the different portions of the week include individual days.

10. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 6, wherein the different portions of the week include a portion identified by processing the programmer usage statistics.

11. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 6, wherein the different portions of the week include a portion adaptively identified by processing the programmer usage statistics.

12. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device includes applying a finite filter to the programmer usage statistics to select data to be processed.

13. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 12, wherein adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device includes adaptively adjusting the finite filter depending upon the programmer usage statistics.

14. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device includes processing the programmer usage statistics to extract an interval of physician and/or clinician programmer usage.

15. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device includes processing the programmer usage statistics to find a mean time-of-day when the implantable medical device is linked to a programmer device.

16. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device includes processing the programmer usage statistics to identify minima in programmer usage.

17. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device includes processing the programmer usage statistics to identify days which fall below a set programmer usage threshold.

18. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device includes processing a priori data relating to programmer usage.

19. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device includes determining a day center.

20. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device includes determining a day length.

21. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device includes determining a list of active programming days.

22. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 1, further including the step of:

overriding the wakeup protocol with a temporary wakeup protocol.

23. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 1, further including the step of:

overriding the wakeup protocol with an emergency communication to the implantable medical device.

24. A method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device, the method comprising:

accessing patient controller usage statistics associated with an implantable medical device; and

adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device depending upon the patient controller usage statistics.

25. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 24, wherein the patient controller usage statistics are patient-specific.

26. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 24, wherein adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device includes adjusting a length of time between telemetry wakeup intervals during which the implantable medical device listens for communications from a patient controller device.

27. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 24, wherein adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device includes adjusting the duration of a telemetry wakeup interval during which the implantable medical device listens for communications from a patient controller device.

28. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 24, wherein adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device includes partitioning the patient controller usage statistics into groups corresponding to different portions of the week, and separately processing the groups of patient controller usage statistics to adaptively adjust the wakeup protocol during each of the different portions of the week depending upon the patient controller usage statistics associated with each of the different portions of the week.

29. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 28, wherein the different portions of the week include weekdays and the weekend.

30. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 28, wherein the different portions of the week include individual days.

31. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 28, wherein the different portions of the week include a portion identified by processing the patient controller usage statistics.

32. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 28, wherein the different portions of the week include a portion adaptively identified by processing the patient controller usage statistics.

33. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 24, wherein adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device includes applying a finite filter to the patient controller usage statistics to select data to be processed.

34. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 33, wherein adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device includes adaptively adjusting the finite filter depending upon the patient controller usage statistics.

35. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 24, wherein adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device includes processing the patient controller usage statistics to extract an interval of patient controller usage.

36. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 24, wherein adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device includes processing the patient controller usage statistics to find a mean of times when the implantable medical device is linked to a patient controller device.

37. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 24, wherein adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device includes processing the patient controller usage statistics to identify minima in patient controller usage.

38. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 24, wherein adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device includes processing the patient controller usage statistics to identify days which fall below a set patient controller usage threshold.

39. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 24, wherein adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device includes processing a priori data relating to patient controller usage.

40. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 24, wherein adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device includes determining a day center.

41. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 24, wherein adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device includes determining a day length.

42. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 24, wherein adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device includes determining a list of active programming days.

43. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 24, further including the step of:

overriding the wakeup protocol with a temporary wakeup protocol.

44. The method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device of claim 24, further including the step of:

overriding the wakeup protocol with an emergency communication to the implantable medical device.