Patient Programmer with Input and Sensing Capabilities
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1. A deep brain stimulation patient programmer comprising:
- a control module to generate a switching signal, the switching signal to instruct a generator of a brain stimulation signal to transition between an on state and an off state;
an authentication interface to verify that an individual using the patient programmer is a patient in which the generator is implanted;
a short range wireless interface to transmit the switching signal to the generator;
a wireless interface; and
a progress module having a sensor mounted to the patient programmer to obtain a first set of progress inputs from the patient, a display to present a plurality of questions to the patient, an input device to receive answers to the plurality of questions from the patient, the answers to define a second set of progress inputs, the progress module further including a memory location to store the first and second sets of progress inputs, the wired interface to transmit report data representing the first and second sets of progress inputs to a clinician programmer.
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Abstract
A patient programmer can have a progress module, wherein the progress module may obtain progress input from a patient in which the generator is implanted. The progress module may include sensors that are able to obtain progress input based on patient interactions with sensors coupled to the patient programmer. The progress module may also include an interface that poses progress-related questions to the patient and obtains responses to the questions from the patient. The patient programmer is also able to store the progress input for reporting purposes.
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21 Claims
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1. A deep brain stimulation patient programmer comprising:
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a control module to generate a switching signal, the switching signal to instruct a generator of a brain stimulation signal to transition between an on state and an off state; an authentication interface to verify that an individual using the patient programmer is a patient in which the generator is implanted; a short range wireless interface to transmit the switching signal to the generator; a wireless interface; and a progress module having a sensor mounted to the patient programmer to obtain a first set of progress inputs from the patient, a display to present a plurality of questions to the patient, an input device to receive answers to the plurality of questions from the patient, the answers to define a second set of progress inputs, the progress module further including a memory location to store the first and second sets of progress inputs, the wired interface to transmit report data representing the first and second sets of progress inputs to a clinician programmer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A patient programmer comprising:
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a control module to generate a control signal; a communication interface to transmit the control signal to a generator of a stimulation signal; and a progress module to obtain progress input from a patient in which the generator is implanted. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of operating a patient programmer comprising:
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generating a switching signal; transmitting the switching signal from the patient programmer to a generator of a stimulation signal, the switching signal to instruct the generator to transition between an on state and an off state; and using a progress module of the patient programmer to obtain progress input from a patient in which the generator is implanted. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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