THERAPY PROGRAM SELECTION

• US 20090264789A1
• Filed: 04/28/2009
• Published: 10/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Medtronic Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Medtronic Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Wei, Xuan, Stone, Richard T., Molnar, Gregory F.
• Application Number:
  US12/431,167
• Publication Number:
  US 20090264789A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/544
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36135 using physiological parameters
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36542 controlled by body motion, e.g. acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36585 controlled by two or more physical parameters
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37 Monitoring; Protecting

Abstract

A set of therapy parameter values is selected based on a patient state, where the patient state comprises a speech state or a mixed patient state including the speech state and at least one of a movement state or a sleep state. In this way, therapy delivery is tailored to the patient state, which may include one or more patient symptoms specific to the patient state. In some examples, a medical device determines whether the patient is in the speech state or a mixed patient state including the speech state based on a signal generated by a voice activity sensor. The voice activity sensor detects the use of the patient'"'"'s voice, and may include a microphone, a vibration detector or an accelerometer.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving input from a voice activity sensor;

determining a patient state based on the input from the voice activity sensor, wherein the patient state comprises at least one of a speech state or the speech state and at least one of a movement state or a sleep state; and

selecting a set of therapy parameter values from a plurality of stored sets of therapy parameters based on the patient state, wherein the plurality of stored sets of therapy parameters comprises sets of therapy parameters associated with a respective one of the speech state and the at least one of the movement or sleep states.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the voice activity sensor comprises at least one of a microphone, a vibration detector or a motion sensor.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the patient state comprises detecting the speech state at a first time based on the input from the voice activity sensor, the method further comprising determining a speech history of the patient for a predetermined period of time preceding the first time, wherein selecting the set of therapy parameter values comprises selecting the set of therapy parameter values based on the speech history and the detected speech state.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein selecting the set of therapy parameter values based on the speech history and the detected speech state comprises selecting the set of therapy parameter values based on whether the speech history indicates a threshold level of voice activity.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the set of therapy parameter values comprises:

selecting a first set of therapy parameter values if the patient state comprises the speech state; and

selecting a second set of therapy parameter values if the patient state comprises the movement state and does not include the speech state.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the second set of therapy parameter values is configured to provide more efficacious movement disorder symptom mitigation for the patient than the first set of therapy parameter values.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein determining the patient state further comprises receiving an indication of the patient state from the patient.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein receiving the indication from the patient comprises receiving input from the patient indicating the patient state via at least one of an accelerometer, a patient programmer or a voice detector.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein receiving an indication from the patient comprises detecting at least one biosignal from a brain of the patient that results from a volitional patient input.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the patient state comprises:

monitoring a bioelectrical signal from a brain of a patient; and

determining whether the bioelectrical signal indicates the patient is in the speech state or the speech state and the at least one of the movement state or the sleep state.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the set of therapy parameter values comprises modifying at least one therapy parameter value of a stored therapy program based on the patient state.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising delivering therapy to a patient according to the selected set of therapy parameter values, wherein the selected set defines one or more therapy parameter values for at least one of electrical stimulation therapy, fluid delivery therapy, fluid suspension delivery therapy or delivery of a sensory cue.

13. A system comprising:

a sensor that generates a signal indicative of voice activity of a patient;

a memory that stores a plurality of sets of therapy parameter values, and associates each set of therapy parameter values with a patient state, the patient state comprising at least one of a speech state, or the speech state and at least one of a movement state or a sleep state; and

a processor that determines a patient state based on the signal generated by the sensor and selects a set of therapy parameter values from the memory based on the determined patient state.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the voice activity sensor comprises at least one of a microphone, a vibration detector or a motion sensor.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor determines the patient state by at least detecting the speech state at a first time based on the signal and determining a speech history of the patient for a predetermined period of time preceding the first time, wherein the processor selects the set of therapy parameter values based on the speech history and the detected speech state.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the processor selects a first set of therapy parameter values if the speech history indicates a threshold level of voice activity and selects a second set of therapy parameter values if the speech history does not indicate the threshold level of voice activity.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor selects a first set of therapy parameter values if the patient state comprises the speech state and selects a second set of therapy parameter values if the patient state comprises the movement state and does not include the speech state.

18. The system of claim 13, further comprising a medical device programmer comprising the sensor.

19. The system of claim 13, further comprising a medical device comprising the sensor.

20. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor receives input from a patient indicating the determined patient state.

21. The system of claim 13, further comprising a biosignal detection module that monitors a bioelectrical signal from a brain of the patient, wherein at least one of the biosignal detection module or the processor determines whether the bioelectrical signal indicates the patient is in the speech state, or the speech state and the at least one of the movement state or the sleep state.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the bioelectrical signal is generated by volitional input by the patient.

23. The system of claim 13, further comprises a motion sensor, wherein the processor receives input from the motion sensor, determines an activity level or posture state of the patient, and determines whether the patient is in the speech state, or the speech state and the at least one of the movement state or the sleep state based on the determined activity level or posture.

24. The system of claim 13, further comprising a therapy module, wherein the processor controls the therapy module to deliver therapy to the patient based on the selected set of therapy parameter values.

25. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions that cause a programmable processor to:

receive input from a voice activity sensor;

determine a patient state based on the input from the voice activity sensor, wherein the patient state comprises at least one of a speech state or the speech state and at least one of a movement state or a sleep state; and

select a set of therapy parameter values from a plurality of stored sets of therapy parameters based on the patient state, wherein the plurality of stored sets of therapy parameters comprises sets of therapy parameters associated with a respective one of the speech state and the at least one of the movement or sleep states.

26. The computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the instructions cause the processor to determine the patient state by at least detecting the speech state at a first time and determine a speech history of the patient for a predetermined period of time preceding the first time, and wherein the instructions cause the processor to select the set of therapy parameter values based on the speech history and the detected speech state.

27. A system comprising:

means for generating a signal indicative of voice activity of a patient;

means for determining a patient state based on the signal indicative of voice activity of the patient, wherein the patient state comprises at least one of a speech state or the speech state and at least one of a movement state or a sleep state; and

means for selecting a set of therapy parameter values from a plurality of stored sets of therapy parameters based on the patient state, wherein the plurality of stored sets of therapy parameters comprises sets of therapy parameters associated with a respective one of the speech state and the at least one of the movement or sleep states.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein the means for determining the patient state comprises:

means for detecting the speech state at a first time based on the signal indicative of voice activity; and

means for determining a speech history of the patient for a predetermined period of time preceding the first time, wherein the means for selecting the set of therapy parameter values selects the set of therapy parameter values based on the speech history and the detected speech state.