DEFINING THERAPY PARAMETER VALUES FOR POSTURE STATES
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- defining a plurality of posture states for a patient;
defining therapy parameter values for at least some of the posture states;
receiving patient input indicating a value for a previously undefined therapy parameter value for one of the defined posture states while the patient is in the respective posture state or transitioning to the respective posture state; and
defining the previously undefined therapy parameter value for the respective posture state based on the patient input.
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Abstract
The disclosure is directed towards posture-responsive therapy. To avoid interruptions in effective therapy, an implantable medical device may include a posture state module that detects the posture state of the patient and automatically adjusts therapy parameter values according to the detected posture state. A system may include an external programmer comprising a user interface that receives user input defining therapy parameter values for delivery of therapy to a patient, and user input associating one or more of the therapy parameter values with a plurality of posture states based on user input, a processor that automatically defines therapy parameter values for delivery of therapy to a patient when the patient occupies the posture states based on the association, and an implantable medical device that delivers the therapy to the patient in response to detection of the posture states.
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30 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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defining a plurality of posture states for a patient; defining therapy parameter values for at least some of the posture states; receiving patient input indicating a value for a previously undefined therapy parameter value for one of the defined posture states while the patient is in the respective posture state or transitioning to the respective posture state; and defining the previously undefined therapy parameter value for the respective posture state based on the patient input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An external programmer for an implantable medical device, the programmer comprising:
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a memory that stores a definition of a plurality of posture states for a patient and a definition of therapy parameter values for at least some of the posture states; a user interface that receives patient input indicating a value for a previously undefined therapy parameter value for one of the defined posture states while the patient is in the respective posture state or transitioning to the respective posture state; and a processor that defines the previously undefined therapy parameter value for the respective posture state based on the patient input. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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a memory that stores a definition of a plurality of posture states for a patient and a definition of therapy parameter values for at least some of the posture states; an external programmer comprising a user interface that receives patient input indicating a value for a previously undefined therapy parameter value for one of the defined posture states while the patient is in the respective posture state or transitioning to the respective posture state; a processor that defines the previously undefined therapy parameter value for the respective posture state based on the patient input; and an implantable medical device that detects the posture states, and delivers therapy to the patient input using the therapy parameter values defined for the detected posture states. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system comprising:
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means for defining a plurality of posture states for a patient; means for defining therapy parameter values for at least some of the posture states; means for receiving patient input indicating a value for a previously undefined therapy parameter value for one of the defined posture states while the patient is in the respective posture state or transitioning to the respective posture state; and means for defining the previously undefined therapy parameter value for the respective posture state based on the patient input. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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