INTERFACE FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE PROGRAMMING
First Claim
1. A method for programming a therapy delivery schedule comprising:
- providing a programmer with a graphical user interface;
drawing with a pointing device on the graphical user interface one or more figures representing the desired therapy schedule; and
translating the figures into a therapy delivery schedule.
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Abstract
An implantable medical device is capable of delivering therapeutic output to a patient. A controller, programmable by a medical professional, is operatively coupled to the implantable medical device to, in part, program the therapeutic output to be delivered to the patient. The controller has an interface allowing the medical professional to graphically select an amount of the therapeutic output to be delivered to the patient in at least one of a series of discrete timer intervals. The graphic selection may be aided by the use of a light pen or other pointing device to sketch the infusion pattern. Computer programs using algorithms may be utilized to translate the information inputted through the light pen into an infusion program.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for programming a therapy delivery schedule comprising:
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providing a programmer with a graphical user interface; drawing with a pointing device on the graphical user interface one or more figures representing the desired therapy schedule; and translating the figures into a therapy delivery schedule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A programmer for an implantable medical device capable of delivery therapeutic output to a patient comprising:
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an interface through which a user may graphically sketch one or more portions of an infusion program using a pointing device, the sketched infusion program including at least one dosage amount scheduled to run over a desired time duration, both the dosage amount and the time duration created by the shape and location of the sketch; and a computer operably connected to the interface to interpret the sketch. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 13)
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14. A method of creating an infusion program using a controller, comprising:
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presenting an interface that includes a graphical drawing tablet, wherein the graphical drawing tablet includes one axis for time and one axis for dosage rate; inputting a pattern using a pointing device to indicate the desired dosage and time; and editing the pattern. - View Dependent Claims (12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for editing a therapy delivery schedule comprising:
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providing a programmer with a graphical user interface; displaying on the graphical user interface one or more figures representing the desired therapy schedule, each figure representing a therapy dosage; selecting one or more of the figures representing one or more dosages; and editing with a pointing device the selected figures whereby expanding or contracting the figures along a first axis increases or decreases the duration of the dosage and expanding or contracting the figures along a second axis increases or decreases the rate of delivery of the dosage. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A programmer for an implantable medical device capable of delivery therapeutic output to a patient comprising:
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an interface through which one or more portions of an infusion program are graphically displayed as one or more figures, each figure graphically representing the dosage rate and the dosage duration by the size and shape of the figure; and a pointing device for selecting one or more figures whereby expanding or contracting the figures along a first axis increases or decreases the duration of the dosage and expanding or contracting the figures along a second axis increases or decreases the rate of delivery of the dosage.
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