METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING CONTEXT AMONG EVENTS AND OPTIMIZING IMPLANTED MEDICAL DEVICE PERFORMANCE
First Claim
1. A system capable of dynamically tailoring performance of an implantable medical device, the system comprising:
- an implantable wireless transmitter coupled to the implantable medical device;
a wireless receiver in communication with the implantable wireless transmitter; and
a communicator coupled to the wireless receiver and configured to execute a set of instructions to present a query, receive a user response to the query and receive data from the implantable wireless transmitter and correlate the user response with the received data to form correlated data;
a programmer in communication with the communicator and configured to dynamically tailor performance of the implanted medical device based on the correlated data.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for adjusting the performance of an implanted device based on data including contextual information. Contextual information, including operational and performance data concerning the implanted device as well as the patient with the implanted device, is stored by a portable electronic device. In one embodiment, the portable electronic device is adapted for battery operation and includes a personal digital assistant (PDA). The portable electronic device is adapted for use as an interface to conduct wireless communications with the implanted device. In one embodiment, the portable electronic device interfaces with a clinical programmer for use by a physician.
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23 Claims
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1. A system capable of dynamically tailoring performance of an implantable medical device, the system comprising:
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an implantable wireless transmitter coupled to the implantable medical device; a wireless receiver in communication with the implantable wireless transmitter; and a communicator coupled to the wireless receiver and configured to execute a set of instructions to present a query, receive a user response to the query and receive data from the implantable wireless transmitter and correlate the user response with the received data to form correlated data; a programmer in communication with the communicator and configured to dynamically tailor performance of the implanted medical device based on the correlated data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus capable of dynamically tailoring performance of an implantable medical device, the apparatus comprising:
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a communicator device; a receiver coupled to the communicator device and configured for wireless communication with the implanted medical device; and a set of instructions executable by the communicator device and adapted to cause the communicator device to store telemetered data received from the implanted medical device and contextual data received by the communicator device and to correlate the telemetered data and contextual data to form correlated data; a programmer in communication with the communicator device and configured to dynamically tailor performance of the implanted medical device based on the correlated data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of dynamically tailoring performance of an implantable medical device executable at one or more processors, the method comprising the acts of:
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using a transceiver module of a communicator to receive device data from the implantable medical device; and executing a program on a processor of the communicator, wherein the program includes instructions for storing the device data and storing contextual data received by the communicator from a user interface and correlating the device data and contextual data to form correlated data and communicating the correlated data with a programmer; wherein the programmer determines a dynamically tailored set of instructions based on the correlated data and transmits the set of instructions to the implantable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of dynamically tailoring the performance of an implantable medical device executable at one or more processors, the method comprising the acts of:
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receiving data from an implantable device using a communicator, the communicator configured for wireless communication with the implantable device and for communication with a programmer; receiving a user input at the communicator; correlating the data with the user input to form contextual information; receiving the contextual information at the programmer; generating updated programming based on the contextual information, the updated programming for execution by a processor at the implantable device; and transferring the updated programming to the implantable device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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