FEEDBACK SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING DIAGNOSTIC AND/OR TREATMENT SIGNALS TO ENHANCE OBESITY TREATMENTS
First Claim
1. A method of treating a patient comprising:
- implanting a device in a body of the patient, wherein the implanted device includes at least one sensor;
collecting patient data with the sensor(s) in response to ingestion by the patient and in response to activity by the patient;
analyzing the patient data to determine sensor-based eating and sensor-based activity information about the patient; and
presenting the ingestion and activity information so as to modify behavior by the patient.
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Abstract
Feedback systems and methods communicate implanted sensor-based feedback signals to promote behavior modifications that ameliorate obesity and other eating disorders. The system and methods described may also be applicable to any treatment in which presenting feedback regarding patients'"'"' eating and exercise habits is desired. The present invention provides a method and system for treating a patient by collecting ingestion and exercise information about the patient from an implanted sensor and communicating the collected information to the patient, his or her physician and/or other health care providers. In some embodiments, stimulation of the patient'"'"'s stomach is also provided to reduce caloric intake. In some embodiments, the collected data is transmitted to a central server. Further embodiments may provide access to additional information in conjunction with the collected patient information, such as a calorie database, an exercise planner, and so forth, with the data optionally being used within a social networking system.
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45 Claims
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1. A method of treating a patient comprising:
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implanting a device in a body of the patient, wherein the implanted device includes at least one sensor; collecting patient data with the sensor(s) in response to ingestion by the patient and in response to activity by the patient; analyzing the patient data to determine sensor-based eating and sensor-based activity information about the patient; and presenting the ingestion and activity information so as to modify behavior by the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for providing feedback to treat a patient comprising:
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an implantable sensor adapted to be coupled with the stomach of the patient; an implanted wireless transmitter coupled to the sensor; a device comprising a processor, a storage medium, and transmitting/receiving circuitry; and a remote server; wherein the device is in communication with the sensor via the transmitting/receiving circuitry and with the server, the device configured to receive patient sensor-based food ingestion data from the sensor and transmit the patient data to the server. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of communicating patient diagnostic and treatment information comprising:
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obtaining sensor data from at least one implanted sensor in a patient, where the sensor data is collected by the sensor(s) at intervals over a period of time; and presenting the sensor data to a user via a graphical interface so as to promote sensor-based behavior modification of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for treating a patient, the system comprising:
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an implantable device having at least one sensor, the device configured to collect patient data with the sensor(s) in response to ingestion by the patient and in response to exercise by the patient when the device is implanted in a patient body; a processor coupleable to the implantable device so as to, in response to the patient data, analyze the patient data to determine sensor-based ingestion information and sensor-based exercise information about the patient; and a user interface coupled to the processor, communicating the sensor-based eating and exercise information so as to provide behavior modifying feedback to the patient.
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28. A method of treating an eating disorder of a patient, the method comprising:
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implanting a sensor in a body of the patient; identifying a group using permission obtained from the patient to add members to the group; uploading, to a server, information regarding ingestion and/or exercise of the patient generated using sensor signals from the sensor; transmitting, in response to permission data regarding the group, message data from the server to a device associated with a member of the group, the message data generated using the information; and presenting a message to the member in response to the message data, the message configured to promote the member encouraging healthy behavior by the patient. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of treating an eating disorder of a patient, the patient having a sensor implanted in a body of the patient, the method comprising:
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receiving, with a server, uploaded information regarding ingestion and/or exercise of the patient generated using sensor signals from the sensor; and transmitting, in response to permission data regarding a group identified using permission obtained from the patient, message data from the server to a device associated with a member of the group, the message data generated using the information and configured so as to induce the device to present a message to the member to promote the member encouraging healthy behavior by the patient.
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37. A system for treating an eating disorder of a patient, the patient having an implanted sensor generating sensor signals in response to an eating event and/or an exercise activity of the patient, the system comprising:
a server coupleable to the sensor and a patient device, the server configured to transmit message data to a device associated with a member of a group, the message data being generated in response to the sensor signals, the message data being transmitted per permission input from the patient to add members to the group, the message data inducing the device associated with the member of the group to present a message to the member so as to promote the member encouraging healthy eating and/or exercise behavior by the patient. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A system for treating a plurality of patients, each patient having an associated device and an implanted sensor generating sensor signals, the system comprising:
a server coupleable to the sensors and the patient devices, the server configured to transmit message data to the device associated with a first patient, the message data being generated in response to the sensor signals from a second patient.
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