PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH MEDICAL DEVICE THERAPY

• US 20110172744A1
• Filed: 01/07/2011
• Published: 07/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Medtronic Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Medtronic Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Simons, David, Zimmerman, James, Goetz, Steven M., Davis, Jon P., Davenport, Lynn A., Sahasrabudhe, Rajeev M.
• Granted Patent: US 9,744,365 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/62
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/502 User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/62 Posture
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/63 Motion, e.g. physical activity
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14276 specially adapted for implantation
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1723 using feedback of body parameters, e.g. blood-sugar, pressure measurement of body parameters A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36071 Pain
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36132 using patient feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3614 based on impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37247 User interfaces, e.g. input or presentation means
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

This disclosure is related to techniques for presenting therapy factors related to medical device therapy in a manner that allows a user, such as a patient or a clinician, to receive, comprehend and evaluate information relating to therapy delivered by the medical device efficiently. In one aspect, a method comprises obtaining a data set corresponding to a therapy factor associated with delivery of a medical therapy to a patient with a medical system including an implantable medical device, receiving a user selection associated with a subset of the data set, the subset of the data set including less than all the information relating to the therapy factor in the data set, and presenting a representation, corresponding to the subset of the data set, of the therapy factor on a display of a programmer.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

obtaining a data set corresponding to a therapy factor associated with delivery of a medical therapy to a patient with a medical system including an implantable medical device (IMD);

receiving a user selection associated with a subset of the data set, the subset of the data set including less than all the information relating to the therapy factor in the data set; and

presenting a representation, corresponding to the subset of the data set, of the therapy factor on a display of a programmer.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the subset of the data set includes data from portions of the data set that are non-sequential to each other.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the user selection includes selecting a daily time period.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the user selection includes selecting one of a group consisting of:

a therapeutic elements in the medical system;

a therapy setting associated with delivering a portion of the medical therapy to the patient with the medical system;

a patient activity level;

a patient posture;

a patient posture and activity level;

a patient mobility;

a patient record of therapy outcome;

an objective record of therapy outcome;

an event recorded during the delivery of the medical therapy to the patient with the medical system; and

a recharge status of the IMD.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the user selection includes selecting two or more of the group.

6. The method of claim 1,

wherein the data set corresponds to more than one therapy factor,

wherein presenting the representation of the therapy factor corresponding to the subset of the data set comprises presenting representations, corresponding to the subset of the data set, of two or more of the therapy factors simultaneously on the display of the programmer.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein presenting the representations of two or more of the therapy factors simultaneously on the display of the programmer comprises presenting the representations of two or more of the therapy factors along a common timeline on the display of the programmer.

8. The method of claim 7,

wherein medical therapy includes electrical stimulation therapy and medical system includes a neurostimulator,

wherein the two or more therapy factors includes an objective record of the electrical stimulation therapy delivered to the patient and one or more of a group consisting of:

a record of patient posture;

a record of a battery charge history of a battery of the neurostimulator;

a subjective record of pain experienced by the patient;

an objective record of one or more physiological conditions of the patient; and

a record representative of electrode impedances for electrodes of medical leads associated with the neurostimulator.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein presenting the objective record of electrical stimulation therapy includes presenting one or more of a set consisting of:

a list of stimulation programs along the common timeline;

a series of graphical representations of the medical leads and active electrodes corresponding to the electrical stimulation therapy along the common timeline;

indications of stimulation activity along the common timeline;

indications of stimulation programs from two or more program slots of the electrical stimulation therapy along the common timeline;

indications of amplitudes of the electrical stimulation therapy along the common timeline; and

indications of the prevalence of manual patient adjustments of the electrical stimulation therapy along the common timeline.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the two or more therapy factors include a record of patient posture and a breakdown of stimulation slot usage.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the therapy factor is selected from a group consisting of:

an objective record of the medical therapy delivered to the patient,

a record of patient posture;

a record of a battery charge history of a battery of the IMD;

a subjective record of pain experienced by the patient;

an objective record of one or more physiological conditions of the patient; and

a record representative of electrode impedances for electrodes of medical leads associated with the IMD.

12. The method of claim 1,

further comprising presenting a representation of the therapy factor corresponding to the data set on a display of a programmer at a reduced resolution,

wherein presenting the representation of the therapy factor corresponding to the subset of the data set comprises presenting the representation of the therapy factor corresponding to the subset of the data set at a higher resolution than the reduced resolution.

13. The method of claim 1,

wherein the medical therapy is electrical stimulation therapy,

wherein the method further comprises delivering the electrical stimulation therapy with the IMD to the patient to treat pain of the patient.

14. A programmer comprising:

a user interface;

a telemetry circuit configured to transfer data to and from an implantable medical device (IMD);

a display; and

a processor, wherein the processor is configured to;

obtain a data set corresponding to a therapy factor associated with delivery of a medical therapy to a patient with the IMD;

receive a user selection via the user interface, wherein the user selection is associated with a subset of the data set, the subset of the data set including less than all the information relating to the therapy factor in the data set; and

present a representation, corresponding to the subset of the data set, of the therapy factor on the display.

15. The programmer of claim 14, wherein the subset of the data set includes data from portions of the data set that are non-sequential to each other.

16. The programmer of claim 14, wherein the user selection includes selecting one of a group consisting of:

a daily time period;

a therapeutic element of the IMD;

a therapy setting associated with delivering a portion of the medical therapy to the patient with the IMD;

a patient activity level;

a patient posture;

a patient posture and activity level;

a patient mobility;

a patient record of therapy outcome;

an objective record of therapy outcome;

an event recorded during the delivery of the medical therapy to the patient with the IMD; and

a recharge status of the IMD.

17. The programmer of claim 14,

wherein the data set corresponds to more than one therapy factor,

wherein presenting the representation of the therapy factor corresponding to the subset of the data set comprises presenting representations, corresponding to the subset of the data set, of two or more of the therapy factors simultaneously on the display of the programmer.

18. The programmer of claim 14, wherein the therapy factor is selected from a group consisting of:

an objective record of the medical therapy delivered to the patient,

a record of patient posture;

a record of a battery charge history of a battery of the IMD;

a subjective record of pain experienced by the patient;

an objective record of one or more physiological conditions of the patient; and

a record representative of electrode impedances for electrodes of medical leads associated with the IMD.

19. The programmer of claim 14, further comprising a computer-readable storage medium that stores the data set.

20. A system comprising:

an implantable medical device (IMD) configured to deliver a medical therapy to a patient;

a user interface;

a telemetry circuit configured to transfer data to and from the IMD;

a display; and

programmer comprising a processor, wherein the processor is configured to;

obtain a data set corresponding to a therapy factor associated with delivery of a medical therapy to a patient with the IMD;

receive a user selection via the user interface, wherein the user selection is associated with a subset of the data set, the subset of the data set including less than all the information relating to the therapy factor in the data set; and

present a representation, corresponding to the subset of the data set, of the therapy factor on the display.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the subset of the data set includes data from portions of the data set that are non-sequential to each other.

22. The system of claim 20, wherein the IMD comprises a computer-readable storage medium that stores the data set.

23. The system of claim 20, wherein the user selection includes selecting one of a group consisting of:

a daily time period;

a therapeutic element of the IMD;

a therapy setting associated with delivering a portion of the medical therapy to the patient with the IMD;

a patient activity level;

a patient posture;

a patient posture and activity level;

a patient mobility;

a patient record of therapy outcome;

an objective record of therapy outcome;

an event recorded during the delivery of the medical therapy to the patient with the IMD; and

a recharge status of the IMD.

24. The system of claim 20,

wherein the data set corresponds to more than one therapy factor,

wherein presenting the representation of the therapy factor corresponding to the subset of the data set comprises presenting representations, corresponding to the subset of the data set, of two or more of the therapy factors simultaneously on the display of the programmer.

25. The system of claim 20, wherein the therapy factor is selected from a group consisting of:

an objective record of the medical therapy delivered to the patient,

a record of patient posture;

a record of a battery charge history of a battery of the IMD;

a subjective record of pain experienced by the patient;

an objective record of one or more physiological conditions of the patient; and

a record representative of electrode impedances for electrodes of medical leads associated with the IMD.