BLADDER SENSING USING IMPEDANCE AND POSTURE
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Abstract
This disclosure provides techniques for bladder sensing. In accordance with the techniques described in this disclosure, a device may measure the impedance of a bladder, determine the posture of a patient, and determine a status of the bladder based on the impedance and posture.
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- 35. A method comprising determining, with a processor in a medical device system, a status of a urinary bladder of a patient based on a measured impedance of the bladder of the patient and a determined posture of the patient.
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46. A system comprising:
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an implantable medical device comprising an impedance measurement unit configured to measure an impedance of a urinary bladder of a patient; a posture sensor configured to sense a signal indicative of a posture of the patient; and a processor configured to determine the posture of the patient based on the sensed signal, and determine a status of the bladder based on the measured impedance and the determined posture. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. An implantable medical device comprising:
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an impedance measurement unit configured to measure an impedance of a urinary bladder of a patient; a posture sensor configured to sense a signal indicative of a posture of the patient; and a processor configured to determine the posture of the patient based on the sensed signal, and determine a status of the bladder based on the measured impedance and the determined posture. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. An external programmer for an implantable medical device, the programmer comprising:
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a telemetry interface configured to receive data indicating a measured impedance of a bladder of a patient from the implantable medical device; and a processor configured to; determine a posture of the patient, and determine a status of the bladder of the patient based on the measured impedance and the determined posture. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68)
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