METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC TREATMENT OF PAIN
First Claim
1. A medical device system, comprising:
- at least one sensor configured to sense at least one body signal from a patient; and
a medical device configured to;
receive at least a first sensed body signal from said at least one sensor;
determine a patient pain index, wherein said patient pain index is based at least in part on said first sensed body signal;
determine whether said patient pain index is above at least a first pain index threshold;
determine a safety index wherein said safety index is based at least in part on a second sensed body signal;
select a pain treatment regimen based on at least one of said safety index or a determination that said pain index is above said first pain index threshold; and
deliver said pain treatment regimen.
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Abstract
We disclose methods and medical device systems for automated delivery of therapies for pain and determination of need for and safety of treatment. In one embodiment, such a medical device system may comprise a sensor configured to sense at least one body signal from a patient; and a medical device configured to receive a first sensed body signal from the sensor; determine a patient pain index based at least in part on said first sensed body signal; determine whether said patient pain index is above at least a first pain index threshold; determine a safety index based at least in part on a second sensed body signal; select a pain treatment regimen based on at least one of said safety index and or a determination that said pain index is above said first pain index threshold; and deliver said pain treatment regimen.
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31 Claims
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1. A medical device system, comprising:
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at least one sensor configured to sense at least one body signal from a patient; and a medical device configured to; receive at least a first sensed body signal from said at least one sensor; determine a patient pain index, wherein said patient pain index is based at least in part on said first sensed body signal; determine whether said patient pain index is above at least a first pain index threshold; determine a safety index wherein said safety index is based at least in part on a second sensed body signal; select a pain treatment regimen based on at least one of said safety index or a determination that said pain index is above said first pain index threshold; and deliver said pain treatment regimen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for providing pain medication, comprising:
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receiving, at a device, a request for delivery of a pain medication to a patient; receiving, automatically by the device, at least one body data series of said patient in response to said request for delivery of a pain medication; determining a patient pain index based upon said body data series; determining whether the patient pain index is above a reference pain index; determining a safety index allowing, automatically, delivery of a pain medication based on at least one of said safety index or a determination that said patient pain index is above said reference pain index. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for providing pain medication to a patient, comprising:
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receiving automatically, at least a first body data series of a patient; determining a first discomfort index of the patient based upon said first body data series; determining whether the first discomfort index exceeds a first discomfort index threshold; providing a first therapy in response to determining that said first discomfort index exceeds said first discomfort index threshold. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A non-transitory computer readable program storage unit encoded with instructions that, when executed by a computer, perform a method, comprising:
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receiving at a device, a request for delivery of a pain therapy to a patient; receiving, automatically by the device, at least one body data series in response to said request for delivery of a pain therapy; determining a patient pain index based upon said body data series; determining whether the patient pain index is above a patient pain index threshold; automatically delivering a pain therapy to the patient in response to determining that said patient pain index is above said patient pain index threshold. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A method for providing pain medication, comprising:
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receiving at least one of a request for delivery of a pain medication from a patient, an indication of an elapsed time period, or a request for administration of a responsiveness test to a patient; administering a responsiveness test to the patient in response to said receiving; allowing delivery of a pain medication based on a determination that the patient'"'"'s responsiveness is above a responsiveness threshold. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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