Method and apparatus for operating therapy system
First Claim
1. A method for operating an implantable therapy system to conserve energy, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an implantable sensing device that generates a signal as a function of a physiological parameter of a patient during a treatment period;
monitoring the signal during at least portions of the treatment period to detect a physiological event for use in controlling therapy of the patient during the treatment period; and
terminating energy consumption by the sensing device during the treatment period for at least portions of the treatment period when signal monitoring is not performed.
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Abstract
A method for operating an implantable therapy system to conserve energy includes providing an implantable sensing device that generates a signal as a function of a physiological parameter of a patient during a treatment period. The signal is monitored during at least portions of the treatment period to detect a physiological event for use in controlling therapy of the patient during the treatment period. Energy consumption by the sensing device is terminated during the treatment period for at least portions of the treatment period when signal monitoring is not performed. Another method for operating an implantable therapy system for conserving energy includes providing an implantable component for performance of a function during a treatment period for the therapy system. The implantable component is operable in at least a first state during the treatment period and a second state outside of the treatment period; the first state using more energy than the second state. The implantable component is operated in the first state when performance of the function during a treatment period is required and operated in the second state when performance of the function is not required outside the treatment period. Another method of operating an implantable therapy system includes monitoring a periodic physiological parameter for controlling therapy of a patient during a treatment period. The measured physiological period for the parameter of the patient is compared to at least one predetermined period threshold to determine nonperiodic behavior of the monitored periodic physiological parameter and suspending therapy of the patient as a function thereof. Systems for use with such methods are also provided.
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45 Claims
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1. A method for operating an implantable therapy system to conserve energy, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing an implantable sensing device that generates a signal as a function of a physiological parameter of a patient during a treatment period; monitoring the signal during at least portions of the treatment period to detect a physiological event for use in controlling therapy of the patient during the treatment period; and terminating energy consumption by the sensing device during the treatment period for at least portions of the treatment period when signal monitoring is not performed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of operating an implantable therapy system for conserving energy, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing an implantable component for performance of a function during a treatment period for the therapy system, the implantable component operable in at least a first state during the treatment period and a second state outside of the treatment period, the first state using more energy than the second state; and operating the implantable component in the first state when performance of the function during a treatment period is required and operating the implantable component in the second state when performance of the function is not required outside the treatment period; wherein the implantable device is a processing device, and wherein the operating step includes the step of operating the processing device in the second state until the therapy system detects communication from a source external to a patient. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for operating in an implantable therapy system, by which a patient is stimulated, the method comprising the steps of:
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monitoring a respiratory effort waveform to detect respiratory characteristics for controlling therapy of a patient; and comparing a measured respiratory period of the patient to at least one predetermined respiratory period threshold and suspending stimulation of the patient as a function thereof. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for operating an implantable therapy system, the method comprising the steps of:
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monitoring a periodic physiological parameter for controlling therapy of a patient during a treatment period; and comparing a measured physiological period for the parameter of the patient to at least one predetermined period threshold to determine nonperiodic behavior of the monitored periodic physiological parameter and suspending therapy of the patient as a function thereof. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An implantable therapy system, the system comprising:
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a sensing device for generating a signal characteristic of a periodic physiological parameter of a patient; detection means for monitoring the signal and for controlling therapy of the patient, the detection means includes means for comparing a measured physiological period of the patient to at least one predetermined physiological period threshold and means for suspending therapy of the patient as a function of the comparison; and means for providing therapy to the patient in response to the detection means. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. An implantable therapy apparatus for conserving energy, the apparatus comprising:
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a processing device for implantation in a patient operable in at least a first state and a second state, the first state using lesser energy than the second state; means for detecting attempted communication with the implantable therapy apparatus from a source external to the patient; and means for operating the processing device in the first state until the detection means detects such external communication. - View Dependent Claims (45)
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