Generic multi-step therapeutic treatment protocol
First Claim
1. A computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that cause a human-implantable therapeutic treatment device to perform a specific therapeutic treatment protocol by performing steps comprising:
- performing at least one treatment step that is defined, at least in part, by generic treatment parameters including a treatment rate or dose and a treatment duration, which have been downlinked to the treatment device;
performing at least one treatment-step group a number of times that is specified by a treatment-step-group repetition count that has been downlinked to the treatment device; and
administering at least one activated bolus in accordance with downlinked generic treatment parameters including;
a start delay or start time,a treatment rate or dose, anda treatment duration.
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Abstract
A generic treatment protocol is disclosed for therapeutically treating a patient via an implantable treatment device. Treatment steps can be defined to start and end at absolute times, or can be programmed via telemetry to start a certain amount of time after termination of a previously executed treatment step. Treatment steps have a treatment rate or dose attribute and a duration attribute. Treatment steps may optionally enable patient-activated bolus overlays. Patient-activated rate or dosage adjustments can also optionally be enabled. Repeated-execution treatment-step groups are also provided. Such treatment-step groups can have start and end times, a group duration, and a group total dose, each defined in a manner similar to that for a treatment step. Treatment-step groups include a repetition count, which could be set to a value that causes the group to repeat forever. Single execution treatment steps can, accordingly, be programmed to execute before and/or after a repeated-execution treatment-step group.
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24 Claims
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1. A computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that cause a human-implantable therapeutic treatment device to perform a specific therapeutic treatment protocol by performing steps comprising:
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performing at least one treatment step that is defined, at least in part, by generic treatment parameters including a treatment rate or dose and a treatment duration, which have been downlinked to the treatment device; performing at least one treatment-step group a number of times that is specified by a treatment-step-group repetition count that has been downlinked to the treatment device; and administering at least one activated bolus in accordance with downlinked generic treatment parameters including; a start delay or start time, a treatment rate or dose, and a treatment duration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for causing a human-implantable therapeutic treatment device to perform a specific therapeutic treatment protocol, the system comprising:
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means for performing at least one treatment step that is defined, at least in part, by generic treatment parameters including a treatment rate or dose and a treatment duration, which have been downlinked to the treatment device; means for performing at least one treatment-step group a number of times that is specified by a treatment-step-group repetition count that has been downlinked to the treatment device; and means for administering at least one activated bolus in accordance with downlinked generic treatment parameters including; a start delay or start time, a treatment rate or dose, and a treatment duration. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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