Methods and systems for implantably monitoring external breathing therapy
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1. A method of monitoring respiration therapy delivered to a patient, comprising:
- sensing one or more conditions associated with patient-external breathing therapy;
analyzing a sensed respiratory signal; and
implantably monitoring the patient-external breathing therapy based on the one or more sensed conditions, wherein implantably monitoring comprises monitoring the patient'"'"'s use of the patient-external breathing therapy based on the respiratory signal analysis, wherein monitoring the patient'"'"'s use comprises comparing a respiratory signal sensed during patient use of the patient-external breathing therapy with a sensed respiratory signal during non-use of the patient-external breathing therapy to detect signal features that indicate usage of the patient-external breathing therapy.
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Abstract
An implantable device is used to monitor one or more conditions associated with an external breathing therapy delivered to the patient. The device may monitor therapy parameters including therapy effectiveness, impact of the therapy on the patient, therapy usage, compliance with a prescribed usage, therapy interactions, and/or other parameters.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring respiration therapy delivered to a patient, comprising:
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sensing one or more conditions associated with patient-external breathing therapy; analyzing a sensed respiratory signal; and implantably monitoring the patient-external breathing therapy based on the one or more sensed conditions, wherein implantably monitoring comprises monitoring the patient'"'"'s use of the patient-external breathing therapy based on the respiratory signal analysis, wherein monitoring the patient'"'"'s use comprises comparing a respiratory signal sensed during patient use of the patient-external breathing therapy with a sensed respiratory signal during non-use of the patient-external breathing therapy to detect signal features that indicate usage of the patient-external breathing therapy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A medical system, comprising:
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a sensing system configured to sense one or more conditions associated with a patient-external breathing therapy, the one or more conditions comprising patient proximity to a device delivering the patient-external breathing therapy; and an implantable monitoring device, coupled to the sensing system, the implantable monitoring device configured to monitor patient use of the patient-external breathing therapy based on the one or more sensed conditions, wherein the monitoring device is configured to monitor the patient use by comparing a respiratory signal sensed during patient use of the patient-external breathing therapy with a sensed respiratory signal during non-use of the patient-external breathing therapy to detect signal features that indicate usage of the patient-external breathing therapy. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A medical system, comprising:
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means for sensing one or more conditions associated with patient-external breathing therapy; means for analyzing a sensed respiratory signal; means for implantably monitoring the patient-external breathing therapy based on the one or more sensed conditions, wherein implantably monitoring comprises monitoring the patient'"'"'s use of the patient-external breathing therapy based on the respiratory signal analysis, the respiratory signal analysis including comparing a respiratory signal sensed during patient use of the patient-external breathing therapy with a sensed respiratory signal during non-use of the patient-external breathing therapy to detect signal features that indicate usage of the patient-external breathing therapy. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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