Coordinated use of respiratory and cardiac therapies for sleep disordered breathing
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1. An automated method for treating disordered breathing, comprising:
- delivering an external therapy to a patient to treat a respiratory condition;
delivering an internal therapy to the patient using an implantable device to treat the respiratory condition;
sensing one or more parameters; and
coordinating delivery of the external therapy and the internal therapy by shifting therapy burden from the external therapy or the internal therapy to the other of the external therapy or the internal therapy based on the one or more sensed parameters.
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Abstract
Methods and systems involve coordinating therapies used for treating disordered breathing. Disordered breathing therapies may include cardiac electrical stimulation therapy and external respiratory therapy as well as other therapies for treating disordered breathing in a patient. The therapies delivered to the patient may be coordinated to enhance effectiveness of the therapy, to reduce therapy interactions, to improve patient sleep, or to achieve other therapeutic goals.
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20 Claims
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1. An automated method for treating disordered breathing, comprising:
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delivering an external therapy to a patient to treat a respiratory condition; delivering an internal therapy to the patient using an implantable device to treat the respiratory condition; sensing one or more parameters; and coordinating delivery of the external therapy and the internal therapy by shifting therapy burden from the external therapy or the internal therapy to the other of the external therapy or the internal therapy based on the one or more sensed parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A medical system for controlling therapy to treat a respiratory condition comprising:
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a patient external therapy device configured to deliver an external therapy to a patient to treat a respiratory condition; an implantable device configured to implantably deliver an internal therapy to the patient to treat the respiratory condition; a sensor system for sensing one or more parameters; and circuitry in communication with the external therapy device, the implantable device, and the sensor system, the circuitry configured to coordinate delivery of the external therapy and the internal therapy by shifting therapy burden from the external therapy or the internal therapy to the other of the external therapy or the internal therapy based on the one or more sensed parameters. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A medical system for treating a respiratory condition, comprising:
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means for delivering an external therapy to a patient to treat a respiratory condition; means for delivering an internal therapy to the patient to treat the respiratory condition; means for sensing one or more parameters; and means for coordinating delivery of the external therapy and the internal therapy to address the respiratory condition by shifting therapy burden from the external therapy or the internal therapy to the other of the external therapy or the internal therapy based on the one or more sensed parameters.
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