Collecting activity information to evaluate incontinence therapy
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- monitoring a signal that varies as a function of patient activity;
periodically determining an activity level of the patient based on the signal;
associating each of the determined activity levels with a therapy parameter set used by a medical device to deliver a therapy to a patient to treat incontinence when the activity level was determined; and
determining a value of an activity metric for each of a plurality of therapy parameter sets based on activity levels associated with the therapy parameter sets.
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Abstract
A medical device delivers a therapy to a patient. The medical device may periodically determine an activity level of the patient, and associate each determined activity level with a current therapy parameter set. A value of at least one activity metric is determined for each of a plurality of therapy parameter sets based on the activity levels associated with that therapy parameter set. A list of the therapy parameter sets is presented to a user, such as a clinician, for evaluation of the relative efficacy of the therapy parameter sets. The list may be ordered according to the one or more activity metric values to aid in evaluation of the therapy parameter sets. Where values are determined for a plurality of activity metrics, the list may be ordered according to the one of the activity metrics selected by the user.
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29 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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monitoring a signal that varies as a function of patient activity;
periodically determining an activity level of the patient based on the signal;associating each of the determined activity levels with a therapy parameter set used by a medical device to deliver a therapy to a patient to treat incontinence when the activity level was determined; and determining a value of an activity metric for each of a plurality of therapy parameter sets based on activity levels associated with the therapy parameter sets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A medical system comprising:
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a medical device configured to deliver a therapy to a patient to treat incontinence; and a processor configured to monitor a signal that varies as a function of patient activity, periodically determine an activity level of the patient based on the signal, associate each of the determined activity levels with a therapy parameter set used by the medical device to deliver the therapy to the patient when the activity level was determined, and determine a value of an activity metric for each of a plurality of therapy parameter sets based on activity levels associated with the therapy parameter sets. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A medical system comprising:
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an implantable medical device that delivers a therapy to a patient to treat incontinence, monitors a signal that varies as a function of patient activity, periodically determines an activity level of the patient based on the signal, and associates each of the determined activity levels with a therapy parameter set used by the medical device to deliver therapy to the patient to treat incontinence when the activity level was determined; and an external programming device including a display that receives information identifying a plurality of therapy parameter sets and associated activity levels from the implantable medical device via telemetry, determines a value of an activity metric for each of a plurality of therapy parameter sets based on activity levels associated with the therapy parameter sets, and presents a list of the plurality of therapy parameter sets and activity metric values associated with the therapy parameter sets via the display. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A medical system comprising:
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a medical device configured to deliver a therapy to a patient to treat incontinence; a processor configured to monitor a signal that varies as a function of patient activity, periodically determine an activity level of the patient based on the signal, associate each of the determined activity levels with a therapy parameter set used by the medical device to deliver the therapy to the patient when the activity level was determined, and determine a value of an activity metric for each of a plurality of therapy parameter sets based on activity levels associated with the therapy parameter sets; and a programming device comprising a display, the programming device configured to present a list of the plurality of therapy parameter sets and activity metric values associated with the therapy parameter sets on the display, and order the list of therapy parameter sets according to the associated activity metric values. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A medical system comprising:
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a medical device configured to deliver a therapy to a patient to treat incontinence; a processor configured to monitor a signal that varies as a function of patient activity, periodically determine an activity level of the patient based on the signal, associate each of the determined activity levels with a therapy parameter set used by the medical device to deliver the therapy to the patient when the activity level was determined, and determine a value of an activity metric for each of a plurality of therapy parameter sets based on activity levels associated with the therapy parameter sets; and a display configured to present a list of the plurality of therapy parameter sets and activity metric values associated with the therapy parameter sets, wherein the medical device includes the display, and the processor is configured to generate the list and present the list via the display.
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26. A medical system comprising:
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an implantable medical device configured to deliver a therapy to a patient to treat incontinence, monitor a signal that varies as a function of patient activity, periodically determine an activity level of the patient based on the signal, and associate each of the determined activity levels with a therapy parameter set used by the implantable medical device to deliver therapy to the patient to treat incontinence when the activity level was determined; and an external programming device including a display, the external programming device configured to receive information identifying a plurality of therapy parameter sets and associated activity levels from the implantable medical device via telemetry, determine a value of an activity metric for each of a plurality of therapy parameter sets based on activity levels associated with the therapy parameter sets, and present a list of the plurality of therapy parameter sets and activity metric values associated with the therapy parameter sets via the display, wherein the programming device is configured to order the list of therapy parameter sets according to the associated activity metric values.
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27. A method comprising:
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monitoring a signal that varies as a function of patient activity; periodically determining an activity level of the patient based on the signal; associating each of the determined activity levels with a therapy parameter set used by a medical device to deliver a therapy to a patient to treat incontinence when the activity level was determined; determining a value of an activity metric for each of a plurality of therapy parameter sets based on activity levels associated with the therapy parameter sets; and presenting a list of the plurality of therapy parameter sets and activity metric values associated with the therapy parameter sets. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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