Remote titration of therapy delivered by an implantable medical device
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- delivering a therapy from an implantable medical device to a patient according to a first therapy program;
generating patient data with an implantable medical device system that comprises the implantable medical device, wherein the patient data relates to at least one of an efficacy or a side effect of the therapy;
transmitting the patient data from the implantable medical device system to a remote networking device via a network;
receiving, at the remote networking device via the network, the patient data;
guiding, by the remote networking device, selection of a second therapy program based on the patient data by at least traversing a programming tree based on the patient data, wherein the programming tree comprises a plurality of nodes in each of a plurality of levels, each of the levels corresponding to one therapy parameter;
transmitting, from the remote networking device to the implantable medical device system via the network, a programming change indicating a change from the first therapy program to the second therapy program; and
receiving, at the implantable medical device system, the programming change from the remote networking device via the network.
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Abstract
Techniques for remotely titrating a therapy delivered using an implantable medical device system are disclosed. An implantable medical device delivers therapy according to a first program. The system collects patient data relating to at least one of an efficacy of, or side effects resulting from, the delivered therapy, and transmits the patient data to a remote network device. A clinician may then analyze the patient data and determine if changes to the therapy are warranted. The clinician may then transmit a programming change, e.g., a modification to the first program or a new, second program, to the implantable medical device system, and the implantable medical device may deliver therapy according to the changed programming. The process of receiving patient data and modifying the therapy programming may be repeated multiple times until the therapy is adequately titrated, e.g., until the patient data indicates adequate efficacy and/or acceptable side effects.
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29 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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delivering a therapy from an implantable medical device to a patient according to a first therapy program; generating patient data with an implantable medical device system that comprises the implantable medical device, wherein the patient data relates to at least one of an efficacy or a side effect of the therapy; transmitting the patient data from the implantable medical device system to a remote networking device via a network; receiving, at the remote networking device via the network, the patient data; guiding, by the remote networking device, selection of a second therapy program based on the patient data by at least traversing a programming tree based on the patient data, wherein the programming tree comprises a plurality of nodes in each of a plurality of levels, each of the levels corresponding to one therapy parameter; transmitting, from the remote networking device to the implantable medical device system via the network, a programming change indicating a change from the first therapy program to the second therapy program; and receiving, at the implantable medical device system, the programming change from the remote networking device via the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 22, 23)
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8. A system comprising:
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an implantable medical device system comprising; an implantable medical device configured to deliver a therapy to a patient according to a first therapy program; and at least one device configured to generate patient data, wherein the patient data relates to at least one of an efficacy or a side effect of the therapy and transmit the patient data to a remote networking device via a network; and
the remote networking device comprising;a communication module; and a processor configured to receive the patient data via the network and the communication module;
guide selection of a second therapy program based on the patient data by at least traversing a programming tree based on the patient data, wherein the programming tree comprises a plurality of nodes in each of a plurality of levels, each of the levels corresponding to one therapy parameter; and
transmit, to the implantable medical device system via the network and the communication module, a programming change indicating a change from the first therapy program to the second therapy program,wherein the implantable medical device system is further configured to receive the programming change for the therapy from the remote networking device via the network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 24, 25)
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15. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a remote networking device via a network, patient data from an implantable medical device system comprising an implantable medical device, wherein the patient data relates to at least one of an efficacy or a side effect of the therapy delivered to a patient by the implantable medical device according to a first therapy program; guiding, at the remote networking device, selection of a second therapy program based on the patient data by at least traversing a programming tree based on the patient data, wherein the programming tree comprises a plurality of nodes in each of a plurality of levels, each of the levels corresponding to one therapy parameter; and transmitting to the implantable medical device system via the network a programming change indicating a change from the first therapy program to the second therapy program. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 26, 27)
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20. A remote networking device comprising:
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a communication module; and a processor configured to receive, via a network and the communication module, patient data from an implantable medical device system comprising an implantable medical device, wherein the patient data relates to at least one of an efficacy or a side effect of therapy delivered to a patient by the implantable medical device according to a first therapy program;
guide selection of a second therapy program based on the patient data by at least traversing a programming tree based on the patient data, wherein the programming tree comprises a plurality of nodes in each of a plurality of levels, each of the levels corresponding to one therapy parameter; and
transmit to the implantable medical device system, via the network and the communication module, a programming change indicating a change from the first therapy program to the second therapy program. - View Dependent Claims (21, 28, 29)
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