Defining therapy parameter values for posture states
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- defining a plurality of posture states for a patient including a first posture state and a second posture state;
defining a value of a first therapy parameter for the first posture state, a value of a second therapy parameters for a first posture state, and a value of the second therapy parameter for the second posture state, wherein a value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state is initially undefined following the definition of the second posture state;
determining, while the value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state is undefined and the value of the second therapy parameter for the second posture state is defined, that the patient transitioned from the first posture state to the second posture state;
controlling the delivery, prior to defining the value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state, of a therapy to the patient while the patient occupies the second posture state based on the determination, wherein the therapy delivered while that patient occupies the second posture state is delivered based on the value of the first therapy parameter defined for the first posture state and the value of the second therapy parameter defined for the second posture state;
receiving, subsequent to the delivery of the therapy, patient input indicating a value for the undefined value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state while the patient is in the second posture state or transitioning to the second posture state; and
defining, in response to the receipt of the patient input, the value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state based on the patient input.
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Abstract
The disclosure is directed towards posture-responsive therapy. To avoid interruptions in effective therapy, an implantable medical device may include a posture state module that detects the posture state of the patient and automatically adjusts therapy parameter values according to the detected posture state. A system may include an external programmer comprising a user interface that receives user input defining therapy parameter values for delivery of therapy to a patient, and user input associating one or more of the therapy parameter values with a plurality of posture states based on user input, a processor that automatically defines therapy parameter values for delivery of therapy to a patient when the patient occupies the posture states based on the association, and an implantable medical device that delivers the therapy to the patient in response to detection of the posture states.
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31 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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defining a plurality of posture states for a patient including a first posture state and a second posture state; defining a value of a first therapy parameter for the first posture state, a value of a second therapy parameters for a first posture state, and a value of the second therapy parameter for the second posture state, wherein a value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state is initially undefined following the definition of the second posture state; determining, while the value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state is undefined and the value of the second therapy parameter for the second posture state is defined, that the patient transitioned from the first posture state to the second posture state; controlling the delivery, prior to defining the value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state, of a therapy to the patient while the patient occupies the second posture state based on the determination, wherein the therapy delivered while that patient occupies the second posture state is delivered based on the value of the first therapy parameter defined for the first posture state and the value of the second therapy parameter defined for the second posture state; receiving, subsequent to the delivery of the therapy, patient input indicating a value for the undefined value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state while the patient is in the second posture state or transitioning to the second posture state; and defining, in response to the receipt of the patient input, the value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state based on the patient input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An external programmer for an implantable medical device, the programmer comprising:
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a memory that stores a definition of a plurality of posture states for a patient including a first posture state and a second posture state; a user interface that receives patient input; and a processor that; defines a value of a first therapy parameter for the first posture state, a value of a second therapy parameters for a first posture state, and a value of the second therapy parameter for the second posture state, wherein a value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state is initially undefined following the definition of the second posture state, programs the implantable medical device to determine, while the value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state is undefined and the value of the second therapy parameter for the second posture state is defined, that the patient transitioned from the first posture state to the second posture state, programs the implantable medical device to deliver, prior to defining the value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state, a therapy to the patient while the patient occupies the second posture state based on the determination, wherein the therapy delivered while that patient occupies the second posture state is delivered based on the value of the first therapy parameter defined for the first posture state and the value of the second therapy parameter defined for the second posture state, receives, subsequent to the delivery of therapy, patient input via the user interface indicating a value for the undefined value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state while the patient is in the second posture state or transitioning to the second posture state, and defines, in response to the receipt of the patient input, the value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state based on the patient input. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising:
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a memory that stores a definition of a plurality of posture states for a patient including a first posture state and a second posture state; an external programmer comprising a user interface that receives patient input; one or more processors that; define a value of a first therapy parameter for the first posture state, a value of a second therapy parameters for a first posture state, and a value of the second therapy parameter for the second posture state, wherein a value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state is initially undefined following the definition of the second posture state, determine, while the value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state is undefined and the value of the second therapy parameter for the second posture state is defined, that the patient transitioned from the first posture state to the second posture state, control delivery, prior to defining the value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state, of a therapy to the patient via a medical device while the patient occupies the second posture state based on the determination, wherein the therapy delivered while that patient occupies the second posture state is delivered based on the value of the first therapy parameter defined for the first posture state and the value of the second therapy parameter defined for the second posture state, receive, subsequent to the delivery of therapy, patient input via the user interface indicating a value for the undefined value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state while the patient is in the second posture state or transitioning to the second posture state, define, in response to the receipt of the patient input, the value of the first therapy parameter for the respective posture state based on the patient input, subsequently determine the patient occupies the second posture state, and control delivery of therapy via the medical device to the patient, while the patient occupies the second posture state, based on the value of the first therapy parameters and the value of the second therapy parameter defined for the second posture state based on the subsequent determination. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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means for defining a plurality of posture states for a patient including a first posture state and a second posture state; means for defining a value of a first therapy parameter for the first posture state, a value of a second therapy parameters for a first posture state, and a value of the second therapy parameter for the second posture state, wherein a value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state is initially undefined following the definition of the second posture state; means for determining, while the value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state is undefined and the value of the second therapy parameter for the second posture state is defined, that the patient transitioned from the first posture state to the second posture state; means for controlling the delivery, prior to defining the value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state, of a therapy to the patient while the patient occupies the second posture state based on the determination, wherein the therapy delivered while that patient occupies the second posture state is delivered based on the value of the first therapy parameter defined for the first posture state and the value of the second therapy parameter defined for the second posture state; means for receiving, subsequent to the delivery of the therapy, patient input indicating a value for the undefined value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state while the patient is in the second posture state or transitioning to the second posture state; and means for defining, in response to the receipt of the patient input, the value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state based on the patient input. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A medical device comprising:
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a memory that stores a definition of a plurality of posture states for a patient including a first posture state and a second posture state; and one or more processors configured to; define a value of a first therapy parameter for the first posture state, a value of a second therapy parameters for a first posture state, and a value of the second therapy parameter for the second posture state, wherein a value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state is initially undefined following the definition of the second posture state, determine, while the value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state is undefined and the value of the second therapy parameter for the second posture state is defined, that the patient transitioned from the first posture state to the second posture state, control delivery, prior to defining the value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state, of a therapy to the patient via a medical device while the patient occupies the second posture state based on the determination, wherein the therapy delivered while that patient occupies the second posture state is delivered based on the value of the first therapy parameter defined for the first posture state and the value of the second therapy parameter defined for the second posture state, receive, subsequent to the delivery of therapy, patient input via the user interface indicating a value for the undefined value of the first therapy parameter for the second posture state while the patient is in the second posture state or transitioning to the second posture state, and define, in response to the receipt of the patient input, the value of the first therapy parameter for the respective posture state based on the patient input. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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