Systems and methods for adjusting electrical neuromodulation therapy in medication therapeutic window
First Claim
1. A neuromodulation system for managing electrical neuromodulation therapy for a patient in conjunction with administering a pharmacological agent to the patient, the neuromodulation system comprising:
- output modulation circuitry configured for delivering electrical energy to a target tissue region of the patient, thereby electrically modulating the target tissue region and providing therapy to the patient;
a sensor configured for detecting an absorption level of the pharmacological agent in a body of the patient;
monitoring circuitry operably connected to the sensor and configured for continually monitoring the absorption level of the pharmacological agent in the patient; and
a controller/processor configured for automatically instructing the output modulation circuitry to vary an energy level of the electrical energy delivered to the tissue during a therapeutic window based on the monitored absorption level of the pharmacological agent.
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Abstract
A neuromodulation system and method for managing electrical neuromodulation therapy for a patient in conjunction with administering a pharmacological agent to the patient. Electrical energy is delivered to a target tissue region of the patient, thereby electrically modulating the target tissue region providing therapy to the patient. The energy level of the electrical energy delivered to the tissue is automatically varied inversely to the effect of the pharmacological agent on the patient during a therapeutic window. An absorption level of the pharmacological agent in the patient may be continually detected, and the energy level of the delivered electrical energy automatically varied based on the detected absorption level of the pharmacological agent during a therapeutic window.
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1. A neuromodulation system for managing electrical neuromodulation therapy for a patient in conjunction with administering a pharmacological agent to the patient, the neuromodulation system comprising:
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output modulation circuitry configured for delivering electrical energy to a target tissue region of the patient, thereby electrically modulating the target tissue region and providing therapy to the patient; a sensor configured for detecting an absorption level of the pharmacological agent in a body of the patient; monitoring circuitry operably connected to the sensor and configured for continually monitoring the absorption level of the pharmacological agent in the patient; and a controller/processor configured for automatically instructing the output modulation circuitry to vary an energy level of the electrical energy delivered to the tissue during a therapeutic window based on the monitored absorption level of the pharmacological agent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for managing electrical neuromodulation therapy for a patient in conjunction with administering a pharmacological agent to the patient, the method comprising:
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delivering electrical energy to a target tissue region of the patient, thereby electrically modulating the target tissue region providing therapy to the patient; continually detecting an absorption level of the pharmacological agent in the patient wherein continually detecting the absorption level includes using a sensor configured for detecting the absorption level in a body of the patient; and automatically varying an energy level of the electrical energy delivered to the tissue based on the detected absorption level of the pharmacological agent during a therapeutic window. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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