Generation of sleep quality information based on posture state data

• US 9,662,045 B2
• Filed: 04/30/2009
• Issued: 05/30/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Medtronic Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Medtronic Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Skelton, Dennis M., Sahasrabudhe, Rajeev, Gokaldas, Shyam, Davis, Jon P.
• Primary Examiner(s): MAHMOOD, NADIA AHMAD
• Application Number:
  US12/433,632
• Publication Number:
  US 20100010385A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,952 Days
• Field of Search: 607 62, 600301, 600508
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0219 of externally powered implanted units
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0031 Implanted circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1116 Determining posture transitions
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4815 Sleep quality
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6846 specially adapted to be brought in contact with an internal body part, i.e. invasive
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/686 Permanently implanted devices, e.g. pacemakers, other stimulators, biochips A61B5/6861 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/0551 Spinal or peripheral nerve electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36071 Pain
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36078 Inducing or controlling sleep or relaxation non-implantable stimulator A61M21/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36085 Eating disorders or obesity
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36107 Sexual dysfunction stimulating genital organs A61N1/36007
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36132 using patient feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36535 controlled by body position or posture
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37247 User interfaces, e.g. input or presentation means
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37282 characterised by communication with experts in remote locations using a network
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

This disclosure describes techniques for generation of sleep quality information based on posture state data. The techniques may include obtaining posture state data sensed by a medical device for a patient, generating sleep quality information based on lying posture state changes indicated by the posture state data, and presenting the sleep quality information to a user via a user interface.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

delivering therapy, during a time period, via a medical device to a patient in response to determined posture states of the patient, wherein the determined posture states include a plurality of different lying posture states;

obtaining, with a computing device, posture state data sensed by the medical device for the patient;

generating, with at least one processor of the computing device, sleep quality information based on lying posture state changes indicated by the posture state data, wherein the posture state data indicates lying posture state changes during the time period in which the medical device delivers the therapy to the patient in response to the determined posture states of the patient; and

presenting the sleep quality information to a user via a user interface of the computing device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the medical device comprises an implantable medical device, and wherein obtaining posture state data comprises obtaining the posture state data from the implantable medical device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the implantable medical device is configured to sense the posture state data, and determine a posture state occupied by the patient based on the posture state data, and deliver electrical stimulation to the patient based on the determined posture state of the patient.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the sleep quality information further comprises presenting a sleep quality graph that graphically presents the sleep quality information.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating the sleep quality information based on a number of changes from the plurality of different lying posture states during the time period.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the sleep quality information comprises generating sleep quality information for each of a plurality of time intervals during the time period, wherein the sleep quality information for each of the time intervals indicates a number of changes from the plurality of different lying posture states during the respective time interval.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein generating sleep quality information comprises generating the sleep quality information based on the lying posture state changes indicated by the posture state data, and wherein the sleep quality information indicates a number of changes from each of the plurality of different lying posture states during the time period.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the number of changes includes a daily average number of the changes over the time interval, and wherein the time interval is one of a week, a month, a year, or a time between successive programming sessions for the medical device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the sleep quality information indicates a number of changes from each of the plurality of different lying posture states during the time period, and wherein the number of changes is one of a number of changes from each of the lying posture states to a different one of the lying posture states or a number of changes from each of the lying posture states.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the sleep quality information indicates a number of changes from each of the plurality of different lying posture states to each of the other lying posture states in the plurality of different lying posture states during the time period.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating the sleep quality information based on a number of changes from the plurality of different lying posture states during the time period, wherein the lying posture states include a lying front posture state, a lying back posture state, a lying right posture state, and a lying left posture state.

12. A system comprising:

a medical device configured to deliver therapy to a patient;

at least one processor that controls the medical device to deliver, during a time period, the therapy to the patient in response to determined posture states of the patient, wherein the determined posture states include a plurality of different lying posture states, obtains posture state data sensed by the medical device for the patient, and generates sleep quality information based on lying posture state changes indicated by the posture state data; and

a user interface that presents the sleep quality information to a user, wherein the posture state data indicates lying posture state changes during the time period in which the medical device delivers the therapy to the patient in response to the determined posture states of the patient.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising a telemetry interface, wherein the medical device comprises an implantable medical device, and the at least one processor is configured to obtain the posture state data from the implantable medical device via the telemetry interface.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the system further comprises the implantable medical device and a programmer for the implantable medical device, the programmer includes the at least one processor and the user interface, and the implantable medical device is configured to sense the posture state data, determine a posture state occupied by the patient based on the posture state data, and deliver electrical stimulation to the patient based on the determined posture state of the patient.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the sleep quality information presented by the user interface comprises a sleep quality graph that graphically presents the sleep quality information.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the at least one processor generates the sleep quality information based on a number of changes from the plurality of different lying posture states during the time period.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the at least one processor generates sleep quality information for each of a plurality of time intervals during the time period, wherein the sleep quality information for each of the time intervals indicates a number of changes from the plurality of different lying posture states during the respective time interval.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the at least one processor generates the sleep quality information based on the lying posture state changes indicated by the posture state data, and wherein the sleep quality information indicates a number of changes from each of the plurality of different lying posture states during the time period.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the number of changes includes a daily average number of the changes over the time period, and wherein the time period is one of a week, a month, a year, or a time between successive programming sessions for the medical device.

20. The system of claim 12, wherein the sleep quality information indicates a number of changes from each of the plurality of different lying posture states during the time period, and wherein the number of changes is one of a number of changes from each of the lying posture states to a different one of the lying posture states or a number of changes from each of the lying posture states.

21. The system of claim 12, wherein the sleep quality information indicates a number of changes from each of the plurality of different lying posture states to each of the other lying posture states in the plurality of different lying posture states during the time period.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the at least one processor generates the sleep quality information based on a number of changes from the plurality of different lying posture states during the time period, the lying posture states include a lying front posture state, a lying back posture state, a lying right posture state, and a lying left posture state.

39. The system of claim 12, wherein the medical device is configured to sense the posture state data of the patient during the time period.

23. A medical device system comprising:

an implantable medical device configured to deliver therapy to a patient;

a telemetry interface;

at least one processor that controls the implantable medical device to deliver, during a time period, the therapy to the patient in response to determined posture states of the patient, wherein the determined posture states include a plurality of different lying posture states, obtains posture state data sensed by the implantable medical device via the telemetry interface, and generates sleep quality information based on lying posture state changes indicated by the posture state data; and

a user interface that presents the sleep quality information to a user, wherein the posture state data indicates lying posture state changes during the time period in which the implantable medical device delivers the therapy to the patient in response to the determined posture states of the patient.

24. The medical device system of claim 23, wherein the implantable medical device is configured to deliver electrical stimulation to the patient, and the at least one processor is configured to transmit electrical stimulation programming information to the implantable medical device via the telemetry interface.

25. The medical device system of claim 23, wherein the sleep quality information presented by the user interface comprises a sleep quality graph that graphically presents the sleep quality information.

26. The medical device system of claim 23, wherein the at least one processor generates the sleep quality information based on a number of changes from the plurality of different lying posture states during the time period.

27. The medical device system of claim 23, wherein the at least one processor generates the sleep quality information based on the lying posture state changes indicated by the posture state data, and wherein the sleep quality information indicates a number of changes from the plurality of different lying posture states during the time period.

28. The device of claim 23, wherein the sleep quality information indicates a number of changes from each of the plurality of different lying posture states during the time period.

29. The medical device system of claim 28, wherein the number of changes includes a daily average number of the changes over the time period, and wherein the time period is one of a week, a month, a year, or a time between successive programming sessions for the medical device.

30. The medical device system of claim 23, wherein the sleep quality information indicates a number of changes from each of the plurality of different lying posture states during the time period, and wherein the number of changes is one of a number of changes from each of the lying posture states to a different one of the lying posture states or a number of changes from each of the lying posture states.

31. The medical device system of claim 23, wherein the sleep quality information indicates a number of changes from each of the plurality of different lying posture states to each of the other lying posture states in the plurality of different lying posture states during the time period.

32. The medical device system of claim 31, wherein the at least one processor generates the sleep quality information based on a number of changes from the plurality of different lying posture states during the time period, wherein the lying posture states include a lying front posture state, a lying back posture state, a lying right posture state, and a lying left posture state.

40. The system of claim 23, wherein the at least one processor is configured to sense the posture state data.

33. A system comprising:

means for delivering therapy, during a time period, to a patient in response to determined posture states of the patient, wherein the determined posture states include a plurality of different lying posture states;

means for obtaining posture state data sensed by the medical device for the patient;

means for generating sleep quality information based on lying posture state changes indicated by the posture state data; and

means for presenting the sleep quality information to a user via a user interface, wherein the posture state data indicates lying posture state changes during a time period in which the medical device delivers therapy to the patient in response to determined posture states of the patient.

34. The system of claim 33, wherein the means for presenting the sleep quality information further comprises means for presenting a sleep quality graph that graphically presents the sleep quality information.

35. The system of claim 33, further comprising means for generating the sleep quality information based on a number of changes from the plurality of different lying posture states during the time period.

36. The system of claim 33, further comprising:

means for determining a posture state occupied by the patient based on the posture state data; and

means for delivering therapy to the patient based on the determined posture state of the patient.

37. The system of claim 33, wherein the sleep quality information indicates a number of changes from each of the plurality of different lying posture states the time period.

38. The system of claim 33, wherein the means for generating sleep quality information based on the posture state data comprises means for generating the sleep quality information based on a number of changes from the plurality of different posture states during the time period, wherein the lying posture states include a lying front posture state, a lying back posture state, a lying right posture state, and a lying left posture state.

41. The system of claim 33, further comprising means for sensing the posture state data of the patient via the medical device.