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Controlling therapy based on sleep quality

  • US 20050215947A1
  • Filed: 03/16/2005
  • Published: 09/29/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • monitoring at least one physiological parameter of a patient via a medical device that delivers a therapy to the patient;

    determining a value of a metric that is indicative of sleep quality based on the at least one physiological parameter; and

    controlling delivery of the therapy by the medical device based on the sleep quality metric value, wherein monitoring at least one physiological parameter comprises monitoring at least one of electrocardiogram morphology, subcutaneous temperature, muscular tone, electrical activity of a brain of the patient or eye motion.

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