Systems and methods for patient interactive neural stimulation and/or chemical substance delivery
First Claim
1. A method for treating a patient, comprising:
- affecting a target neural population of the patient by providing to the patient at least one of an electromagnetic signal and a chemical substance;
detecting at least one characteristic of the patient, wherein the at least one characteristic is at least correlated with the patient'"'"'s performance of an adjunctive therapy task, and wherein the adjunctive therapy task is performed in association with affecting the target neural population; and
based at least in part on the detected characteristic, controlling at least one parameter in accordance with which the target neural population is affected.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for patient interactive neural stimulation and/or chemical substance delivery are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes affecting a target neural population of the patient by providing to the patient at least one of an electromagnetic signal and a chemical substance. The method can further include detecting at least one characteristic of the patient, with the characteristic at least correlated with the patient'"'"'s performance of an adjunctive therapy task that is performed in association with affecting the target neural population. The method can still further include controlling at least one parameter in accordance with which the target neural population is affected, based at least in part on the detected characteristic.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for treating a patient, comprising:
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affecting a target neural population of the patient by providing to the patient at least one of an electromagnetic signal and a chemical substance;
detecting at least one characteristic of the patient, wherein the at least one characteristic is at least correlated with the patient'"'"'s performance of an adjunctive therapy task, and wherein the adjunctive therapy task is performed in association with affecting the target neural population; and
based at least in part on the detected characteristic, controlling at least one parameter in accordance with which the target neural population is affected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-readable medium having contents configured to:
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direct the treatment of a target neural population of the patient, wherein the treatment includes delivery of at least one of an electromagnetic signal and a chemical substance;
receive information corresponding to at least one characteristic of the patient that is at least correlated with the patient'"'"'s performance of an adjunctive therapy task; and
based at least in part of the detected characteristic, controlling at least one parameter in accordance with which the target neural population is treated. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for treating a patient, comprising:
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an adjunctive therapy device;
a patient treatment delivery device that includes at least one of an electromagnetic stimulator and a chemical delivery device;
a control system operatively coupled to the adjunctive therapy device and the patient treatment device, the control system including a computer-readable medium having instructions for;
automatically receiving information from the adjunctive therapy device, the information being correlated with the patient'"'"'s performance of a task at the adjunctive therapy device; and
based at least in part on the information received from the adjunctive therapy device, automatically controlling a parameter in accordance with which the patient treatment delivery device provides treatment to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for sensing patient activity, comprising:
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a household object configured for manipulation by a patient;
a sensor carried by the household object, the sensor being positioned to detect a characteristic of the patient'"'"'s manipulation of the object during normal use; and
a communication link operatively coupled to the sensor to transmit a signal indicative of the patient'"'"'s manipulation of the object. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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