GENERATION OF SLEEP QUALITY INFORMATION BASED ON POSTURE STATE DATA

• US 20100010385A1
• Filed: 04/30/2009
• Published: 01/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Medtronic Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Medtronic Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Davis, Jon P., Skelton, Dennis M., Gokaldas, Shyam, Sahasrabudhe, Rajeev
• Granted Patent: US 9,662,045 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/595
• 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:

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.

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 deliver electrical stimulation to 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 a plurality of different lying posture states during a time interval.

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, wherein the sleep quality information for each of the time intervals indicates a number of changes from a 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 lying posture state changes indicated by the posture state data, and wherein the sleep quality information indicates a number of changes from each of a plurality of different lying posture states during a time interval.

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 a plurality of different lying posture states during a time interval, 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 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 a plurality of different lying posture states to each of the other lying posture states in the plurality of different lying posture states during a time interval.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating the sleep quality information based on a number of changes from a plurality of different lying posture states during a time interval, 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 processor that obtains posture state data sensed by a medical device for a 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.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising a telemetry interface, wherein the medical device comprises an implantable medical device, and the 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 processor and the user interface, and the implantable medical device is configured to sense the posture state data and deliver electrical stimulation to 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 processor generates the sleep quality information based on a number of changes from a plurality of different lying posture states during a time interval.

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

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

19. The system of claim 18, 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.

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

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the processor generates the sleep quality information based on a number of changes from a plurality of different lying posture states during a time interval, 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.

23. A device comprising:

a telemetry interface;

a processor that obtains posture state data sensed by an 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.

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

25. The device 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 device of claim 23, wherein the processor generates the sleep quality information based on a number of changes from a plurality of different lying posture states during a time interval.

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

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

29. The device of claim 28, 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.

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

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

32. The device of claim 31, wherein the processor generates the sleep quality information based on a number of changes from a plurality of different lying posture states during a time interval, 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.

33. A device comprising:

means for obtaining posture state data sensed by a medical device for a 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.

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

36. The device of claim 33, wherein the sleep quality information indicates a number of changes from a plurality of different lying posture states during a time interval.

37. The device of claim 33, further comprising means for generating the sleep quality information based on lying posture state changes indicated by the posture state data, wherein the sleep quality information indicates a number of changes from each of a plurality of different lying posture states during a time interval.

38. The device 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 a plurality of different posture states during a time interval, 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.