SENSING SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR THERAPY MODULATION

• US 20110196454A1
• Filed: 11/13/2009
• Published: 08/11/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Proteus Digital Health, Inc. (Otsuka Holdings Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Proteus Biomedical, Inc. (Otsuka Holdings Company Limited)
• Inventors: O'reilly, David, Savage, George, Zdeblick, Mark, Strand, Angela
• Application Number:
  US12/665,695
• Publication Number:
  US 20110196454A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/62
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/05 for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode A61N1/06 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36071 Pain
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36132 using patient feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36135 using physiological parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Sensing system, device, and method for therapy modulation are provided. Various aspects include a receive module and a therapy-related action module. The receive module may receive a therapy parameter of an individual. The therapy-related action module may effectuate, based on the therapy parameter, a therapy-related action associated with a nervous system of the individual.

Claims

1. A method of a sensing system for therapy modulation, comprising:

receiving a therapy parameter associated with an individual via a receive module of the sensing system; and

effectuating, based on the therapy parameter, a therapy-related action associated with a nervous system of the individual using a therapy-related action module of the sensing system.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the therapy parameter is selected from the group consisting essentially of a physiologic parameter, a subjective parameter, a chemical parameter, and an electrical parameter.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the physiologic parameter is selected from the group consisting essentially of heart rate, heart rate variability, an edema indicator, a fluid retention indicator, temperature, a perspiration indicator, a galvanic skin response, blood pressure, and a vasodilatation indicator.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the subjective parameter is selected from the group consisting essentially of a patient-perceived pain indicator, a patient-perceived tolerance indicator, and a patient-perceived optimal treatment indicator.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the chemical parameter is selected from the group consisting essentially of extracellular signal-regulated kinase, gamma-aminobutyric acid, acetylcholine, and a neural activity indicator.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein the electrical parameter comprises an indicator of a conduction pattern associated with the nervous system.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the therapy-related action is selected from the group consisting essentially of initiating a therapy, modifying the therapy, stopping the therapy, discontinuing the therapy, informing the individual of the therapy, tracking the therapy parameter, storing the therapy parameter, displaying the therapy parameter, generating a baseline indication associated with the individual, displaying the baseline indication, generating a historical data model including the therapy parameter, determining a program based on the baseline indication and the historical data model, analyzing the therapy data, automatically recommending the therapy based on the analysis of therapy data, automatically prompting the individual for feedback, and modifying the therapy based on the feedback.

2. The method of clam 1, wherein the receiving the therapy parameter further comprises generating a therapy parameter instruction based on the therapy parameter to perform the effectuating of the therapy-related action.

9. A sensing system for therapy modulation, comprising:

a receive module to receive a therapy parameter associated with an individual; and

a therapy-related action module communicably coupled with the receive module, the therapy-related action module to effectuate, based on the therapy parameter, a therapy-related action associated with a nervous system of the individual.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the therapy parameter is selected from the group consisting essentially of a physiologic parameter, a subjective parameter, a chemical parameter, and an electrical parameter.

11. The system of claim 9, further comprising a remote sensing module communicably coupled to the receive module to sense the therapy parameter.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the remote sensing module is a cardiac sensing device, a fluid sensor, a temperature sensor, a chemical sensor, or an electrical sensor.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the subjective parameter is communicated to the remote sensing module via a communication device of the individual.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the subjective parameter is selected from the group consisting essentially of a patient-perceived pain indicator, a patient-perceived tolerance indicator, and a patient perceived-optimal treatment indicator.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the receive module is configured to generate a therapy parameter instruction used to trigger the therapy related action based on the therapy parameter.

16. A device for therapy modulation, comprising:

at least one sensor to sense at least one therapy parameter of an individual; and

control logic circuitry in electrical communication with the at least one sensor to receive the at least one therapy parameter and to effect, based on the at least one therapy parameter, a therapy-related action associated with the individual.

17. The device of claim 16, wherein the device is an implanted device, a neural device, an extra-corporeal device, or a wearable device.

18. The device of claim 16, further comprising at least one electrode electrically coupled to the control logic circuitry configured to stimulate a tissue region of the individual.

19. The device of claim 16, wherein the control logic circuitry is implemented on a lead.

20. The device of claim 16, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a network of electrodes.