Closed-loop therapy adjustment
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- using one or more processors;
receiving a therapy adjustment and a subsequent confirmation from a user;
determining therapy information based on the therapy adjustment;
determining a value of a sensed parameter of a patient, wherein the sensed parameter of the patient is sensed via a sensor;
delivering therapy to the patient according to the therapy information in response to receiving the therapy adjustment, wherein the subsequent confirmation from the user is received after the therapy is delivered to the patient according to the therapy information;
associating the therapy information with the value of the sensed parameter of the patient in response to the subsequent confirmation;
subsequently detecting the value of the sensed parameter; and
automatically delivering therapy to the patient according to the therapy information associated with the value in response to the subsequent detection.
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Abstract
Techniques for detecting a value of a sensed patient parameter, and automatically delivering therapy to a patient according to therapy information previously associated with the detected value, are described. In exemplary embodiments, a medical device receives a therapy adjustment from the patient. In response to the adjustment, the medical device associates a sensed value of a patient parameter with therapy information determined based on the adjustment. Whenever the parameter value is subsequently detected, the medical device delivers therapy according to the associated therapy information. In this manner, the medical device may “learn” to automatically adjust therapy in the manner desired by the patient as the sensed parameter of the patient changes. Exemplary patient parameters that may be sensed for performance of the described techniques include posture, activity, heart rate, electromyography (EMG), an electroencephalogram (EEG), an electrocardiogram (ECG), temperature, respiration rate, and pH.
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43 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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using one or more processors; receiving a therapy adjustment and a subsequent confirmation from a user; determining therapy information based on the therapy adjustment; determining a value of a sensed parameter of a patient, wherein the sensed parameter of the patient is sensed via a sensor; delivering therapy to the patient according to the therapy information in response to receiving the therapy adjustment, wherein the subsequent confirmation from the user is received after the therapy is delivered to the patient according to the therapy information; associating the therapy information with the value of the sensed parameter of the patient in response to the subsequent confirmation; subsequently detecting the value of the sensed parameter; and automatically delivering therapy to the patient according to the therapy information associated with the value in response to the subsequent detection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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a medical device configured to deliver a therapy to a patient; a sensor configured to sense a parameter of the patient; a user interface; and a processor configured to; receive a therapy adjustment and subsequent confirmation from a user via the user interface, determine therapy information based on the therapy adjustment, determine a value the sensed parameter of the patient via the sensor, deliver therapy to the patient according to the therapy information in response to receiving the therapy adjustment, wherein the subsequent confirmation from the user is received after the therapy is delivered to the patient according to the therapy information, associate the value of the sensed parameter detected via the sensor with the therapy information in response to the subsequent confirmation, subsequently detect the value of the sensed parameter via the sensor, and automatically control the medical device to deliver therapy to the patient according to the therapy information associated with the value in response to the subsequent detection. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system comprising:
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means for receiving a therapy adjustment and a subsequent confirmation from a user; means for determining therapy information based on the therapy adjustment; means for detecting a value of a sensed parameter of a patient; means for delivering therapy to the patient according to the therapy information in response to receiving the therapy adjustment, wherein the means for receiving receives the confirmation from the user after the therapy is delivered to the patient according to the therapy information; means for associating the therapy information with the value of the sensed parameter of the patient in response to the subsequent confirmation; means for subsequently detecting the value of the sensed parameter; and means for automatically delivering therapy to the patient according to the therapy information associated with the value in response to the subsequent detection. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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