Automated adjustment of posture state definitions for a medical device
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- creating posture state definitions, each including a defined vector describing a corresponding posture state;
receiving from a sensor signals indicative of a detected vector describing a detected posture state of the patient; and
identifying one of the posture state definitions to potentially update based on the detected vector;
determining whether the detected vector meets a requirement associated with the identified posture state definition; and
if the detected vector meets the requirement, updating the defined vector of the identified posture state definition based on a weighting function applied to the detected vector and the defined vector,wherein one or more of the creating, identifying, determining and updating steps is performed by a processor.
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Abstract
Techniques relate to operating a medical device by classifying a detected posture state of a patient. This classification may be performed by comparing the detected posture state of the patient to posture state definitions available within the system. Each definition may be described in terms of a parameter (e.g., vector) indicative of a direction in three-dimensional space. The posture state definitions may be calibrated by automatically estimating values for these parameters, thereby eliminating the need for the patient to assume each posture state during the calibration process to capture actual parameter values. According to another aspect, the estimated parameter values may be updated as the patient assumes various postures during a daily routine. For instance, estimated vectors initially used to calibrate the posture state definitions may be changed over time to more closely represent posture states the patient actually assumes, and to further adapt to changes in a patient'"'"'s condition.
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33 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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creating posture state definitions, each including a defined vector describing a corresponding posture state; receiving from a sensor signals indicative of a detected vector describing a detected posture state of the patient; and identifying one of the posture state definitions to potentially update based on the detected vector; determining whether the detected vector meets a requirement associated with the identified posture state definition; and if the detected vector meets the requirement, updating the defined vector of the identified posture state definition based on a weighting function applied to the detected vector and the defined vector, wherein one or more of the creating, identifying, determining and updating steps is performed by a processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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8. A medical device, comprising:
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a memory adapted to store a defined vector indicative of a corresponding defined posture state; a sensor adapted to detect a vector indicative of a detected posture state of a patient; and a processor adapted to update the defined vector based on a weighting function applied to the defined vector and the detected vector. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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16. A system, comprising:
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means for providing an indication of a posture state of a patient; means for classifying a posture state of the patient based on the indication and a set of defined posture vectors; and means for updating one of the defined posture vectors in the set based on a weighting function applied to the indication of the posture state of the patient and the one of the defined posture vectors.
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28. A method comprising:
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defining a vector indicative of a corresponding defined posture state; detecting, by a sensor, a vector indicative of a detected posture state of a patient; and updating, by a processor, the defined vector based on a weighting function applied to the defined vector and the detected vector. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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