User interface that displays medical therapy and posture data

• US 9,357,949 B2
• Filed: 01/05/2011
• Issued: 06/07/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Medtronic Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Medtronic Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Drew, Touby A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Porter, Jr., Allen
• Application Number:
  US12/985,127
• Publication Number:
  US 20110172564A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,980 Days
• Field of Search: 607/30, 607/42, 607/46, 607/59, 607/60, 607/62
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0219 of externally powered implanted units
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/061 Determining position of a probe within the body employing means separate from the probe, e.g. sensing internal probe position employing impedance electrodes on the surface of the body A61B1/00158 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1116 Determining posture transitions
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4824 Touch or pain perception evaluation A61B5/4821 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/686 Permanently implanted devices, e.g. pacemakers, other stimulators, biochips A61B5/6861 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36071 Pain
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37247 User interfaces, e.g. input or presentation means
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a system that displays posture state information, physiological conditions of a patient on an avatar or other graphical representation of a human body, and therapy parameter information to facilitate the programming of therapy that is delivered to a patient. In some examples, the system may include an implantable medical device (IMD) that delivers therapy to a patient and incorporates a posture state module that detects a posture state engaged by the patient to determine the therapy delivered to the patient. An external programming device may communicate with the IMD, e.g., in real-time, to display the posture state of the patient as well as therapy parameters and physiological conditions associated with the posture state of the patient. The external programming device may receive adjustment input from the clinician to adjust one or more therapy parameters for therapy delivered to a patient in a specific posture state. In some examples, the external programming device may retrieve therapy information from the IMD to allow the clinician to review and play back previously stored therapy information on a temporal basis.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

displaying, via a user interface of a programmer device configured to program a medical device, a posture state field representative of a posture state of a patient;

displaying, via the user interface, at least one graphical representation representative of at least a portion of a body of the patient;

displaying, via the user interface, a physiological condition indicator on at least a portion of the portion of a body of the patient represented by the graphical representation, wherein the physiological condition indicator is indicative of a physiological condition of the patient associated with the posture state of the patient;

displaying, via the user interface, at least one of a plurality of therapy parameters that define therapy delivered to the patient from the medical device when the patient occupies the posture state represented by the displayed posture state field, wherein the therapy defined by the plurality of therapy parameters comprises at least one of electrical stimulation therapy or therapeutic agent delivery therapy;

receiving user input indicating an adjustment to the at least one of the plurality of therapy parameters displayed on the user interface;

transmitting, from the programmer device to the medical device, information defining the at least one of the plurality of therapy parameters based on the adjustment indicated by the received user input; and

controlling the delivery of the therapy to the patient via the medical device based at least in part on the transmitted information, and wherein delivery of the at least one of electrical stimulation therapy or therapeutic agent delivery therapy to the patient is controlled according to a determined posture state of the patient.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the plurality of therapy parameters displayed are associated with the posture state of the patient.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the posture state field changes in real-time according to posture state data received from the medical device, and wherein the medical device is configured to detect the posture state occupied by the patient.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the posture state field comprises a posture icon that graphically represents the posture state of the patient.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a therapy adjustment field configured to receive the user input indicative of the adjustment to at least one of a plurality of therapy parameters that defines the therapy for the posture state represented by the posture state field.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying at least one of a plurality of therapy parameters comprises displaying a therapy field icon in relation to a target anatomy that graphically represents the at least one therapy parameter.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising displaying the at least one therapy parameter represented by the therapy icon in a pop-up window.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a playback field configured to accept a playback command that enables a user to review previously stored therapy information on a temporal basis.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving therapy information from the medical device, wherein the therapy information comprises at least one of posture state information, physiological condition information, and therapy parameter information.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the therapy delivered to the patient comprises electrical stimulation therapy.

11. A system comprising:

a programmer device configured to program a medical device, the programmer device including a user interface display; and

a processor configured to control the user interface display;

wherein, under control of the processor, the user interface is configured to display a posture state field representative of a posture state of a patient, display at least one graphical representation representative of at least a portion of a body of the patient, display a physiological condition indicator on at least a portion of the portion of a body of the patient represented by the graphical representation, and display at least one of a plurality of therapy parameters that define therapy delivered to the patient,

wherein the physiological condition indicator is indicative of a physiological condition of the patient associated with the posture state of the patient from the medical device when the patient occupies the posture state represented by the displayed posture state field, wherein the therapy defined by the plurality of therapy parameters comprises at least one of electrical stimulation therapy or therapeutic agent delivery therapy, wherein the processor is configured to receive user input indicating an adjustment to the at least one of the plurality of therapy parameters displayed on the user interface, transmit, from the programmer device to the medical device, information defining at least one of the plurality of therapy parameters based on the adjustment indicated by the received user input, and control the delivery of the therapy to the patient via the medical device based at least in part on the transmitted information, and wherein delivery of the at least one of electrical stimulation therapy or therapeutic agent delivery therapy to the patient is controlled according to a determined posture state of the patient.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising the medical device including a posture state module configured to detect the posture state of the patient, and a first telemetry circuit configured to transmit the detected posture state to the programmer device.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the first telemetry circuit transmits the detected posture state to the programmer device in real-time, and the user interface updates the posture state field in real-time according to the detected posture state.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one of the plurality of therapy parameters displayed by the user interface are associated with the posture state of the patient.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the posture state field comprises a posture icon that graphically represents the posture state of the patient.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the user interface displays a therapy adjustment field configured to receive the user input indicative of the adjustment to at least one of a plurality of therapy parameters defining the therapy for the posture state represented by the posture state field.

17. The system of claim 16,

wherein the medical device comprises a processor, a memory, and a first telemetry circuit,

wherein the programmer device comprises a second telemetry circuit,

wherein the second telemetry circuit transmits the received adjustment to the at least one stimulation parameter and the first telemetry circuit receives the received adjustment to the at least one therapy parameter, and

wherein the processor stores the received adjustment to the at least one therapy parameter in the memory for subsequent therapy delivery to the patient.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the user interface displays the at least one therapy parameter by displaying a therapy icon in relation to a target anatomy that graphically represents the at least one therapy parameter.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the programmer device comprises a memory configured to store therapy information received from the medical device, the therapy information comprising at least one of postures state information, physiological condition information, and therapy parameter information.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the user interface displays a playback field configured to accept a playback command enabling a user to review the therapy information stored in the memory on a temporal basis.

21. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor comprises a first processor and a second processor, the system further comprising the medical device including a therapy module and the second processor,

wherein the second processor is configured to control the therapy module to deliver the therapy to the patient, and

wherein the therapy comprises electrical stimulation therapy.

22. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that cause a processor to control a user interface of a programmer device configured to program a medical device to:

display a posture state field representative of a posture state of a patient;

display at least one graphical representation representative of at least a portion of a body of the patient;

display a physiological condition indicator on at least a portion of the portion of a body of the patient represented by the at least one graphical representation, wherein the condition indicator is indicative of a physiological condition of the patient associated with the posture state of the patient;

display at least one of a plurality of therapy parameters that define therapy delivered to the patient from the medical device when the patient occupies the posture state represented by the displayed posture state field, wherein the therapy defined by the plurality of therapy parameters comprises at least one of electrical stimulation therapy or therapeutic agent delivery therapy,

receive user input indicating an adjustment to the at least one of the plurality of therapy parameters displayed on the user interface;

cause the processor to control a telemetry interface to transmit, from the programmer device to the medical device, information defining the at least one of the plurality of therapy parameters based on the adjustment indicated by the received user input; and

control the delivery of the therapy to the patient via the medical device based at least in part on the transmitted information, and wherein delivery of the at least one of electrical stimulation therapy or therapeutic agent delivery therapy to the patient is controlled according to a determined posture state of the patient.

23. A system comprising:

means for displaying, via a user interface of a programmer device configured to program a medical device, a posture state field representative of a posture state of a patient, displaying at least one graphical representation representative of at least a portion of a body of the patient, displaying at least one of a plurality of therapy parameters that define therapy delivered to the patient from the medical device when the patient occupies the posture state represented by the displayed posture state field, and displaying a physiological condition indicator on at least a portion of the portion of a body of the patient represented by the graphical representation, wherein the physiological condition indicator is indicative of a physiological condition of the patient associated with the posture state of the patient, wherein the therapy defined by the plurality of therapy parameters comprises at least one of electrical stimulation therapy or therapeutic agent delivery therapy;

means for determining the posture state field, the at least one graphical representation, and the physical condition indicator;

means for receiving user input indicating an adjustment to the at least one of the plurality of therapy parameters displayed on the user interface;

means for transmitting, from the programmer device to the medical device, information defining the at least one of the plurality of therapy parameters based on the adjustment indicated by the received user input; and

means for controlling the delivery of the therapy to the patient via the medical device based at least in part on the transmitted information, and wherein delivery of the at least one of electrical stimulation therapy or therapeutic agent delivery therapy to the patient is controlled according to a determined posture state of the patient.