Medical device therapy based on posture and timing

摘要

This disclosure describes techniques implemented by a medical device, such as an implantable medical device (IMD). The IMD may be configured to detect a posture state of a patient, and deliver posture-responsive therapy. In particular, the IMD not only detects the posture state of a patient, but also detects timing associated with the detected posture state, such as the time of day, the day of the week, or a specific time of day associated with a specific day. In this way, the posture-responsive therapy delivered by the IMD may be dependent not only on the posture state of the patient, but also on the timing associated with the posture state. The same posture state, therefore, may result in different types of therapy to the patient if the same posture occurs at different times of the day.

主权项

1. A medical device system comprising:
an implantable medical device that includes:
a therapy delivery unit that delivers therapy to a patient,a posture state module that detects a posture state of the patient,a timing unit that detects timing associated with the detected posture state, anda processor; and a programmer device, wherein the programmer device:
receives input from a user defining a time interval, a particular posture state, and a new set of therapy parameters for the time interval and the particular posture state, andprograms the implantable medical device based on the inputs, wherein, in response to the implantable medical device being programmed based on the inputs and by the programmer device, the processor causes the therapy delivery unit to deliver therapy to the patient according to the new set of therapy parameters upon subsequently detecting the particular posture state during the time interval.