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Obtaining baseline patient information

US8231556B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 30, 2009
Grant dateJul 31, 2012
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Expiry dateOct 23, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N1/36535
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a method and system for obtaining baseline patient information. In some examples, a method may include acquiring first patient data, wherein the first patient data comprises at least one of first posture state data indicative of a plurality of posture states of a patient during a first time period or first therapy adjustment data indicative of a plurality of patient therapy adjustments made during the first time period; generating baseline patient information based at least in part on the first patient data; and comparing the baseline patient information to patient information generated based on second patient data. Therapy is not delivered to the patient according to a detected posture state of the patient during the first time period, and therapy is delivered to the patient according to the detected posture state of the patient during the second time period.

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