Posture state classification for a medical device
US8388555B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H20/30
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Techniques relate to operating a medical device in response to a detected posture state of a patient. A trigger event such as a request to modify how therapy is being delivered to the patient may cause a determination to be made as to whether the patient's posture state is stable. If the posture state is stable, an association is created between the posture state and one or more therapy parameter values. Over time, a library of such associations is created that may reflect any posture state in three dimensional space, wherein a posture state comprises at least one of a posture and an activity component. The library of associations may be used to automatically control therapy delivery. Similar ones of the associations may automatically be grouped into posture state regions to facilitate more efficient classification of the patient's posture state to control therapy delivery.
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