Medical device application for an external device using data logged at an implantable medical device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11738202-B2
Application number	US-202117239269-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 23, 2021
Priority date	Sep 3, 2013
Publication date	Aug 29, 2023
Grant date	Aug 29, 2023

Abstract

A Medical Device Application (MDA) is disclosed for an external device (e.g., a cell phone) that can communicate with an Implantable Medical Device (IMD). The MDA receives data logged in the IMD, processes that data in manners reviewable by an IMD patient, and that can control the IMD based on such processed data. The MDA can use the logged data to adjust IMD therapy based on patient activity or posture, and allows a patient to learn optimal therapy settings for particular activities. The MDA can also use the logged data to allow a patient to review details about IMD battery performance, whether such battery is primary or rechargeable, and to control stimulation parameters based on that performance. The MDA also allows a patient to enter medicine dose information, to review the relationship between medicinal therapy and IMD therapy, and to adjust IMD therapy based on the dosing information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for using an external controller for an implantable stimulator device, wherein the implantable stimulator device comprises a rechargeable battery, the method comprising:
providing a user interface on the external controller to allow a patient to program the implantable stimulator device with a stimulation program;
storing at the external controller information indicative of one or more of charging or use of the rechargeable battery in the implantable stimulator device;
estimating at the external controller from the stimulation program and the information a charging frequency and a charging duration for the rechargeable battery, wherein the charging frequency indicates how often future charging sessions should occur and wherein the charging duration is indicative of an expected duration of the future charging sessions; and
displaying the charging frequency and the charging duration on the user interface.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information is received at the external controller from the implantable stimulation device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information comprises information indicative of charging of the rechargeable battery.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the information indicative of charging of the rechargeable battery comprises one or more of a battery charging current of the rechargeable battery, a charge of the rechargeable battery, or a voltage of the rechargeable battery.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the battery charging current of the rechargeable battery, the charge of the rechargeable battery, or the voltage of the rechargeable battery are time stamped.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information comprises information indicative of use of the rechargeable battery to provide stimulation to the patient.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the information indicative of use of the rechargeable battery comprises one or more of a stimulation amplitude, a stimulation pulse width, a stimulation frequency, a voltage of the rechargeable battery, or a slew rate of the rechargeable battery.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the stimulation amplitude, the stimulation pulse width, the stimulation frequency, the voltage of the rechargeable battery, or the slew rate of the rechargeable battery are time stamped.

Assignees

• Boston Scient Neuromodulation Corp

Inventors

• Tahmasian Samuel

Classifications

• A61N1/37247 Primary

  User interfaces, e.g. input or presentation means · CPC title

• A61N1/36132

  using patient feedback · CPC title

• A61N1/36146

  specified by the stimulation parameters · CPC title

• A61N1/36535

  controlled by body position or posture · CPC title

• A61N1/36542

  controlled by body motion, e.g. acceleration · CPC title