Urgency therapy with neuromodulation and C-afferent nerve desensitization
    1.
    发明授权
    Urgency therapy with neuromodulation and C-afferent nerve desensitization 有权
    紧急治疗与神经调节和C传入神经脱敏

    公开(公告)号:US09289607B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-22

    申请号:US13817486

    申请日:2011-08-16

    摘要: Systems (10), devices (16), and methods may be used for treating bladder dysfunction, such as urgency and pelvic pain. In one example, a method includes administering a pharmacological agent to a patient (14) in a dosage sufficient to desensitize a C-afferent nerve fiber of the patient. Additionally, the method includes delivering stimulation to activate a nerve fiber proximate to the C-afferent nerve fiber via an electrode (19A, 19B, 21A, 21B, 29A-29D) electrically coupled to an implantable medical device (16). In some examples, the nerve fiber may be different than the C-afferent nerve fiber, the stimulation of the nerve fiber may elicit an inhibitory physiological response related to voiding in the patient, and/or the stimulation substantially may not activate the C-afferent nerve fiber after desensitization of the nerve fiber via the administration of the pharmacological agent.

    摘要翻译: 系统(10),装置(16)和方法可用于治疗膀胱功能障碍,如紧急和盆腔疼痛。 在一个实例中,一种方法包括以足以使患者的C型传入神经纤维脱敏的剂量向患者(14)施用药理学试剂。 另外,该方法包括递送刺激以通过电耦合到可植入医疗装置(16)的电极(19A,19B,21A,21B,29A-29D)激活靠近C型传入神经纤维的神经纤维。 在一些实例中,神经纤维可能与C传入神经纤维不同,神经纤维的刺激可能引起与患者排尿有关的抑制性生理反应,和/或刺激基本上不能激活C传入 神经纤维通过施用药理学神经纤维脱敏后。

    INCONTINENCE THERAPY
    2.
    发明申请
    INCONTINENCE THERAPY 有权
    不良治疗

    公开(公告)号:US20120130444A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-24

    申请号:US13265702

    申请日:2010-04-09

    IPC分类号: A61N1/36

    摘要: Techniques for managing urinary or fecal incontinence include delivering a first type of therapy to generate a first physiological response and, upon detecting a trigger event, delivering a second type of therapy to generate a second physiological response. The first type of therapy can be delivered on a substantially regular basis, while the second type of therapy is delivered as needed to provide an additional boost of therapy. The trigger event for activating the delivery of the second type of therapy may include input from a sensor that indicates a bladder condition, patient activity level or patient posture, or patient input. In some examples, the therapy is stimulation therapy.

    摘要翻译: 用于管理尿失禁或大便失禁的技术包括递送第一类型的治疗以产生第一生理反应,并且在检测到触发事件时,递送第二类型的治疗以产生第二生理反应。 第一种类型的治疗可以基本上定期地递送,而第二种类型的治疗根据需要被递送以提供额外的治疗效果。 用于激活第二类治疗的递送的触发事件可以包括来自传感器的输入,其指示膀胱状况,患者活动水平或患者姿势或患者输入。 在一些例子中,治疗是刺激疗法。

    Medical device configuration based on sensed brain signals
    3.
    发明授权
    Medical device configuration based on sensed brain signals 有权
    基于感觉到的大脑信号的医疗设备配置

    公开(公告)号:US08185207B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-22

    申请号:US13167754

    申请日:2011-06-24

    IPC分类号: A61N1/00

    摘要: The invention is directed to techniques and systems in which external brain monitoring is used to facilitate implantation and configuration of an implantable medical device. The techniques may create an open loop or closed loop system in which brain signals quantify the efficacy of electrical logical stimulation (or drug therapy via an implantable drug pump) at locations outside of the brain. The techniques may be used to improve placement of leads and electrodes during an implantation procedure, and/or to select or adjust stimulation parameters either during the implantation procedure or possibly following implantation of an implantable medical device. The described techniques have applications for the alleviation of pain, but may find other applications where EEG signals can quantify the efficacy of treatment via an implantable medical device.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及使用外部脑部监测来促进可植入医疗装置的植入和构造的技术和系统。 这些技术可以产生开环或闭环系统,其中脑信号定量在脑外部位置的电逻辑刺激(或通过可植入药物泵的药物治疗)的功效。 这些技术可以用于在植入过程期间改善引线和电极的放置,和/或在植入过程期间或可能在植入可植入医疗器械之后选择或调整刺激参数。 所描述的技术具有减轻疼痛的应用,但是可以找到其他应用,其中EEG信号可以通过可植入医疗装置量化治疗的功效。

    Collecting posture and activity information to evaluate therapy
    4.
    发明授权
    Collecting posture and activity information to evaluate therapy 有权
    收集姿势和活动信息以评估治疗

    公开(公告)号:US08135473B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-13

    申请号:US11691381

    申请日:2007-03-26

    IPC分类号: A61N1/36

    摘要: A medical device, programmer, or other computing device may determine values of one or more activity and, in some embodiments, posture metrics for each therapy parameter set used by the medical device to deliver therapy. The metric values for a parameter set are determined based on signals generated by the sensors when that therapy parameter set was in use. Activity metric values may be associated with a postural category in addition to a therapy parameter set, and may indicate the duration and intensity of activity within one or more postural categories resulting from delivery of therapy according to a therapy parameter set. A posture metric for a therapy parameter set may indicate the fraction of time spent by the patient in various postures when the medical device used a therapy parameter set. The metric values may be used to evaluate the efficacy of the therapy parameter sets.

    摘要翻译: 医疗设备,程序员或其他计算设备可以确定一个或多个活动的值,并且在一些实施例中,确定由医疗设备用于递送治疗的每个治疗参数集的姿势度量。 当参数组被使用时,基于由传感器产生的信号来确定参数集的度量值。 除了治疗参数集之外,活动度量值可以与姿势类别相关联,并且可以指示根据治疗参数集合递送治疗产生的一个或多个姿势类别内的活动的持续时间和强度。 用于治疗参数组的姿势度量可以指示当医疗装置使用治疗参数集时患者在各种姿势中花费的时间的分数。 度量值可用于评估治疗参数组的功效。

    Collecting posture and activity information to evaluate therapy
    7.
    发明授权
    Collecting posture and activity information to evaluate therapy 有权
    收集姿势和活动信息以评估治疗

    公开(公告)号:US08688221B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-01

    申请号:US13401348

    申请日:2012-02-21

    IPC分类号: A61N1/36

    摘要: A medical device, programmer, or other computing device may determine values of one or more activity and, in some embodiments, posture metrics for each therapy parameter set used by the medical device to deliver therapy. The metric values for a parameter set are determined based on signals generated by the sensors when that therapy parameter set was in use. Activity metric values may be associated with a postural category in addition to a therapy parameter set, and may indicate the duration and intensity of activity within one or more postural categories resulting from delivery of therapy according to a therapy parameter set. A posture metric for a therapy parameter set may indicate the fraction of time spent by the patient in various postures when the medical device used a therapy parameter set. The metric values may be used to evaluate the efficacy of the therapy parameter sets.

    摘要翻译: 医疗设备,程序员或其他计算设备可以确定一个或多个活动的值,并且在一些实施例中,确定由医疗设备用于递送治疗的每个治疗参数集的姿势度量。 当参数组被使用时,基于由传感器产生的信号来确定参数集的度量值。 除了治疗参数集之外,活动度量值可以与姿势类别相关联,并且可以指示根据治疗参数集合递送治疗产生的一个或多个姿势类别内的活动的持续时间和强度。 用于治疗参数组的姿势度量可以指示当医疗装置使用治疗参数集时患者在各种姿势中花费的时间的分数。 度量值可用于评估治疗参数组的功效。

    STIMULATION MODE SWITCHING BASED ON TISSUE IMPEDANCE STABILITY
    10.
    发明申请
    STIMULATION MODE SWITCHING BASED ON TISSUE IMPEDANCE STABILITY 有权
    基于组织阻力稳定性的刺激模式切换

    公开(公告)号:US20110190851A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-04

    申请号:US12699668

    申请日:2010-02-03

    IPC分类号: A61N1/08 A61N1/36

    摘要: Implantable medical devices switch from a constant current mode of operation to a constant voltage mode of operation. The switching may be based on the device determining that tissue impedance stability has occurred. The determination may be a measurement of output voltage stability of the constant current source or based on other factors such as an amount of time that has elapsed. The switching may be as the result of an externally generated request such as by a clinician via an external device. The implantable medical device may begin constant voltage mode by utilizing stimulation parameters based on those initially programmed for constant current mode and based upon a measurement of voltage amplitude being output by the constant current source prior to the switch.

    摘要翻译: 可植入医疗设备从恒定电流工作模式切换到恒压工作模式。 切换可以基于确定发生了组织阻抗稳定性的设备。 该确定可以是恒定电流源的输出电压稳定性的测量,或者基于其他因素,例如已经经过的时间量。 切换可能是外部产生的请求的结果,例如由临床医生经由外部设备。 可植入医疗装置可以通过利用基于最初为恒定电流模式编程的刺激参数并且基于在切换之前由恒定电流源输出的电压幅度的测量来开始恒定电压模式。