Patient treatment systems and methods

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for delivering stimulation therapy or relief to a patient. The system includes a stimulation electrode pair coupled to an article couplable to a patient to deliver stimulation controlled through a wired or wireless link. The system includes a controller operable to generate stimulation pulses based on a stimulation program and signals or data and apply the stimulation pulses to the pair of stimulation electrodes. The system includes: a sensor coupled to the controller and the article; and a user interface enabling a user to remotely view or exchange information via the link, and to monitor and set or reconfigure the stimulation pulses. In some embodiments, the article includes a brace assembly, which can be a brace, strut, sleeve, harness, garment, wrap, or strap.

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[0001] Related applications [0002] This application claims priority to US Provisional Application No. 62 / 107,954, filed January 26, 2015, and US Provisional Application No. 62 / 170,001, filed June 2, 2015, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Background technique [0003] Orthopedic braces and wraps can be used as preventive aids to prevent joint damage caused by motion or orientation of the joint outside the joint's biomechanical limits. Orthopedic braces and wraps are also used to promote proper joint healing after joint injury or surgery, and can be used to stabilize joints with arthritis, which can reduce pain. [0004] A critical part of the successful healing process after injury and potential surgery is the rehabilitation process. As a major part of the rehabilitation process, following injury, surgery, or when developing arthritis, a condition that can cause muscle wasting, patients often see a physical therapist to regain range of motio...

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Problems solved by technology

However, physicians often do not have objective data associated with the patient's injury to aid in the physician's assessment of the patient and the next steps in the patient's treatment

Specifically, physicians may not be able to obtain precise joint range of motion or muscle strength

As a result, physicians often determine a patient's next course of treatment based on his or her subjective analysis of the patient at the patient's return visit; this analysis may be suboptimal

In addition to the data being suboptimal, the time points at which these data are viewed are also inefficient and suboptimal

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