78 results about "Patient feedback" patented technology

Disclosed are devices and systems which to sense parameters related to the mechanical forces imposed on devices implanted in the stomach. The parameters of the system are further translated into patient feedback systems to create satiety inducing pathways in the stomach.

This invention relates to an interactive medication container or console that hold or otherwise organizes one or more medication vials or containers. Each vial has a memory strip containing medication and prescription information. Each vial can also include a reminder unit that is attached to and portable with the individual vials. The console or reminder unit reads the information strip of the vial and communicates this information to or interacts with a patient to remind them to take the medication. The medication container or reminder unit also gathers or tracks information such as consumption time, quantity remaining, patient feedback, and contraindication information. The medication container or reminder unit interacts with the patient by displaying questions or receiving and recording input from the patient before, during or after a dose of medication is taken. The patient input can be used to modify the dosing regimen for future doses of medication. The medication container reorders medication when the quantity remaining reaches a threshold level. Contraindication information in the memory strip is downloaded to a personal home computer or a hospital or nursing home computer.

This invention relates to an interactive medication container or console that hold or otherwise organizes one or more medication vials or containers. Each vial has a memory strip containing medication and prescription information. Each vial can also include a reminder unit that is attached to and portable with the individual vials. The console or reminder unit reads the information strip of the vial and communicates this information to or interacts with a patient to remind them to take the medication. The medication container or reminder unit also gathers or tracks information such as consumption time, quantity remaining, patient feedback, and contraindication information. The medication container or reminder unit interacts with the patient by displaying questions or receiving and recording input from the patient before, during or after a dose of medication is taken. The patient input can be used to modify the dosing regimen for future doses of medication. The medication container reorders medication when the quantity remaining reaches a threshold level. Contraindication information in the memory strip is downloaded to a personal home computer or a hospital or nursing home computer.

Device and method for limiting adverse events during supplemental oxygen therapy are disclosed. In the present invention, the oxygen flow between a patient and an oxygen source is controlled with a valve such as a proportional solenoid capable of constraining flow-rates within a continuous range. The flow-rate of oxygen is accurately controlled in a closed-loop with flow-rate measurements. Measures of a patient's vital physiological statistics are used to automatically determine optimum therapeutic oxygen flow-rate. Controller signal filtering is disclosed to improve the overall response and stability. The control algorithm varies flow-rates to minimize disturbances in the patient feedback measurements.

A system, method, and computer program product for calibrating a stimulation device such as an implantable pulse generator (IPG). An IPG, whether it is a self-contained implantable pulse generator (SCIPG) or externally-powered implantable pulse generator (EPIPG), communicates with an external programmer to determine the characteristics of the stimuli delivered to the lead electrodes. An external programmer is used with patient feedback to determine initial threshold levels, and using the initial threshold levels, to determine threshold levels for combined electrode arrays.

A new system and methodology is disclosed for developing interactive weight control and maintenance programs, where an weight control program is developed during a visit to a treating physician or expert based on medical data, medical historical data, and patient profile data. The data and program is then stored in a host computer and a relevant portions are transferred to a weight measuring and feedback unit including a scale and a processing unit having audio and/or visual and/or tactile output devices for patient feedback, which is taken to the patient's home. The patient then weighs himself/herself on a periodic basis and the apparatus issues recommendations or other messages for improved compliance.

A child-sized adaptor for a DPI or MDI is provided. Also provided is a patient feedback mechanism for signaling and/or teaching proper inhaler use.

The present invention relates to a patient feedback system (10) for providing feedback information on the use of a therapeutic device (14) to a patient (12), said system (10) comprising: an interface (34) for receiving personal profile data (18) of the patient (12); a database (16) for storing reference profile data (18′) and reference device settings (54) from a plurality of reference patients (42) using therapeutic devices; a cohort selection module (36) for comparing the personal profile data (18) of the patient (12) with the reference profile data (18′) of the reference patients (42) in the database (16) and for determining a cohort (44) for the patient (12) from the plurality of reference patients (42) based upon said comparison, wherein said cohort (44) comprises a subset of the reference patients (42) having reference profile data (18′) similar to the personal profile data (18) of the patient (12); and a feedback unit (38) for determining feedback information based on the reference device settings (54) of the reference patients (42) in the cohort (44) and for providing said feedback information to the patient (12).

A method for fitting a cochlear implant to a patient. A genetic algorithm operates to generate successive generations of multiple groups of values for a parameter subset, and patient feedback during execution of the genetic algorithm determines the multiple groups of subset values in successive generations. In each generation, half of the groups of values for the parameter subset are selected and used to determine the groups of values for the next generation. Values for the parameters not included in the subset are selected by any traditional method that does not use a genetic algorithm. In one illustrative embodiment of the invention, there are only three parameters in the subset that are selected by a genetic algorithm—parameters relating to rate, number of channels and filtering characteristics.

Disclosed are methods and systems and methods for patient-feedback control of non-invasive deep brain or superficial neuromodulation using sound impacting one or multiple points in a neural circuit to produce acute effects and, with application in multiple sessions, Long-Term Potentiation (LTP) or Long-Term Depression (LTD) to treat indications such as neurologic and psychiatric conditions. One or more of sonic transducer positioning, intensity, frequency, dynamic sweeps, phase/intensity relationships, and firing patterns are changed through feedback from the patient to optimize patient experience through up-regulation or down regulation. Examples are decreases in acute pain or tremor due to more effective impact on the neural targets.

A device and method for relieving pain including a waveform generator electrically interconnected with electrodes wherein methods of operation of the waveform generator include methods relying on patient feedback and conductivity measurements of tissue being subjected to a medical procedure.

A method of optimizing the electrical stimulation of a bladder of a patient including selecting a first subset of electrodes from a set of electrodes positioned adjacent to a set of nerves associated with the bladder. The set of electrodes may include one or more electrodes, each of which may be configured to deliver electrical stimulation pulses generated by a stimulator device to the nerves. The method may further include delivering an electrical stimulation pulse through the selected first subset of electrodes and recording at least one parameter of the electrical stimulation pulse after receiving patient feedback.

The invention provides a diabetes and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease monitoring and treatment system. The diabetes and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease monitoring and treatment system comprises a front-end monitoring system, an information middleware, an expert system and a center application system. The front-end monitoring system is connected with the center application system sequentially through the information middleware and the expert system, the front-end monitoring system sends data information to the information middleware and stores the data information into a database, the information middleware sends the data information to the expert system, and the expert system sends conclusions of the physical condition to the center application system. The diabetes and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease monitoring and treatment system can utilize low power consumption wireless communication technologies and sensing technologies to timely monitor physiological parameters, daily life, diet, exercise and medicine-taking time of a patient. A doctor can give patients feedbacks and advice by analyzing monitored data of the patients with chronic diseases and control the development of the diseases by supervising the implementation of the advice so as to improve the condition of the patients.