Implantable Depression Therapy Management System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current implantable medical device systems for treating depression are cumbersome due to tedious record-keeping and data analysis, which can lead to missed opportunities for improving therapy efficacy as physicians struggle with documenting and evaluating vast amounts of data.
Innovation Solution
A patient management system that includes a graphical user interface and computer-readable program storage device to acquire and correlate patient parameters with therapy parameters, providing automatic documentation and evaluation, and facilitating interactive data entry and trend analysis for adjusting treatment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual record-keeping and data analysis methods are used, then physicians can evaluate patient progress, but the process becomes tedious and time-consuming, leading to missed opportunities for improving therapy efficacy
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic documentation of patient parameters and therapy parameters, with automated correlation analysis that performs evaluations without requiring manual physician intervention for data collection and initial analysis, allowing the system to serve itself in gathering and organizing data
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides automated feedback by correlating patient parameters with therapy parameters and presenting indications of correlation, enabling physicians to quickly assess therapy efficacy without manual analysis, thus reducing time loss while maintaining reliable evaluation
2Reliability
If comprehensive patient data is collected and analyzed, then therapy efficacy can be improved, but the complexity of managing and evaluating vast amounts of data increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary processing layer that automatically correlates patient parameters with therapy parameters, mediating between the vast amount of raw data collected and the physician's evaluation needs, thereby maintaining evaluation accuracy while reducing the apparent complexity for the user
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates structured representations and correlations of the vast patient data, copying and organizing information into meaningful patterns that preserve the comprehensive nature of the data while presenting it in a manageable format for clinical decision-making
3Adaptability or versatility
If detailed patient parameters and therapy parameters are documented, then treatment optimization is enabled, but the ease of operation decreases due to tedious documentation requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically documents patient parameters and therapy parameters without requiring manual physician input for each data point, enabling detailed treatment customization while eliminating the tedious documentation burden through automated data capture and organization
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AI summary
A method, system, graphical user interface, and apparatus are provided for performing a patient management function for treating depression using an implantable medical device. At least one patient parameter relating to an electrical signal provided by the implantable medical device for treating depression is acquired. At least one therapy parameter defining the electrical signal is correlated with at least one patient parameter. An indication relating to the correlation of the therapy parameter and the patient parameter is provided.