Patient Management System for Integrating Stimulation Therapy Data

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current patient management systems for treating sleep disordered breathing (SDB) lack efficient integration of information from diverse sources, leading to disparate communication and care pathways, resulting in suboptimal therapy efficacy and patient outcomes.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that integrates patient management information, stimulation therapy data, and third-party diagnostic/monitoring information using a closed-loop feedback mechanism, enabling enhanced communication and coordination among clinicians and care teams through a virtual check-in process and mobile app, facilitating real-time updates and adjustments to therapy settings.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If patient management systems use disparate communication pathways for different information sources, then system complexity is reduced, but information integration and therapy efficacy deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem complexityVSAvoidinformation integration

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges disparate communication pathways into a unified communication interface that consolidates information from implantable medical devices, external patient monitoring systems, and third-party diagnostic systems. This unified interface integrates previously separate data streams, improving information integration while managing system complexity through standardized protocols and centralized processing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Reliability

If patient management systems integrate multiple information sources, then therapy efficacy is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetherapy efficacyVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a patient management system as an intermediary layer between implantable medical devices, external monitoring systems, and clinician interfaces. This intermediary consolidates and processes information from multiple sources before presenting it to clinicians, thereby improving therapy efficacy through better information integration while managing system complexity through standardized communication protocols and centralized data processing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Loss of time

If real-time data integration is implemented, then intervention timing is improved, but information processing requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveintervention timingVSAvoidinformation processing requirements

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of timeVSPower

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary processing of patient data at multiple levels: data is pre-processed and filtered by implantable medical devices before transmission, pre-aggregated by external patient monitoring systems, and pre-organized by the patient management system. This preliminary action reduces the volume and complexity of data requiring real-time processing, enabling timely interventions while managing information processing requirements through hierarchical data preparation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20240123232A1Integrating stimulation therapy, patient management, and external patient monitoring

Publication Date: 2024.04.18 INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC

AI summary

A method and system for integrating stimulation therapy, patient management, and external patient monitoring.