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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2009
Dennis M. Skelton, Bloomington, MN (US);
Jon P. Davis, St. Michael, MN (US);
Rajeev Sahasrabudhe, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Shyam Gokaldas, New Brighton, MN (US);
Joseph J. Nolan, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Dennis M. Skelton, Bloomington, MN (US);
Jon P. Davis, St. Michael, MN (US);
Rajeev Sahasrabudhe, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Shyam Gokaldas, New Brighton, MN (US);
Joseph J. Nolan, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
The disclosure provides a system that displays a posture state indication to a user. A posture state indication represents the current posture state of the patient, which may be a combination of patient posture and activity. As a patient changes posture and activity throughout a daily routine, a posture state detector may generate a posture state value that may be used to categorize the patient's posture or posture and activity level as one of multiple posture states used to adjust therapy. The posture state may be associated with one of multiple posture state indications that may be presented to the patient. The posture state indication shows the patient the posture state currently detected by the posture state detector. The posture state indication may help the patient to effectively monitor therapy changes due to automatic, semi-automatic or patient-directed therapy adjustments made as a function of posture state.