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US 2017/0304622 A1Published application
Optimization of cranial nerve stimulation to treat seizure disorders during sleep
AssigneeCyberonics, Inc.
InventorShivkumar Sabesan
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Abstract
A method includes determining sleep cycle information related to a sleep cycle of a patient based on body parameter data. The method also includes adjusting a cranial nerve stimulation parameter based on the sleep cycle information.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, at a computing device, body parameter data of a patient;
- determining that the patient is in a particular sleep cycle stage based on the body parameter data;
- detecting, while the patient is in the particular sleep cycle stage, a seizure event based on synchrony of brain waves of the patient;
- comparing, at the computing device, the brain waves to a target profile associated with the particular sleep cycle stage;
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- in response to determining the brain waves are not in conformance with the target profile, adjusting, at the computing device, a cranial nerve stimulation parameter to drive the brain waves to the target profile.
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A computing device comprising:
- a processor;
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- a memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- receive body parameter data of a patient;
- determine that the patient is in a particular sleep cycle stage based on the body parameter data;
- detect, while the patient is in the particular sleep cycle stage, a seizure event based on synchrony of brain waves of the patient;
- compare the brain waves to a target profile associated with a particular sleep cycle stage;
- in response to determining the brain waves are not in conformance with the target profile, adjust a cranial nerve stimulation parameter to drive the brain waves to the target profile.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- receive body parameter data of a patient;
- determine that the patient is in a particular sleep cycle stage based on the body parameter data;
- detect, while the patient is in the particular sleep cycle stage, a seizure event based on synchrony of brain waves of the patient;
- compare the brain waves to a target profile associated with the particular sleep cycle stage;
- in response to determining the brain waves are not in conformance with the target profile, adjust a cranial nerve stimulation parameter to drive the brain waves to the target profile.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.