System for reproductive monitoring
A system for sensing one or more physiological traits and obstetric conditions, such as a fertility phase, pregnancy, labor, post-partum conditions, and other conditions related to the reproductive system of the patient. The system may use the one or more physiological traits sensed to define one or more patient attributes for the patient, such as a hormone level, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration rate, temperature, oxygen saturation level, uterine contractions, fluid level, and/or other patient attributes. The system is configured to compare the one or more patient attributes to one or more attribute signs describing a threshold for the one or more patient attributes. The system is configured to issue a communication to the patient and/or a clinician based on the comparisons. The system may be configured to assess and indicate reproductive phases for the patient over a life-cycle from the fertility phase to the post-partum phase.
1 . A system comprising:
one or more sensors configured to sense a first physiological trait indicative of a first physiological characteristic of a body of a patient and a second physiological trait indicative of a second physiological characteristic of the body of the patient;
sensing circuitry operably connected to the one or more sensors, the sensing circuitry configured to issue a first electrical output signal indicative of the first physiological trait and a second electrical output signal indicative of the second physiological trait;
processing circuitry operably connected to the sensing circuitry, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:
receive the first electrical output signal and the second electrical output signal from the sensing circuitry;
define a patient attribute based on the received first electrical output signal and the received second electrical output signal, wherein the patient attribute is indicative of a third physiological characteristic of the body of the patient;
issue a communication based on a comparison of the patient attribute and an attribute sign,
wherein the attribute sign includes a threshold for the patient
wherein the attribute sign is indicative of an obstetric condition defined by the third physiological characteristic, and
wherein the obstetric condition is indicative of a fertility phase of the patient, a pregnancy of the patient, labor of the patient, or a post-partum condition of the patient;
wherein the one or more sensors is configured to sense a fourth physiological trait indicative of a fourth physiological characteristic of the body of the patient,
wherein the sensing circuitry is configured to issue a third output electrical signal indicative of the fourth physiological trait, and
wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:
determine an updated obstetric condition of the patient; and
cause the one or more sensors to sense the fourth physiological trait indicative of the fourth physiological characteristic of the body of the patient, wherein the fourth physiological trait is based on the updated obstetric condition and is different from the first physiological trait and from the second physiological trait.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the processing circuitry is configured to define a second patient attribute using the first received output signal or the second received output signal, and
the processing circuitry is configured to issue the communication further based on a comparison of the second patient attribute and the attribute sign.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the patient attribute is a heart rate, a hormone level, a temperature, a systolic blood pressure, a diastolic blood pressure, an oxygen saturation level, a respiration rate, a muscle contraction, a blood glucose level, a weight, an activity level, or a fluid level.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to define the patient attribute based on the obstetric condition.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to receive an indication of the obstetric condition from a user input device.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to direct the one or more sensors to sense the first physiological trait or the second physiological trait based on the obstetric condition.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to identify the obstetric condition based on the comparison of the patient attribute and the attribute sign.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to issue the communication to device circuitry of at least one of a patient input/output device, a clinician input/output device, or an external device to cause the patient input/output device, the clinician input/output device, or the external device to provide an output sensible by the patient, a clinician, or another user when the processing circuitry issues the communication.
9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to communicate physiological data indicative of at least one of the first physiological trait and the second physiological trait of the patient attribute to device circuitry of at least one of a patient input/output device, a clinician input/output device, or an external device.
10 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a medical device configured to contact a body of the patient, wherein the medical device mechanically supports the sensor and at least some portion of the sensing circuitry.
11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:
select treatment recommendations based on the comparison of the patient attribute and the attribute sign, and
communicate the treatment recommendations to device circuitry mechanically supported by a patient input/output device to cause the patient input/output device to provide an output sensible by the patient, a clinician, or another user indicative of the treatment recommendations.
12 . The system of claim 1 ,
wherein the attribute sign is one of a first attribute sign for the obstetric condition or a second attribute sign for the obstetric condition, wherein the first attribute sign is different from the second attribute sign, and
wherein the processing circuitry is configured to issue a tier I patient communication based on a comparison of the patient attribute and the first attribute sign and issue a tier II patient communication based on a comparison of the patient attribute and the second attribute sign.
13 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to determine that the patient has changed from one of the obstetric condition to another one of the obstetric conditions based on the patient attribute.
14 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the obstetric condition is indicative of a post-partum condition of the patient.
15 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors are configured in an implantable medical device.
16 . A system comprising:
one or more sensors configured to sense a first physiological trait indicative of a first physiological characteristic of a body of a patient and a second physiological trait indicative of a second physiological characteristic of the body of the patient;
sensing circuitry operably connected to the one or more sensors, the sensing circuitry configured to issue a first electrical output signal indicative of the first physiological trait and a second electrical output signal indicative of the second physiological trait;
processing circuitry operably connected to the sensing circuitry, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:
receive the first electrical output signal and the second electrical output signal from the sensing circuitry;
define a patient attribute based on the received first electrical output signal and the received second electrical output signal, wherein the patient attribute is indicative of a third physiological characteristic of the body of the patient;
compare the patient attribute and an attribute sign, and
issue a communication based on a comparison of the one or more patient attributes attribute and an attribute sign to device circuitry of at least one of a patient input/output device, a clinician input/output device, or an external device,
wherein the attribute sign includes a threshold for the patient attribute,
wherein the attribute sign is indicative of an obstetric condition defined by the third physiological characteristic, and
wherein the obstetric condition is indicative of a fertility phase of the patient, a pregnancy of the patient, labor of the patient, or a post-partum condition of the patient;
wherein the one or more sensors is configured to sense a fourth physiological trait indicative of a fourth physiological characteristic of the body of the patient,
wherein the sensing circuitry is configured to issue a third output electrical signal indicative of the fourth physiological trait, and
wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:
determine an updated obstetric condition of the patient; and
cause the one or more sensors to sense the fourth physiological trait indicative of the fourth physiological characteristic of the body of the patient, wherein the fourth physiological trait is based on the updated obstetric condition and is different from the first physiological trait and from the second physiological trait.
17 . A method for operating processing circuitry, comprising
sensing, using one or more sensors, a first physiological trait indicative of a first physiological characteristic of a body of a patient;
sensing, using the one or more sensors, a second physiological trait indicative of a second physiological characteristic of the body of the patient;
receiving, by the processing circuitry, a first electrical output signal and a second electrical output signal generated by sensing circuitry operably connected to the one or more sensors,
defining, using the processing circuitry, a patient attribute based on the received first electrical output signal and the received second electrical output signal, wherein the patient attribute is indicative of a third physiological characteristic of the body of the patient, and
issuing a communication, using the processing circuitry, based on a comparison of the patient attributes and an attribute sign, wherein the attribute sign defines a threshold for the patient attribute, wherein the attribute sign is indicative of an obstetric condition defined by the third physiological characteristic, and wherein the obstetric condition is indicative of a fertility phase of the patient, a pregnancy of the patient, labor of the patient, or a post-partum condition of the patient;
sensing, using the one or more sensors, a fourth physiological trait indicative of a fourth physiological characteristic of the body of the patient; and
receiving, by the processing circuitry, a third electrical output signal generated by sensing circuitry operably connected to the one or more sensors;
determining, by the processing circuitry, an updated obstetric condition of the patient; and
causing the one or more sensors to sense the fourth physiological trait indicative of the fourth physiological characteristic of the body of the patient, wherein the fourth physiological trait is based on the updated obstetric condition and is different from the first physiological trait and from the second physiological trait.