System and method for correlating biometric trends with a related temporal event

Abstract

Systems and methods for correlating biometric trends with a related temporal event are disclosed. A preferred embodiment utilizes an implantable medical device comprising at least one sensor in electronic communication with a patient management system adapted to temporally analyze and correlate biometric data. Some embodiments of a system disclosed herein also can be configured as an Advanced Patient Management system that helps better monitor, predict and manage chronic diseases.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 identifying a correlation between biometric data sensed by a medical device and an environmental event capable of causing a health state change in a patient; and   displaying the biometric data and the correlated environmental event in a formatted human-recognizable output.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein medical device comprise an implantable medical device. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the displaying the biometric data comprises displaying an alert. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein displaying the alert comprises displaying a graphic. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the alert is configurable. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the environmental event is selected from a group of events consisting of: a change in temperature, a change in atmospheric pressure, a change in humidity, a change in stress, a change in patient medication, a change in patient diet, and a change in patient emotional state. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 obtaining reference data from a database comprising one or more of historical patient data, environmental data, and patient population data;   identifying a correlation between the reference data and the biometric data to obtain a correlated output;   transforming the correlated output to a human-recognizable format; and   displaying the correlated output in the human- recognizable format.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the formatted human- recognizable output indicates a state of patient health, and wherein the method comprises providing a therapy in response to the state of patient health. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein providing the therapy comprises:
 providing the therapy via the medical device.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein providing the therapy via the medical device comprises:
 providing the therapy via an implantable medical device.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising transforming the biometric data to produce the formatted human- recognizable output. 
     
     
         12 . A system, comprising:
 a correlation module configured to correlate the biometric data by a medical device by a medical device by a medical device with an environmental event to create a correlated output, wherein the environmental event is capable of causing a health state change in a patient; and   a display module configured to display the correlated output in a formatted human-recognizable output.   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the medical device is an implantable medical device. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the display module is configured to display an alert. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the alert is configurable. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the environmental event is selected from a group of events consisting of: a change in temperature, a change in atmospheric pressure, a change in humidity, a change in stress, a change in patient medication, a change in patient diet, and a change in patient emotional state. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 12 , comprising:
 an analysis module to analyze the biometric data against a reference data set to create a biometric data set,   and wherein the correlation module is configured to identifying a correlation between reference data and the biometric data to obtain a correlated output,   and wherein the transformation module is configured to transform the correlated output to a human-recognizable format,   and wherein the display module is configured to display the correlated output in the human-recognizable format.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the formatted human- recognizable output a state of patient health, and wherein the system comprises a therapy module configured to provide a therapy in response to the state of patient health. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the therapy module incorporated into the medical device. 
     
     
         20 . A system comprising:
 means for identifying a correlation between the biometric data sensed by a medical device and an environmental event capable of causing a health state change in a patient; and   means for displaying biometric data and the correlated environmental event in a formatted human- recognizable output.