Patient compliance monitor

DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A medical appliance for soft tissue enlargement having a patient monitoring device comprising at least a first sensor to sense a patient biological parameter, said patient biological parameter being directly indicative of the patient's contemporaneous use of the soft tissue enlargement appliance, said first sensor being connected to and supplying first sensor output data to a controller, said first sensor output data corresponding to said sensed patient biological parameter, the controller being configured to correlate said first sensor output data with time to thereby generate compliance data, and said controller including a download port for outputting said compliance data.
2.
The soft tissue enlargement appliance of 1 further comprising a timer associated with the controller for providing a time correlation to said first sensor output data.
3.
The soft tissue enlargement appliance of claim 2 further comprising an electromechanical device for applying a force to the patient, and a second sensor for sensing the output of said electromechanical device, the second sensor being connected to said controller and supplying second sensor output data thereto for correlation with time to thereby generate compliance data.
4.
The soft tissue enlargement appliance of claim 3 wherein said soft tissue enlargement appliance is worn by said patient, and wherein said first sensor comprises a temperature sensor positioned to sense the patient's temperature as the soft tissue enlargement appliance is worn to thereby provide an indication of contemporaneous patient use.
5.
The soft tissue enlargement appliance of claim 4 further comprising a memory associated with said controller for storing said compliance data prior to download through said download port.
6.
The soft tissue enlargement appliance of claim 5 wherein said electromechanical device comprises a pump for creating a negative pressure within a dome, and said second sensor comprises a pressure sensor for sensing the negative pressure created by said pump