Devices for controlling spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain, and associated systems and methods, including controllers for automated parameter selection
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1. A patient treatment system, comprising:
- a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions that, when executed;
receive a first input corresponding to a location of a first signal delivery device implanted in a patient, the first signal delivery device including a first plurality of contacts;
establish a first positional relationship between the location of the first signal delivery device and an anatomical feature of the patient;
receive a second input corresponding to a location of a second signal delivery device implanted in the patient, the second signal delivery device including a second plurality of contacts;
establish a second positional relationship between the location of the second signal delivery device and at least one of the location of the first signal delivery device or the anatomical feature of the patient;
identify one or more contacts of the first plurality of contacts for delivering therapy to the patient, wherein the identified one or more contacts are (a) located at a target vertebral level of the patient, and (b) have impedance values within a pre-established range;
based at least in part on impedance values of one or more of the second plurality of contacts, align a computer-based image of the second signal delivery device relative to a computer-based image of the first signal delivery device; and
automatically identify a signal delivery parameter value for a pulsed electrical signal that is to be delivered to the patient via at least one of the first signal delivery device or the second signal delivery device, wherein the signal delivery parameter value has a predetermined correlation with at least one of the first positional relationship or the second positional relationship.
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Abstract
Devices for controlling spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain, and associated systems and methods, including controllers for automated parameter selection are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes receiving a first input corresponding to a location of a signal delivery device implanted in a patient, establishing a positional relationship between the signal delivery device and an anatomical feature of the patient, receiving a second input corresponding to a medical indication of the patient, and, based at least in part on the positional relationship and the indication, automatically identifying a signal delivery parameter in accordance with which a pulsed electrical signal is delivered to the patient via the signal delivery device.
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21 Claims
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1. A patient treatment system, comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions that, when executed; receive a first input corresponding to a location of a first signal delivery device implanted in a patient, the first signal delivery device including a first plurality of contacts; establish a first positional relationship between the location of the first signal delivery device and an anatomical feature of the patient; receive a second input corresponding to a location of a second signal delivery device implanted in the patient, the second signal delivery device including a second plurality of contacts; establish a second positional relationship between the location of the second signal delivery device and at least one of the location of the first signal delivery device or the anatomical feature of the patient; identify one or more contacts of the first plurality of contacts for delivering therapy to the patient, wherein the identified one or more contacts are (a) located at a target vertebral level of the patient, and (b) have impedance values within a pre-established range; based at least in part on impedance values of one or more of the second plurality of contacts, align a computer-based image of the second signal delivery device relative to a computer-based image of the first signal delivery device; and automatically identify a signal delivery parameter value for a pulsed electrical signal that is to be delivered to the patient via at least one of the first signal delivery device or the second signal delivery device, wherein the signal delivery parameter value has a predetermined correlation with at least one of the first positional relationship or the second positional relationship. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A patient treatment system, comprising:
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an implantable signal generator; a first elongated signal delivery lead coupled to the implantable signal generator and positioned proximate to a patient'"'"'s spinal cord, the first lead including a first plurality of contacts; a second elongated signal delivery lead coupled to the implantable signal generator and positioned proximate to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord, the second lead including a second plurality of contacts; and a programmer in wireless communication with the implantable signal generator, the programmer having a computer-readable medium with instructions that, when executed; receive a first input indicating a location of the first lead; receive a second input indicating a location of the second lead; establish a first positional relationship between the first lead and a vertebra of the patient; establish a second positional relationship between the second lead and at least one of the first lead or the vertebra of the patient; identify one or more contacts of the first plurality of contacts for delivering a pulsed electrical signal to the patient, wherein the identified one or more contacts have impedance values within a pre-established range; based at least in part on impedance values of one or more of the second plurality of contacts, align a computer-based image of the second lead relative to a computer-based image of the first lead; access an established database of patient information, wherein the database includes a predetermined correlation including the first and second positional relationships for other patients; and based at least in part on the predetermined correlation, automatically identify a value of a signal delivery parameter for a pulsed electrical signal to be delivered to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord via at least one of the first or second pluralities of contacts. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of operating a patient treatment system, the method comprising:
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establishing a first positional relationship between a location of a first signal delivery device and an anatomical feature of a patient, the first signal delivery device including a first plurality of contacts; establishing a second positional relationship between a location of a second signal delivery device and at least one of the location of the first signal delivery device or the anatomical feature of the patient; identifying one or more contacts for delivering therapy to the patient, wherein the identified one or more contacts have impedance values within a pre-established range; and based at least in part on impedance values of one or more of the second plurality of contacts, aligning a computer-based image of the second signal delivery device relative to a computer-based image of the first signal delivery device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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