Linked area parameter adjustment for spinal cord stimulation and associated systems and methods
First Claim
1. A system for providing neurological therapy to a patient using an electrical waveform, comprising:
- an electrode device configured to be implanted into a patient to address a target neural population, the electrode device including a plurality of electrodes having at least a first electrode associated with a first area of the patient and a second electrode associated with a second area of the patient, wherein the first area has a first therapy range for a waveform parameter and the second area has a second therapy range for the waveform parameter; and
a stimulation device configured to be coupled to the electrode device, the stimulation device including a waveform generator configured to generate a waveform, and a computer-operable medium operatively coupled to the waveform generator, the computer-operable medium being programmed to change the waveform parameter applied to the first electrode and automatically set the waveform parameter applied to the second electrode based on a relationship between the first therapy range and the second therapy range.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for managing pain in a patient using an electrical waveform that link the modulation of a waveform parameter for different areas of a patient. One embodiment in a system for managing pain in a patient comprises an electric device configured to be implanted into the patient and including a plurality of electrodes having at least a first electrode associated with a first area of the patient and a second electrode associated with a second area of the patient. The system further includes an implantable device configured to be coupled to the electrode device and having a computer-operable medium programmed to change the waveform parameter applied to the first electrode and automatically set the waveform parameter applied to the second electrode based on a relationship between a first therapy range and a second therapy range of the waveform parameter.
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33 Claims
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1. A system for providing neurological therapy to a patient using an electrical waveform, comprising:
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an electrode device configured to be implanted into a patient to address a target neural population, the electrode device including a plurality of electrodes having at least a first electrode associated with a first area of the patient and a second electrode associated with a second area of the patient, wherein the first area has a first therapy range for a waveform parameter and the second area has a second therapy range for the waveform parameter; and a stimulation device configured to be coupled to the electrode device, the stimulation device including a waveform generator configured to generate a waveform, and a computer-operable medium operatively coupled to the waveform generator, the computer-operable medium being programmed to change the waveform parameter applied to the first electrode and automatically set the waveform parameter applied to the second electrode based on a relationship between the first therapy range and the second therapy range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for providing neurological therapy to a patient using an electrical waveform, comprising:
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an electrode device configured to be implanted into a patient to address a target neural population, the electrode device including a plurality of electrodes having at least a first electrode associated with a first area of the patient and a second electrode associated with a second area of the patient, wherein the first area has a first therapy range for a waveform parameter and the second area has a second therapy range for the waveform parameter; a stimulation device configured to be coupled to the electrode device, the stimulation device including a power supply, a waveform generator configured to generate a waveform, and a computer-operable medium operatively coupled to the waveform generator, the computer-operable medium being programmed to change the waveform parameter applied to the first electrode and automatically set the waveform parameter applied to the second electrode based on a relationship between the first therapy range and the second therapy range; and a patient input device having a controller that generates a change command and a transmitter configured to transmit the change, command to the stimulation device, and wherein the relationship between the first therapy range and the second therapy range comprises a ratio of the first therapy range to the second therapy range. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for managing pain in a patient using an electrical waveform, comprising:
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an electrode device configured to be implanted into a patient and including a plurality of electrodes having at least a first electrode associated with a first area of the patient and a second electrode associated with a second area of the patient, wherein the first area has a first therapy range for a waveform parameter and the second area has a second therapy range for the waveform parameter, an stimulation device configured to be coupled to the electrode device, the stimulation device including a power supply, a waveform generator configured to generate a waveform, and a computer-operable medium operatively coupled to the waveform generator, the computer-operable medium being programmed to change the waveform parameter applied to the first electrode and automatically set the waveform parameter applied to the second electrode based on a relationship between the first therapy range and the second therapy range; a memory including a first ratio of the first therapy range and the second therapy range associated with a first patient position and a second ratio of the first therapy range and the second therapy range associated with a second patient position; and a position detector, wherein the computer-operable medium is programmed to change the waveform parameter applied to the first electrode and set the waveform parameter applied to the second electrode based on (a) the first ratio when the position detector indicates that the patient is in the first patient position or (b) the second ratio when the position detector indicates that the patient is in the second patient position. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for providing neurological therapy to a patient using an electrical waveform, comprising:
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an implantable electrode device positionable to address a target neural population, the electrode device including a plurality of electrodes having at least a first electrode to be associated with a first area of the patient and a second electrode to be associated with a second area of the patient, wherein— the first electrode is configured to deliver a first electrical signal including a waveform parameter having a waveform parameter value within a first therapy range, and the second electrode is configured to deliver a second electrical signal including the waveform parameter having a waveform parameter value within a second therapy range, wherein the first and second therapy ranges differ; and a stimulation device configured to be coupled to the electrode device, the stimulation device including a waveform generator configured to generate a waveform, and a computer-operable medium operatively coupled to the waveform generator, the computer-operable medium being programmed to (a) change the waveform parameter applied to the first electrode, and (b) automatically set the waveform parameter applied to the second electrode based on a relationship between the first therapy range and the second therapy range. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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