Systems and methods for receiving user-provided selection of electrode lists
First Claim
1. A non-transitory machine-readable medium including instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
- receive a user-provided selection of a desired active electrode list that identifies active electrodes for use to deliver the sub-perception modulation to targeted neural tissue, the targeted neural tissue including dorsal horn tissue or dorsal root tissue, wherein the desired active electrode list is less than all available electrodes; and
deliver the sub-perception modulation to the targeted neural tissue using the electrodes identified in the desired active electrode list and using a modulation parameter set to promote uniformity of a sub-perception modulation field within the targeted neural tissue, wherein the delivered sub-perception modulation using the desired active electrode list is therapeutically effective to relieve pain and uses less power than would be used to deliver sub-perception modulation using all of the available electrodes.
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Abstract
An example of a system may include an arrangement of electrodes configured to be operationally positioned for use in modulating targeted neural tissue, a neural modulator, a communication module, and a controller. The neural modulator may be configured to use at least some electrodes within the arrangement of electrodes to generate a modulation field. The communication module may be configured to receive user-provided selections. The controller may be configured to use the communication module to receive a user-provided selection of a desired electrode list where the electrode list identifies electrodes within the arrangement of electrodes that are available for use in modulating the targeted neural tissue, control the neural stimulation modulator to generate the modulation field, and use the electrodes identified in the electrode list to modulate the targeted neural tissue.
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20 Claims
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1. A non-transitory machine-readable medium including instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
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receive a user-provided selection of a desired active electrode list that identifies active electrodes for use to deliver the sub-perception modulation to targeted neural tissue, the targeted neural tissue including dorsal horn tissue or dorsal root tissue, wherein the desired active electrode list is less than all available electrodes; and deliver the sub-perception modulation to the targeted neural tissue using the electrodes identified in the desired active electrode list and using a modulation parameter set to promote uniformity of a sub-perception modulation field within the targeted neural tissue, wherein the delivered sub-perception modulation using the desired active electrode list is therapeutically effective to relieve pain and uses less power than would be used to deliver sub-perception modulation using all of the available electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory machine-readable medium including instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
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implement a refinement algorithm to provide candidate active electrode lists for testing therapeutic effectiveness of sub-perception modulation, test therapeutic effectiveness to relieve pain including receive feedback regarding the therapeutic effectiveness to relieve pain of the sub-perception modulation for at least one of the candidate active electrode lists, and select one of the candidate active electrode lists as a desired active electrode list using the feedback, wherein the desired active electrode list is less than all available electrodes within one or more electrode arrays; program the implantable device to activate the electrodes identified in the desired active electrode list; and deliver the sub-perception modulation to the targeted tissue using the activated electrodes and using a modulation parameter set to promote uniformity of the sub-perception modulation field within the targeted neural tissue, the targeted neural tissue including dorsal horn tissue or dorsal root tissue, wherein the delivered sub-perception modulation using the desired active electrode list is therapeutically effective to relieve pain and uses less power than would be used to deliver sub-perception modulation using all of the available electrodes within the one or more electrode arrays. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for delivering sub-perception modulation to targeted neural tissue that includes dorsal horn tissue or dorsal root tissue, the system comprising:
a neural modulation generator configured to use active electrodes within an arrangement of electrodes to generate a sub-perception modulation field, wherein the active electrodes are less than all available electrodes within the arrangement of electrodes; a communication module configured to receive user-provided selections; and a controller configured to; use the communication module to receive a user-provided selection of a desired active electrode list that identifies the active electrodes within the arrangement of electrodes for use in delivering sub-perception modulation to the targeted neural tissue; and control the neural stimulation modulator to deliver the sub-perception modulation field in pulse trains of at least two pulses using a modulation parameter set to promote uniformity of the sub-perception modulation field within the targeted tissue using the active electrodes identified in the desired active electrode list, wherein the delivered sub-perception modulation using the desired active electrode list is therapeutically effective to relieve pain and uses less power than would be used to deliver sub-perception modulation using all of the available electrodes within the arrangement of electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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