Systems and methods for providing therapy using electrical stimulation to disrupt neuronal activity
First Claim
1. A method for electrical stimulation of a patient, the method comprising:
- a) implanting at least a portion of an electrical stimulation lead comprising a plurality of electrodes disposed along a distal end portion of the electrical stimulation lead;
b) stimulating the patient using the electrical stimulation lead at a plurality of test stimulation amplitudes;
c) observing a response for each of the plurality of test stimulation amplitudes;
d) selecting a working stimulation amplitude based on the responses from a group consisting of the plurality of test stimulation amplitudes and, optionally, a default stimulation amplitude;
e) stimulating the patient using the electrical stimulation lead and the working amplitude at a plurality of test duty cycles, wherein each of the test duty cycles is defined as either
1) a daily dosage which indicates a total amount of stimulation time, stimulation current, or stimulation power delivered to the patient in one day or
2) a combination of i) a dosage which indicates an amount of stimulation time, stimulation current, or stimulation power delivered to the patient per dosage and ii) a number of times per day the dosage is administered;
f) observing a response for each of the plurality of test duty cycles;
g) selecting a working duty cycle based on the responses from a group consisting of the plurality of test duty cycles and, optionally, a default duty cycle; and
h) stimulating the patient using the electrical stimulation lead, the working amplitude, and the working duty cycle.
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Abstract
A method for electrical stimulation of a patient includes a) implanting at least a portion of an electrical stimulation lead; b) stimulating the patient using the electrical stimulation lead at multiple test stimulation amplitudes; c) observing a response for each of the test stimulation amplitudes; d) selecting a working stimulation amplitude based on the responses from a group consisting of the test stimulation amplitudes and, optionally, a default stimulation amplitude; e) stimulating the patient using the electrical stimulation lead and the working amplitude at multiple test duty cycles; f) observing a response for each of the test duty cycles; g) selecting a working duty cycle based on the responses from a group consisting of the test duty cycles and, optionally, a default duty cycle; and h) stimulating the patient using the electrical stimulation lead, the working amplitude, and the working duty cycle.
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1. A method for electrical stimulation of a patient, the method comprising:
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a) implanting at least a portion of an electrical stimulation lead comprising a plurality of electrodes disposed along a distal end portion of the electrical stimulation lead; b) stimulating the patient using the electrical stimulation lead at a plurality of test stimulation amplitudes; c) observing a response for each of the plurality of test stimulation amplitudes; d) selecting a working stimulation amplitude based on the responses from a group consisting of the plurality of test stimulation amplitudes and, optionally, a default stimulation amplitude; e) stimulating the patient using the electrical stimulation lead and the working amplitude at a plurality of test duty cycles, wherein each of the test duty cycles is defined as either
1) a daily dosage which indicates a total amount of stimulation time, stimulation current, or stimulation power delivered to the patient in one day or
2) a combination of i) a dosage which indicates an amount of stimulation time, stimulation current, or stimulation power delivered to the patient per dosage and ii) a number of times per day the dosage is administered;f) observing a response for each of the plurality of test duty cycles; g) selecting a working duty cycle based on the responses from a group consisting of the plurality of test duty cycles and, optionally, a default duty cycle; and h) stimulating the patient using the electrical stimulation lead, the working amplitude, and the working duty cycle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for electrical stimulation of a patient, the system comprises
an implantable electrical stimulation lead comprising a plurality of electrodes disposed along a distal end portion of the electrical stimulation lead; - and
a computer processor configured and arranged to perform the following actions; a) stimulate a patient using the electrical stimulation lead at a plurality of test stimulation amplitudes; b) receive a response for each of the plurality of test stimulation amplitudes; c) select a working stimulation amplitude based on the responses from a group consisting of the plurality of test stimulation amplitudes and, optionally, a default stimulation amplitude; d) stimulate the patient using the electrical stimulation lead and the working amplitude at a plurality of test duty cycles, wherein each of the test duty cycles is defined as either
1) a daily dosage which indicates a total amount of stimulation time, stimulation current, or stimulation power delivered to the patient in one day or
2) a combination of i) a dosage which indicates an amount of stimulation time, stimulation current, or stimulation power delivered to the patient per dosage and ii) a number of times per day, week, or month the dosage is administered;e) receive a response for each of the plurality of test duty cycles; f) select a working duty cycle based on the responses from a group consisting of the plurality of test duty cycles and, optionally, a default duty cycle; and g) stimulate the patient using the electrical stimulation lead, the working amplitude, and the working duty cycle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having processor-executable instructions for identifying a set of stimulation parameters, the processor-executable instructions when installed onto a device enable the device to perform actions, including:
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a) stimulate a patient using the electrical stimulation lead at a plurality of test stimulation amplitudes; b) receive a response for each of the plurality of test stimulation amplitudes; c) select a working stimulation amplitude based on the responses from a group consisting of the plurality of test stimulation amplitudes and, optionally, a default stimulation amplitude; d) stimulate the patient using the electrical stimulation lead and the working amplitude at a plurality of test duty cycles, wherein each of the test duty cycles is defined as either
1) a daily dosage which indicates a total amount of stimulation time, stimulation current, or stimulation power delivered to the patient in one day or
2) a combination of i) a dosage which indicates an amount of stimulation time, stimulation current, or stimulation power delivered to the patient per dosage and ii) a number of times per day the dosage is administered;e) receive a response for each of the plurality of test duty cycles; f) select a working duty cycle based on the responses from a group consisting of the plurality of test duty cycles and, optionally, a default duty cycle; and g) stimulate the patient using the electrical stimulation lead, the working amplitude, and the working duty cycle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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