Human-implantable-neurostimulator user interface having multiple levels of abstraction
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by one or more processors, a request for a graphical display of a stimulation field representative of neurostimulation deliverable to a patient by one or more electrodes of one or more leads;
generating, by the one or more processors, the graphical display of the stimulation field, wherein the graphical display of the stimulation field indicates an intensity of the neurostimulation at a location of the graphical display of the stimulation field, and wherein a characteristic of the graphical display of the stimulation field is configured to change to reflect a change to the intensity of the neurostimulation at the location of the graphical display of the stimulation field; and
presenting, by a display, a display area that includes the graphical display of the stimulation field.
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Abstract
A programming-device user interface may include multiple levels of abstraction for programming treatment settings. A stimulation zone-programming interface may be at a highest level of abstraction and may include idealized stimulation zones. A field strength-programming interface may be at a middle level of abstraction and may include electromagnetic field-strength patterns generated by the stimulation zones, and/or electrode settings, and a depiction of how the electromagnetic fields interact with each other. An electrode-programming interface may be at a lowest level of abstraction and may depict treatment settings at an electrodes-view level. These interfaces may include a display of a stimulatable area of the patient'"'"'s body. The display may include a depiction of leads and/or the underlying physiology, such as a depiction of a portion of a spine. Algorithms map treatment settings from one level of abstraction to settings at one or more other levels of abstraction.
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26 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by one or more processors, a request for a graphical display of a stimulation field representative of neurostimulation deliverable to a patient by one or more electrodes of one or more leads; generating, by the one or more processors, the graphical display of the stimulation field, wherein the graphical display of the stimulation field indicates an intensity of the neurostimulation at a location of the graphical display of the stimulation field, and wherein a characteristic of the graphical display of the stimulation field is configured to change to reflect a change to the intensity of the neurostimulation at the location of the graphical display of the stimulation field; and presenting, by a display, a display area that includes the graphical display of the stimulation field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A programming device for an electrical stimulator coupled to an electrical stimulation lead, the programming device comprising:
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one or more processors configured to; receive a request for a graphical display of a stimulation field representative of neurostimulation deliverable to a patient by one or more electrodes of one or more leads; and generate the graphical display of the stimulation field, wherein the graphical display of the stimulation field indicates an intensity of the neurostimulation at a location of the graphical display of the stimulation field, and wherein a characteristic of the graphical display of the stimulation field is configured to change to reflect a change to the intensity of the neurostimulation at the location of the graphical display of the stimulation field; and a display configured to present a display area that includes the graphical display of the stimulation field. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to:
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receive a request for a graphical display of a stimulation field representative of neurostimulation deliverable to a patient by one or more electrodes of one or more leads; generate the graphical display of the stimulation field, wherein the graphical display of the stimulation field indicates an intensity of the neurostimulation at a location of the graphical display of the stimulation field, and wherein a characteristic of the graphical display of the stimulation field is configured to change to reflect a change to the intensity of the neurostimulation at the location of the graphical display of the stimulation field; and present, via a display, a display area that includes the graphical display of the stimulation field. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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