User interface for neuromodulation lead
First Claim
1. A system for use with a neuromodulation system that includes a physical lead having one or more electrodes at least partially surrounding a circumference of the physical lead for electrically modulating a target tissue of a patient, the system comprising:
- a user interface including a display screen configured to display;
simplified graphical representations of the physical lead with at least one user-modifiable virtual electrode (VE) on the graphical representation of the physical lead, wherein the user-modifiable VE represents, as a single VE conforming to the lead representation, a combination of at least two physical electrodes on the physical lead, the simplified graphical representations including one or more of;
at least a first view of the lead representation to provide a longitudinal representation of the VE representing a longitudinal position of the VE along a length of the lead representation;
orat least a second view of the lead representation to provide a circumferential representation of the VE representing a circumferential position of the VE around at least a portion of a circumference of the lead representation;
control elements to enable a user to adjust the simplified graphical representations of the lead, the control elements including;
longitudinal control elements to enable the user to adjust the longitudinal representation of the VE including the longitudinal position of the VE along the length of the lead representation; and
circumferential control elements to enable the user to adjust the circumferential representation of the VE including the circumferential position of the VE; and
a programmer coupled to the user interface, configured to use the longitudinal representation of the VE and the circumferential representation of the VE to generate a neuromodulation parameter set.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for determining a parameter set and programming a neuromodulation system with the parameter set are disclosed. The system includes a user interface having a display screen to display simplified graphical representations (SGRs) of the lead with at least one virtual electrode (VE) that represents one or more electrodes, and control elements. The SGRs of the lead can provide longitudinal and circumferential representations of the VE, respectively representing longitudinal or circumferential position, size, shape, or spread of the VE. The control elements may include longitudinal and circumferential control elements to enable the user to respectively adjust the longitudinal or circumferential position, size, shape, or spread of the VE. The system may generate the neuromodulation parameter set using the longitudinal and circumferential representations of the VE, and program the neuromodulation system with the neuromodulation parameter set.
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1. A system for use with a neuromodulation system that includes a physical lead having one or more electrodes at least partially surrounding a circumference of the physical lead for electrically modulating a target tissue of a patient, the system comprising:
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a user interface including a display screen configured to display; simplified graphical representations of the physical lead with at least one user-modifiable virtual electrode (VE) on the graphical representation of the physical lead, wherein the user-modifiable VE represents, as a single VE conforming to the lead representation, a combination of at least two physical electrodes on the physical lead, the simplified graphical representations including one or more of; at least a first view of the lead representation to provide a longitudinal representation of the VE representing a longitudinal position of the VE along a length of the lead representation;
orat least a second view of the lead representation to provide a circumferential representation of the VE representing a circumferential position of the VE around at least a portion of a circumference of the lead representation; control elements to enable a user to adjust the simplified graphical representations of the lead, the control elements including; longitudinal control elements to enable the user to adjust the longitudinal representation of the VE including the longitudinal position of the VE along the length of the lead representation; and circumferential control elements to enable the user to adjust the circumferential representation of the VE including the circumferential position of the VE; and a programmer coupled to the user interface, configured to use the longitudinal representation of the VE and the circumferential representation of the VE to generate a neuromodulation parameter set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system, comprising:
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a neuromodulation system including an electrostimulation generator configured to be operably connected to a physical lead that includes a plurality of electrodes along a longitudinal direction of the physical lead, at least some of the plurality of electrodes including electrodes at least partially surrounding a circumference of the physical lead; a programming system communicatively coupled to the neuromodulation system, the programming system including a display screen and configured to display on the display screen (1) simplified graphical representations of the physical lead with at least one user-modifiable virtual electrode (VE) on the graphical representation of the physical lead, wherein the user-modifiable VE represents, as a single VE conforming to the lead representation, a combination of at least two physical electrodes on the physical lead, and (2) control elements to enable a user to adjust the simplified graphical representations of the lead, wherein the simplified graphical representations include one or more of; at least a first view of the lead representation to provide a longitudinal representation of the VE representing a longitudinal position of the VE along a length of the lead representation, and a longitudinal size, shape, or spread of the VE along the length of the lead representation;
orat least a second view of the lead representation to provide a circumferential representation of the VE representing a circumferential position of the VE around at least a portion of a circumference of the lead representation, and a circumferential size, shape, or spread of the VE around the circumference of the lead representation; wherein the control elements include; longitudinal control elements to enable the user to adjust the longitudinal representation of the VE including the longitudinal position and the longitudinal size, shape, or spread of the VE; and circumferential control elements to enable the user to adjust the circumferential representation of the VE including the circumferential position and the circumferential size, shape, or spread of the VE; and wherein the programming system is configured to use the longitudinal representation of the VE and the circumferential representation of the VE to determine a neuromodulation parameter set, and program the neuromodulation system using the neuromodulation parameter set.
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14. A method for generating a neuromodulation parameter set to program a neuromodulation system that includes a physical lead having one or more electrodes at least partially surrounding a circumference of the physical lead for electrically modulating a target tissue of a patient, the method comprising:
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providing a user interface that includes a display screen; displaying on the display screen; simplified graphical representations of the physical lead with at least one user-modifiable virtual electrode (VE) on the graphical representation of the physical lead, wherein the user-modifiable VE represents, as a single VE conforming to the lead representation, a combination of at least two physical electrodes on the physical lead, the simplified graphical representations including one or more of (1) at least a first view of the lead representation to provide a longitudinal representation of the VE representing a longitudinal position of the VE along a length of the lead representation, and a longitudinal size, shape, or spread of the VE along the length of the lead representation;
or (2) at least a second view of the lead representation to provide a circumferential representation of the VE representing a circumferential position of the VE around at least a portion of a circumference of the lead representation, and a circumferential size, shape, or spread of the VE around the circumference of the lead representation; andcontrol elements to enable a user to adjust the simplified graphical representations of the lead, the control elements including (1) longitudinal control elements to enable the user to adjust the longitudinal representation of the VE including the longitudinal position and the longitudinal size, shape, or spread of the VE, and (2) circumferential control elements to enable the user to adjust the circumferential representation of the VE including the circumferential position and the circumferential size, shape, or spread of the VE; determining, for the at least one VE, one or more of a desired longitudinal position, a desired longitudinal size, shape, or spread, a desired circumferential position, a desired circumferential size, shape, or spread; and generating a neuromodulation parameter set using the longitudinal representation of the VE and the circumferential representation of the VE for delivering neuromodulation using the physical lead. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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