Controller for obtaining prescriptive analysis of functionality of implantable medical device leads, system and method therefore
First Claim
1. A controller for an implantable medical device having a plurality of electrodes, said implantable medical device capable of delivering therapeutic stimulation to a patient, comprising:
- a control module;
a user interface operatively coupled to said control module, said user interface providing control of said control module by a user displaying a prescriptive analysis; and
an electrode interface operatively coupled between said plurality of electrodes and said control module;
said control module using said electrode interface to obtain a plurality of measurements of impedance values for a plurality of selected sets of individual ones of said plurality of electrodes;
said control module determining said prescriptive analysis of operational functionality of at least one of said plurality of electrodes using said plurality of measurements of impedance values of said selected sets of individual ones of said plurality of electrodes comparative to a range.
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Abstract
Method, controller and system for an implantable medical device having a plurality of electrodes, the implantable medical device capable of delivering therapeutic stimulation to a patient, comprising a control module, a user interface operatively coupled to the control module, the user interface providing control of the control module by a medical professional or other user, and an electrode interface operatively coupled between the plurality of electrodes and the control module. The control module uses the electrode interface to obtain a plurality of measurements of impedance values for a plurality of selected pairs of individual ones of the plurality of electrodes. The control module determines a prescriptive analysis using the plurality of measurements of impedance values of the selected pairs of individual ones of the plurality of electrodes comparative to a range, and the user interface displays the prescriptive analysis.
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27 Claims
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1. A controller for an implantable medical device having a plurality of electrodes, said implantable medical device capable of delivering therapeutic stimulation to a patient, comprising:
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a control module; a user interface operatively coupled to said control module, said user interface providing control of said control module by a user displaying a prescriptive analysis; and an electrode interface operatively coupled between said plurality of electrodes and said control module; said control module using said electrode interface to obtain a plurality of measurements of impedance values for a plurality of selected sets of individual ones of said plurality of electrodes; said control module determining said prescriptive analysis of operational functionality of at least one of said plurality of electrodes using said plurality of measurements of impedance values of said selected sets of individual ones of said plurality of electrodes comparative to a range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A controller for an implantable medical device having a plurality of electrodes, said implantable medical device capable of delivering therapeutic stimulation to a patient, comprising:
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a control module; a user interface operatively coupled to said control module, said user interface providing control of said control module by a medical professional or other user; an electrode interface operatively coupled between said plurality of electrodes and said control module; said control module using said electrode interface to obtain a measurement of an impedance value for a selected set of individual ones of said plurality of electrodes; said control module determining a prescriptive analysis using said impedance value of said selected set of individual ones of said plurality of electrodes comparative to a range; and said user interface displaying said prescriptive analysis.
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15. A system for delivering therapeutic stimulation to a patient, comprising:
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an implantable medical device having a plurality of electrodes; and a controller, comprising; a control module; a user interface operatively coupled to said control module, said user interface providing control of said control module by a user; an electrode interface operatively coupled between said plurality of electrodes and said control module; said control module using said electrode interface to obtain a plurality of measurements of impedance values for a plurality of selected sets of individual ones of said plurality of electrodes; said control module determining a prescriptive analysis using said plurality of measurements of impedance values of said selected sets of individual ones of said plurality of electrodes comparative to a range; and said user interface displaying said prescriptive analysis.
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16. A method for delivering therapeutic stimulation to a patient using an implantable medical device having a plurality of electrodes, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a plurality of measurements of impedance values for a plurality of selected sets of individual ones of said plurality of electrodes; determining a prescriptive analysis using said plurality of measured impedance values of said selected sets of individual ones of said plurality of electrodes comparative to a range; and communicating said prescriptive analysis to a user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26)
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