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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONICALLY SWITCHING ELECTRODE CONFIGURATION

  • US 20080177365A1
  • Filed: 10/31/2007
  • Published: 07/24/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An implantable medical device, comprising:

  • a neural stimulator adapted to generate neural stimulation signals;

    an electrode configuration tester for testing a first electrode configuration for stimulating a desired neural target; and

    a controller to control the neural stimulator to selectively provide a first neural stimulation signal with appropriate signal characteristics to stimulate the desired neural target using the first electrical configuration and a second neural stimulation signal with appropriate signal characteristics to stimulate the desired neural target using a second electrode configuration, and adapted to communicate with the electrode configuration tester and to respond to an indication that an efficacy of the first electrode configuration is lower than a threshold by providing the neural stimulation using the second neural stimulation signal.

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