CHARACTERIZATION OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATION ELECTRODES USING POST-IMPLANT IMAGING
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- analyzing, by an image processing device, an electronic image of an electrical stimulation electrode array implanted within a patient to identify one or more physical characteristics of the electrode array, wherein the electrode array includes one or more electrodes;
characterizing the array based on the identified physical characteristics; and
automatically generating an indication of the characterization of the array.
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Abstract
In general, the disclosure is related to characterization of implanted electrical stimulation electrode arrays using post-implant imaging. The electrode arrays may be carried by implanted leads. Characterization of implanted electrode arrays may include identification of the type or types of leads implanted within a patient and/or determination of positions of the implanted leads or electrodes carried by the leads relative to one another or relative to anatomical structures within the patient. In addition, the disclosure relates to techniques for specifying or modifying patient therapy parameters based on the characterization of the implanted electrode arrays.
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59 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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analyzing, by an image processing device, an electronic image of an electrical stimulation electrode array implanted within a patient to identify one or more physical characteristics of the electrode array, wherein the electrode array includes one or more electrodes; characterizing the array based on the identified physical characteristics; and automatically generating an indication of the characterization of the array. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A device comprising:
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an image analysis unit that analyzes an electronic image of an electrical stimulation electrode array implanted within a patient to identify one or more physical characteristics of the electrode array, wherein the electrode array includes one or more electrodes; and a characterization unit that characterizes the electrode array based on the identified physical characteristics, and that automatically generates an indication of the characterization of the array. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A system comprising:
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an image capture device that obtains an electronic image of an electrical stimulation electrode array implanted within a patient, wherein the array includes one or more electrodes; an image analysis unit that analyzes the electronic image of the electrical stimulation electrode array to identify one or more physical characteristics of the lead; a characterization unit that characterizes the array based on the identified physical characteristics, and that automatically generates an indication of the characterization of the array; and a programmer for an electrical stimulation device coupled to the array. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A device comprising:
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means for analyzing an electronic image of an electrical stimulation electrode array implanted within a patient to identify one or more physical characteristics of the electrode array, wherein the electrode array comprises one or more electrodes; means for characterizing the array based on the identified physical characteristics; and means for automatically generating an indication of the characterization of the array. - View Dependent Claims (50, 54)
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51. The device of 50, wherein the physical characteristics include an electrode number characteristic, an electrode size characteristic, and an intra-lead electrode spacing characteristic, the device further comprising:
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means for comparing the identified physical characteristics to physical characteristics for different types of leads; and means for determining the type of the lead based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53)
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55. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions to cause a processor to:
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analyze an electronic image of an electrical stimulation electrode array implanted within a patient to identify one or more physical characteristics of the electrode array, wherein the electrode array comprises one or more electrodes; characterize the electrode array based on the identified physical characteristics; and automatically generating an indication of the characterization of the electrode array. - View Dependent Claims (56, 59)
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57. The computer-readable medium of 56, wherein the physical characteristics include an electrode number characteristic, an electrode size characteristic, and an intra-lead electrode spacing characteristic, the instructions further causing the processor to:
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compare the identified physical characteristics to physical characteristics for different types of leads; and determining the type of the lead based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (58)
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