PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES FOR PERIPHERAL NERVE FIELD STIMULATION
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a stimulation field vector input from a user via a user interface, wherein the stimulation field vector input indicates a direction of electrical stimulation within a stimulation field that provides electrical stimulation in a region of a body of a patient; and
determining an electrode configuration for generating the stimulation field based on the stimulation field vector input, wherein the electrode configuration comprises a selection of at least two active electrodes from an electrode array and a polarity of each of the selected electrodes.
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Abstract
Peripheral nerve field stimulation (PNFS) delivered by a medical device to a patient may be programmed by specifying one or more characteristics of a stimulation field generated by the IMD to provide the PNFS. The characteristics of the stimulation field may include, for example, a direction of stimulation within the field, a breadth of the stimulation field, a focus of stimulation within the stimulation field, a depth of the stimulation field relative to a reference point, such as the epidermis of the patient, or a nerve fiber diameter selection.
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35 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a stimulation field vector input from a user via a user interface, wherein the stimulation field vector input indicates a direction of electrical stimulation within a stimulation field that provides electrical stimulation in a region of a body of a patient; and determining an electrode configuration for generating the stimulation field based on the stimulation field vector input, wherein the electrode configuration comprises a selection of at least two active electrodes from an electrode array and a polarity of each of the selected electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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19. A system comprising:
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a user interface; and a processor that receives a stimulation field vector input from a user via the user interface, wherein the stimulation field vector input indicates a direction of electrical stimulation in a stimulation field that provides electrical stimulation in a region of a body of a patient, and determines an electrode configuration for generating the stimulation field based on the stimulation field vector input, wherein the electrode configuration comprises a selection of at least two active electrodes from an electrode array and a polarity of each of the selected electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A system comprising:
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means for receiving a stimulation field vector input from a user via a user interface, wherein the stimulation field vector input indicates a direction of electrical stimulation within a stimulation field that provides electrical stimulation in a region of a body of a patient; and means for determining an electrode configuration for generating the stimulation field based on the stimulation field vector input, wherein the electrode configuration comprises a selection of at least two active electrodes from an electrode array and a polarity of each of the selected electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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35. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions that cause a processor to:
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receive a stimulation field vector input from a user, wherein the stimulation field vector input indicates a direction of electrical stimulation within a stimulation field that provides electrical stimulation in a region of a body of a patient; and determine an electrode configuration for generating the stimulation field in the region based on the stimulation field vector input, wherein the electrode configuration comprises a selection of at least two active electrodes from an electrode array and a polarity of each of the selected electrodes.
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