SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROGRAMMING AN IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR

• US 20090306746A1
• Filed: 02/06/2007
• Published: 12/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Advanced Neuromodulation Systems Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Advanced Neuromodulation Systems Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: BLISCHAK, Brian
• Application Number:
  US11/671,676
• Publication Number:
  US 20090306746A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/59
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/0551 Spinal or peripheral nerve electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37235 Aspects of the external programmer
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37252 Details of algorithms or data aspects of communication system, e.g. handshaking, transmitting specific data or segmenting data
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/40 for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented system is provided for programming an implantable neurostimulator. A memory module stores relative positioning data representing determined relative positioning in at least two dimensions of an electrode in a first implanted neurostimulation lead relative to an electrode in a second implanted neurostimulation lead or to neural structures. A processing module coupled to the memory module accesses the relative positioning data stored in the memory module, determines one or more stimulation characteristics according to the accessed relative positioning data, and communicates the one or more stimulation characteristics determined according to the accessed relative positioning data to an implantable neurostimulator, electrically coupled to the implanted stimulation lead(s), to control operation of the implantable neurostimulator.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented system for programming an implantable neurostimulator, comprising:

a memory module operable to store software instructions and relative positioning data representing determined relative positioning in three dimensions of an electrode in a first implanted neurostimulation lead relative to an electrode in a second implanted neurostimulation lead; and

a processing module coupled to the memory module and, according to the software instructions stored in the memory module, operable to;

access the relative positioning data stored in the memory module;

determine one or more stimulation characteristics according to the accessed relative positioning data; and

communicate the one or more stimulation characteristics determined according to the accessed relative positioning data to an implantable neurostimulator, electrically coupled to the first and second implanted stimulation leads, to control operation of the implantable neurostimulator.

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