LINKED AREA PARAMETER ADJUSTMENT FOR SPINAL CORD STIMULATION AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A system for managing pain in a patient using an electrical waveform, comprising:
- an electrode device configured to be implanted into a patient and including a plurality of electrodes having at least a first electrode associated with a first area of the patient and a second electrode associated with a second area of the patient, wherein the first area has a first therapy range for a waveform parameter and the second area has a second therapy range for the waveform parameter; and
an implantable device configured to be coupled to the electrode device, the implantable device including a power supply, a waveform generator configured to generate the waveform, and a computer-operable medium operatively coupled to the waveform generator, the computer-operable medium being programmed to change the waveform parameter applied to the first electrode and automatically set the waveform parameter applied to the second electrode based on a relationship between the first therapy range and the second therapy range.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for managing pain in a patient using an electrical waveform that link the modulation of a waveform parameter for different areas of a patient. One embodiment in a system for managing pain in a patient comprises an electric device configured to be implanted into the patient and including a plurality of electrodes having at least a first electrode associated with a first area of the patient and a second electrode associated with a second area of the patient. The system further includes an implantable device configured to be coupled to the electrode device and having a computer-operable medium programmed to change the waveform parameter applied to the first electrode and automatically set the waveform parameter applied to the second electrode based on a relationship between a first therapy range and a second therapy range of the waveform parameter.
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45 Claims
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1. A system for managing pain in a patient using an electrical waveform, comprising:
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an electrode device configured to be implanted into a patient and including a plurality of electrodes having at least a first electrode associated with a first area of the patient and a second electrode associated with a second area of the patient, wherein the first area has a first therapy range for a waveform parameter and the second area has a second therapy range for the waveform parameter; and an implantable device configured to be coupled to the electrode device, the implantable device including a power supply, a waveform generator configured to generate the waveform, and a computer-operable medium operatively coupled to the waveform generator, the computer-operable medium being programmed to change the waveform parameter applied to the first electrode and automatically set the waveform parameter applied to the second electrode based on a relationship between the first therapy range and the second therapy range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for managing pain in a patient using an electrical waveform, the patient has first area with a first therapy range for a waveform parameter and a second area with a second therapy range for the waveform parameter, the method comprising:
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changing the level of the waveform parameter applied to a first electrode implanted at the first area of the patient; and setting the level of the waveform parameter applied to a second electrode at the second area of the patient based on a scaling factor relating the first area to the second area. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method for managing pain in a patient having a first area with a first therapy range for a parameter of the therapy and a second area with a second therapy range for the parameter of the therapy, the method comprising:
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delivering an electrical waveform at a first level of the parameter to a first electrode at the first area and at a second level of the parameter to a second electrode at the second area; changing the first level of the parameter; setting the second level of the parameter based on a relationship between the first therapy range and the second therapy range; and delivering the electrical waveform at the first level of the parameter to the first electrode and at the second level of the parameter to the second electrode. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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43. A method for managing pain in a patient having a plurality of areas that each have a therapy range for a waveform parameter, the method comprising:
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selecting at least two areas for linked modulation of the waveform parameter including a first area having a first therapy range for the waveform parameter and a second area having a second therapy range for the waveform parameter; determining a scaling factor of the waveform parameter based on a relationship between the first and second therapy ranges; delivering an electrical waveform at a first level of the waveform parameter to a first electrode located at the first area and at a second level of the waveform parameter to a second electrode located at the second area; changing the first level of the waveform parameter to an updated first level; setting the second level of the waveform parameter based on the scaling factor to an updated second level; and delivering the electrical waveform at the updated first level of the waveform parameter to the first electrode and at the updated second level of the waveform parameter to the second electrode.
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44. A system for managing pain in a patient using an electrical waveform, comprising:
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an electrode device configured to be implanted into a patient and including a plurality of electrodes having at least a first electrode associated with a first area of the patient and a second electrode associated with a second area of the patient, wherein the first area has a first therapy range for a waveform parameter and the second area has a second therapy range for the waveform parameter; and an implantable device configured to be coupled to the electrode device, the implantable device including a power supply, a waveform generator configured to generate the waveform, and a computer-operable medium operatively coupled to the waveform generator, the computer-operable medium being programmed to— deliver the electrical waveform at a first level of the parameter to the first electrode at the first area and at a second level of the parameter to the second electrode at the second area; change the first level of the parameter; set the second level of the parameter based on a relationship between the first therapy range and the second therapy range; and deliver the electrical waveform at the first level of the parameter to the first electrode and at the second level of the parameter to the second electrode.
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45. A system for managing pain in a patient using an electrical waveform, comprising:
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an electrode device configured to be implanted into a patient and including a plurality of electrodes having at least a first electrode associated with a first area of the patient and a second electrode associated with a second area of the patient, wherein the first area has a first therapy range for a waveform parameter and the second area has a second therapy range for the waveform parameter; and an implantable device configured to be coupled to the electrode device, the implantable device including a power supply, a waveform generator configured to generate the waveform, and a computer-operable medium operatively coupled to the waveform generator, the computer-operable medium being programmed to— select at least two areas for linked modulation of the waveform parameter including the first area and the second area; determine a scaling factor of the waveform parameter based on a relationship between the first and second therapy ranges; deliver an electrical waveform at a first level of the waveform parameter to the first electrode located at the first area and at a second level of the waveform parameter to the second electrode located at the second area; change the first level of the waveform parameter to an updated first level; set the second level of the waveform parameter based on the scaling factor to an updated second level; and deliver the electrical waveform at the updated first level of the waveform parameter to the first electrode and at the updated second level of the waveform parameter to the second electrode.
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