PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES FOR STIMULATION WITH UTILIZATION OF CASE ELECTRODE
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, via a user interface of an electrical stimulator programmer device, user input specifying an electrode combination for delivery of electrical stimulation from an implantable electrical stimulator to a patient, the electrode combination comprising at least a first electrode carried by a housing of the electrical stimulator, and a second electrode and a third electrode carried by one or more implantable leads coupled to the housing;
receiving, via the user interface, user input specifying amounts of electrical stimulation current to be supplied via the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode; and
defining a program to control delivery of the electrical stimulation by the stimulator based on the user input.
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Abstract
This disclosure describes techniques that support delivering electrical stimulation via an electrode on a housing of an implantable medical device (IMD) while substantially simultaneously delivering electrical stimulation via one or more electrodes, having the same polarity as the electrode on the housing, on one or more leads engaged to the IMD. The stimulation may be constant current-based or constant voltage-based stimulation in the form of pulses or continuous waveforms. Delivery of stimulation via both a housing anode and one or more lead anodes, for example, may allow a user to control current paths between the housing electrode and the lead electrode(s) in a relative manner to achieve different electric or stimulation field shapes.
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35 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, via a user interface of an electrical stimulator programmer device, user input specifying an electrode combination for delivery of electrical stimulation from an implantable electrical stimulator to a patient, the electrode combination comprising at least a first electrode carried by a housing of the electrical stimulator, and a second electrode and a third electrode carried by one or more implantable leads coupled to the housing; receiving, via the user interface, user input specifying amounts of electrical stimulation current to be supplied via the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode; and defining a program to control delivery of the electrical stimulation by the stimulator based on the user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A programmer for an implantable electrical stimulator comprising:
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a user interface that; receives user input specifying an electrode combination for delivery of electrical stimulation from an electrical stimulator to a patient, the electrode combination comprising at least a first electrode carried by a housing of the electrical stimulator, and a second electrode and a third electrode carried by at least one implantable lead coupled to the housing; and receives user input specifying amounts of electrical stimulation current to be supplied via the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode; and a processor that defines a program to control delivery of the electrical stimulation by the stimulator based on the user input. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that cause a processor to:
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receive, via a user interface of an electrical stimulator programmer device, user input specifying an electrode combination for delivery of electrical stimulation from an electrical stimulator to a patient, the electrode combination comprising at least a first electrode carried by a housing of the electrical stimulator, and a second electrode and a third electrode carried by at least one implantable lead coupled to the housing; receive, via the user interface, user input specifying amounts of electrical stimulation current to be supplied via the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode; and define a program to control delivery of the electrical stimulation by the stimulator based on the user input. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A device comprising:
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means for receiving, via a user interface of an electrical stimulator programmer device, user input specifying an electrode combination for delivery of electrical stimulation from an implantable electrical stimulator to a patient, the electrode combination comprising at least a first electrode carried by a housing of the electrical stimulator, and a second electrode and a third electrode carried by one or more implantable leads coupled to the housing; means for receiving, via the user interface, user input specifying amounts of electrical stimulation current to be supplied via the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode; and means for defining a program to control delivery of the electrical stimulation by the stimulator based on the user input.
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35. A system comprising:
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an implantable electrical stimulator; and a programmer comprising; a user interface that; receives user input specifying an electrode combination for delivery of electrical stimulation from an electrical stimulator to a patient, the electrode combination comprising at least a first electrode carried by a housing of the electrical stimulator, and a second electrode and a third electrode carried by at least one implantable lead coupled to the housing; and receives user input specifying amounts of electrical stimulation current to be supplied via the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode; and a processor that defines a program to control delivery of the electrical stimulation by the stimulator based on the user input.
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