STIMULATION ELECTRODE SELECTION
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a plurality of electrodes;
a sensing module that senses a plurality of bioelectrical brain signals via at least one electrode of the plurality of electrodes; and
a processor that determines a frequency domain characteristic for each of the plurality of bioelectrical signals, determines a plurality of relative values of the frequency domain characteristic, wherein each of the plurality of relative values is based on at least two of the frequency domain characteristics, and selects at least one of the plurality of electrodes for delivering stimulation to the patient based on the plurality of relative values.
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Abstract
Bioelectrical signals may be sensed within a brain of a patient with a plurality of sense electrode combinations. A stimulation electrode combination for delivering stimulation to the patient to manage a patient condition can be selected based on a frequency domain characteristic of the sensed bioelectrical signals. In some examples, a stimulation electrode combination is selected based on a determination of which of the sense electrodes are located closest to a target tissue site, as indicated by the one or more sense electrodes that sensed a bioelectrical brain signal with a relatively highest value of the frequency domain characteristic. In some examples, determining which of the sense electrodes are located closest to the target tissue site may include executing an algorithm using relative values of the frequency domain characteristic.
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47 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a plurality of electrodes; a sensing module that senses a plurality of bioelectrical brain signals via at least one electrode of the plurality of electrodes; and a processor that determines a frequency domain characteristic for each of the plurality of bioelectrical signals, determines a plurality of relative values of the frequency domain characteristic, wherein each of the plurality of relative values is based on at least two of the frequency domain characteristics, and selects at least one of the plurality of electrodes for delivering stimulation to the patient based on the plurality of relative values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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a plurality of electrodes; a sensing module that senses a first group of bioelectrical signals in a brain of a patient via a first group of electrodes comprising at least one electrode from the plurality of electrodes, a second group of bioelectrical signals in the brain of the patient via a second group of electrodes comprising at least one electrode from the plurality of electrodes, a third group of bioelectrical signals in the brain of the patient via a third group of electrodes comprising at least one electrode from the plurality of electrodes, and a fourth group of bioelectrical signals in the brain of the patient via a fourth group of electrodes comprising at least one electrode from the plurality of electrodes; and a processor that determines a frequency domain characteristic for each of the bioelectrical signals within each of the first, second, third, and fourth groups of bioelectrical signals, determines a first relative value of the frequency domain characteristic based on the frequency domain characteristics for the first and second groups of bioelectrical signals, determines a second relative value of the frequency domain characteristic based on the frequency domain characteristics for the second and third groups of bioelectrical signals, determines a third relative value of the frequency domain characteristic based on the frequency domain characteristics for the third and fourth groups of bioelectrical signals, determines a fourth relative value of the frequency domain characteristic based on the frequency domain characteristics for the first and fourth groups of bioelectrical signals, and selects at least one electrode from at least one of the first, second, third, or fourth groups of electrodes for delivering stimulation to a target tissue site of the patient based on the first, second, third, and fourth relative values. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A system comprising:
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means for sensing a plurality of bioelectrical brain signals via respective electrodes; means for determining a frequency domain characteristic for each of the plurality of bioelectrical signals; means for determining a plurality of relative values of the frequency domain characteristics, wherein each of the plurality of relative values is based on at least two of the frequency domain characteristics; and means for selecting at least one of the plurality of electrodes for delivering stimulation to the patient based on the plurality of relative values. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A system comprising:
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means for sensing a first group of bioelectrical signals in a brain of a patient via a first group of electrodes comprising at least one electrode from the plurality of electrodes, a second group of bioelectrical signals in the brain of the patient via a second group of electrodes comprising at least one electrode from the plurality of electrodes, a third group of bioelectrical signals in the brain of the patient via a third group of electrodes comprising at least one electrode from the plurality of electrodes, and a fourth group of bioelectrical signals in the brain of the patient via a fourth group of electrodes comprising at least one electrode from the plurality of electrodes; means for determining a frequency domain characteristic for each of the bioelectrical signals within each of the first, second, third, and fourth groups of bioelectrical signals; means for determining a first relative value of the frequency domain characteristic based on the frequency domain characteristics for the first and second groups of bioelectrical signals, a second relative value of the frequency domain characteristic based on the frequency domain characteristics for the second and third groups of bioelectrical signals, a third relative value of the frequency domain characteristic based on the frequency domain characteristics for the third and fourth groups of bioelectrical signals, a fourth relative value of the frequency domain characteristic based on the frequency domain characteristics for the first and fourth groups of bioelectrical signals; and means for selecting an electrode from at least one of the first, second, third, or fourth groups of electrodes for delivering stimulation to a target tissue site of the patient based on the first, second, third, and fourth relative values.
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46. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that cause a programmable processor to:
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determine a frequency domain characteristic for each of a plurality of bioelectrical signals sensed in a brain of a patient with respective electrodes; determine a plurality of relative values of the frequency domain characteristic, wherein each of the plurality of relative values is based on at least two of the frequency domain characteristics; and select at least one of the electrodes for delivering stimulation to the patient based on the plurality of relative values.
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47. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that cause a programmable processor to:
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determine a frequency domain characteristic each bioelectrical brain signal of a first group of bioelectrical signals in a brain of a patient with a first group of electrodes, a second group of bioelectrical signals in the brain of the patient with a second group of electrodes, a third group of bioelectrical signals in the brain of the patient with a third group of electrodes, and a fourth group of bioelectrical signals in the brain of the patient with a fourth group of electrodes; determine a first relative value of the frequency domain characteristic based on the frequency domain characteristics for the first and second groups of bioelectrical signals; determine a second relative value of the frequency domain characteristic based on the frequency domain characteristics for the second and third groups of bioelectrical signals; determine a third relative value of the frequency domain characteristic based on the frequency domain characteristics for the third and fourth groups of bioelectrical signals; determine a fourth relative value of the frequency domain characteristic based on the frequency domain characteristics for the first and fourth groups of bioelectrical signals; and select at least one of the first, second, third, or fourth groups of electrodes for delivering stimulation to a target tissue site of the patient based on the first, second, third, and fourth relative values.
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