COLLECTION OF CLINICAL DATA FOR GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
First Claim
1. A method of treating a patient, comprising:
- conveying electrical stimulation energy into tissue of the patient via different combinations of electrodes implanted within the patient, thereby creating one or more clinical effects for each of the different electrode combinations;
determining an influence of each of the different electrode combinations on the one or more clinical effects;
generating a graphical indication of the one or more clinical effects based on the determined electrode combination influences;
displaying a graphical representation of the electrodes; and
displaying the graphical indication of the one or more clinical effects adjacent the graphical electrode representation, such that a user can determine an extent to which each of the different electrode combinations influences the one or more clinical effects.
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Abstract
A method of treating a patient and an external programmer for use with a neurostimulator. Electrical stimulation energy is serially conveyed into tissue of the patient via different combinations of electrodes implanted within the patient, thereby creating one or more clinical effects for each of the different electrode combinations. An influence of each of the different electrode combinations on the clinical effect(s) is determined. A graphical indication of the one or more clinical effects is generated based on the determined electrode combination influences. A graphical representation of the electrodes is displayed. The graphical indication of the clinical effect(s) is displayed adjacent the graphical electrode representation, such that a user can view an extent to which each of the different electrode combinations influences the clinical effect(s).
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42 Claims
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1. A method of treating a patient, comprising:
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conveying electrical stimulation energy into tissue of the patient via different combinations of electrodes implanted within the patient, thereby creating one or more clinical effects for each of the different electrode combinations; determining an influence of each of the different electrode combinations on the one or more clinical effects; generating a graphical indication of the one or more clinical effects based on the determined electrode combination influences; displaying a graphical representation of the electrodes; and displaying the graphical indication of the one or more clinical effects adjacent the graphical electrode representation, such that a user can determine an extent to which each of the different electrode combinations influences the one or more clinical effects. - 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. An external programmer for use with a neurostimulator, comprising:
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output circuitry configured for communicating with the neurostimulator; control circuitry configured for instructing the neurostimulator via the output circuitry to convey electrical stimulation energy into tissue of a patient via different combinations of electrodes implanted within the patient, thereby creating one or more clinical effects for each of the different electrode combinations; and processing circuitry configured for determining an influence of each of the different electrode combinations on the one or more clinical effects, and generating a graphical indication of the one or more clinical effects based on the determined electrode combination influences; wherein the control circuitry is further configured for instructing a display device to display the graphical indication of the one or more clinical effects adjacent a graphical representation of the electrodes, such that the user can view an extent to which each of the different electrode combinations influences the one or more clinical effects. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42-102. -102. (canceled)
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