EXTERNAL SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATION LEADS AND DEVICES, AND METHODS OF USING SAME
First Claim
1. An external system to detect an implanted lead coupled to an implanted neurostimulation device (INSD), the system comprising:
- a handheld probe having electrodes configured to be positioned external to a surface of a patient and proximate to a region of the patient having the implanted lead for an INSD, the electrodes configured to measure a stimulation output from the implanted lead of the INSD;
a controller coupled to the electrodes to receive measured signals from the electrodes, the measured signals representative of the stimulation output of the INSD, the controller processing the measured signals to obtain lead information; and
a user interface to present the lead information to a user, the lead information indicative of at least one of an operation of the lead and a position of the lead.
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Abstract
Embodiments herein include an external system and method to detect an implanted lead coupled to an implanted neurostimulation device (INSD). The system and method comprise a handheld probe having electrodes configured to be positioned external to a surface of a patient and proximate to a region of the patient having the implanted lead for an implanted INSD. The electrodes are configured to measure a stimulation output from the implanted lead of the INSD. The system and method include a controller coupled to the electrodes to receive measured signals from the electrodes. The measured signals represent the stimulation output of the INSD. The controller processes the measured signals to obtain lead information. The system includes a user interface to present the lead information to a user. The lead information is indicative of at least one of an operation of the lead and a position of the lead.
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1. An external system to detect an implanted lead coupled to an implanted neurostimulation device (INSD), the system comprising:
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a handheld probe having electrodes configured to be positioned external to a surface of a patient and proximate to a region of the patient having the implanted lead for an INSD, the electrodes configured to measure a stimulation output from the implanted lead of the INSD; a controller coupled to the electrodes to receive measured signals from the electrodes, the measured signals representative of the stimulation output of the INSD, the controller processing the measured signals to obtain lead information; and a user interface to present the lead information to a user, the lead information indicative of at least one of an operation of the lead and a position of the lead. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method to detect an implanted lead of an implanted neurostimulation device (INSD), the method comprising:
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positioning a handheld probe having electrodes external to a surface of a patient and proximate to a region of the patient having the implanted lead for an INSD; configuring the electrodes to measure a stimulation output from the implanted lead of the INSD; receiving measured signals from the electrodes, the measured signals representative of the stimulation output of the INSD; processing the measured signals to obtain INSD lead information; and presenting the lead information to a user, the lead information indicative of at least one of an operation of the lead and a position of the lead. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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