Method and System of Suggesting Spinal Cord Stimulation Region Based on Pain and Stimulation Maps with a Clinician Programmer
First Claim
1. A system for determining stimulation lead placements for a healthcare professional with respect to an implant of a neurostimulator device in a target patient, the electronic device comprising:
- a memory storage component configured to store programming code; and
a computer processor configured to execute the programming code to perform the following tasks;
providing a human body model;
generating, in response to user input, a pain map over the human body model, wherein the pain map visually represents body regions of the target patient that are experiencing pain;
providing a dermatome map, wherein the dermatome map includes a visual correlation between regions of a human body and segments of a spinal cord;
comparing the pain map with the dermatome map; and
displaying recommendations regarding the implant of the neurostimulator device in response to the comparing.
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Abstract
The present disclosure involves a method of determining stimulation lead placements for a healthcare professional with respect to an implant of a neurostimulator device in a target patient. A human body model is provided. A pain map is generated over the human body model in response to user input. The pain map visually represents body regions of the target patient that are experiencing pain. A dermatome map is provided. The dermatome map includes a visual correlation between regions of a human body and segments of a spinal cord. The pain map is compared with the dermatome map. Recommendations regarding the implant of the neurostimulator device are displayed in response to the comparing.
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40 Claims
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1. A system for determining stimulation lead placements for a healthcare professional with respect to an implant of a neurostimulator device in a target patient, the electronic device comprising:
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a memory storage component configured to store programming code; and a computer processor configured to execute the programming code to perform the following tasks; providing a human body model; generating, in response to user input, a pain map over the human body model, wherein the pain map visually represents body regions of the target patient that are experiencing pain; providing a dermatome map, wherein the dermatome map includes a visual correlation between regions of a human body and segments of a spinal cord; comparing the pain map with the dermatome map; and displaying recommendations regarding the implant of the neurostimulator device in response to the comparing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of determining stimulation lead placements for a healthcare professional with respect to an implant of a neurostimulator device in a target patient, the method comprising:
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providing a human body model; generating, in response to user input, a pain map over the human body model, wherein the pain map visually represents body regions of the target patient that are experiencing pain; providing a dermatome map, wherein the dermatome map includes a visual correlation between regions of a human body and segments of a spinal cord; comparing the pain map with the dermatome map; and displaying recommendations regarding the implant of the neurostimulator device in response to the comparing. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system of providing a recommended dermatome map for a healthcare professional to facilitate an implant of a neurostimulator device in a target patient, the system comprising:
an electronic server having a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising executable instructions that when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform the steps of; receiving a plurality of dermatome maps that are each customized to a different patient, wherein each dermatome map includes a visual correlation between regions of a human body and segments of a spinal cord, and wherein each dermatome is associated with a set of patient physiological characteristics but is devoid of patient biographical identification information; establishing, on the electronic server, a dermatome map database based on the plurality of received dermatome maps; identifying a recommended dermatome map in response to a user request; and sending the recommended dermatome map to a remote electronic device of the user. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of providing a recommended dermatome map for a healthcare professional to facilitate an implant of a neurostimulator device in a target patient, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of dermatome maps that are each customized to a different patient, wherein each dermatome map includes a visual correlation between regions of a human body and segments of a spinal cord, and wherein each dermatome is associated with a set of patient physiological characteristics but is devoid of patient biographical identification information; establishing a dermatome map database based on the plurality of received dermatome maps; identifying a recommended dermatome map in response to a user request; and sending the recommended dermatome map to a remote electronic device of the user. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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