Clinician programmer for use with trial stimulator
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1. A system comprising:
- a trial stimulator that emulates a plurality of pulse generator devices, the trial stimulator comprising;
a plurality of patient user interfaces providing user control during a patient stimulation trial, wherein the plurality of patient user interfaces comprises at least one distinct patient user interface for each of the plurality of emulated pulse generator devices; and
a stimulation signal generator; and
a hand held clinician user platform comprising;
a computer system having a data link interface for communication with the trial stimulator; and
a clinician user interface operable upon said computer system for controlling said trial stimulator when in data communication with said computer system via said data link interface, wherein said clinician user interface receives input from a clinician to select one of the plurality of pulse generator devices for initializing the trial stimulator to emulate the selected one of the plurality of pulse generator devices.
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods which provide an external clinician interface, such as through the use of a laptop computer or a personal digital assistant (PDA). The foregoing clinician interface may be used with trial stimulators well suited for use interoperatively and during patient trial. Stimulators of embodiments are adapted for use in providing stimulation to a plurality of tissues and/or areas of the body, such as spinal cord stimulation, deep brain stimulation, etcetera.
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1. A system comprising:
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a trial stimulator that emulates a plurality of pulse generator devices, the trial stimulator comprising; a plurality of patient user interfaces providing user control during a patient stimulation trial, wherein the plurality of patient user interfaces comprises at least one distinct patient user interface for each of the plurality of emulated pulse generator devices; and a stimulation signal generator; and a hand held clinician user platform comprising; a computer system having a data link interface for communication with the trial stimulator; and a clinician user interface operable upon said computer system for controlling said trial stimulator when in data communication with said computer system via said data link interface, wherein said clinician user interface receives input from a clinician to select one of the plurality of pulse generator devices for initializing the trial stimulator to emulate the selected one of the plurality of pulse generator devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for providing control with respect to a trial stimulation system, said method comprising:
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providing a trial stimulator that emulates a plurality of pulse generator devices, wherein the trial stimulator comprises a plurality of patient user interfaces providing user control during a patient stimulation trial, wherein the plurality of patient user interfaces comprise at least one distinct patient user interface for each of the plurality of emulated pulse generator devices; coupling a hand held computer system having a data link interface to said trial stimulator for communication therebetween; receiving input by the hand held computer system to select one of the plurality of pulse generator devices; initializing the trial stimulator to emulate the selected one of the plurality of pulse generator devices by the hand held computer system using the data link interface; and controlling said trial stimulator when in data communication with said hand held computer system via said data link interface using a clinician user interface operable upon said hand held computer system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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