Patient interactive neurostimulation system and method
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- controlling an implantable neurostimulator to deliver neurostimulation to a patient according to a plurality of stimulation settings during a programming session;
displaying a list of the stimulation settings;
collecting information for each of the stimulation settings, wherein the collected information comprises;
rating information comprising;
a numeric rating for the stimulation setting; and
a degree of overlap between a paresthesia map for the stimulation setting and a pain map; and
a threshold amplitude value for the stimulation setting;
receiving input from a user choosing at least one criteria selected from the collected information; and
ordering the list according to the at least one user-chosen criteria selected from the collected information.
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Abstract
A fully automated computer controlled system is provided for adjustment of neurostimulation implants used in pain therapy and in treating neurological dysfunction which includes a patient interactive computer, and a universal transmitter interface integrally embedded in the patient interactive computer or built into the antenna which is capable of stimulating any type of implanted neurostimulation devices by imitating programming codes. The patient interacts with the system through the patient interactive computer. The universal transmitter interface includes a direct digital synthesizer, a transistor circuitry driving the antenna in ON-OFF fashion and a gating unit for driving the transistor circuitry under control of the processing means in the patient-interactive computer. Alternatively, the universal transmitting interface includes a balanced modulator for modulation of the carrier signal generated at the direct digital synthesizer.
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39 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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controlling an implantable neurostimulator to deliver neurostimulation to a patient according to a plurality of stimulation settings during a programming session; displaying a list of the stimulation settings; collecting information for each of the stimulation settings, wherein the collected information comprises; rating information comprising; a numeric rating for the stimulation setting; and a degree of overlap between a paresthesia map for the stimulation setting and a pain map; and a threshold amplitude value for the stimulation setting; receiving input from a user choosing at least one criteria selected from the collected information; and ordering the list according to the at least one user-chosen criteria selected from the collected information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A device for programming an implantable neurostimulator comprising a display, wherein the device is adapted to control the implantable neurostimulator to deliver neurostimulation to a patient according to a plurality of stimulation settings during a programming session, display a list of the stimulation settings via the display, collect information for each of the stimulation settings, receive input from a user choosing at least one criteria selected from the collected information, and order the list according to the at least one user-chosen criteria, wherein the collected information comprises:
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rating information comprising; a numeric rating for each of the stimulation settings; and a degree of overlap between a paresthesia map for the stimulation setting and a pain map; and a threshold amplitude value for the stimulation setting. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for programming an implantable neurostimulator comprising:
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means for controlling the implantable neurostimulator to deliver neurostimulation to a patient according to a plurality of stimulation settings during a programming session; means for displaying a list of the stimulation settings; means for collecting information for each of the stimulation settings, wherein the collected information comprises; rating information comprising; a numeric rating for the stimulation setting; and a degree of overlap between a paresthesia map for the stimulation setting and a pain map; a threshold amplitude value for the stimulation setting; and means for receiving input from a user choosing at least one criteria from the collected information; and means for ordering the list according to a least one user-chosen criteria selected from the collected information. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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