Programming interface with a concentric axial view of a stimulation lead with complex electrode array geometry
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- presenting on a display a side view of a representation of an implantable lead having a complex electrode array geometry, wherein the implantable lead comprises a plurality of non-contiguous electrode segments located at different angular positions about a circumference of the lead and different axial positions along a length of the lead, wherein the lead has a first end and a second end, and wherein the lead is substantially cylindrical;
presenting on the display a nested, coaxial, view of the complex electrode array geometry, wherein the nested, coaxial, view comprises a plurality of concentric positions, each of the concentric positions corresponding to a respective one of the different axial positions along the length of the lead, wherein an outermost one of the concentric positions corresponds to a respective one of the different axial positions located nearest to the first end and an innermost one of the concentric positions corresponds to a respective one of the different axial positions located nearest to the second end, and wherein all the electrode segments of the implantable lead are displayed in the nested, coaxial view; and
receiving user input via interaction with at least one of the side view and the nested, coaxial view defining stimulation for delivery by a medical device via the lead.
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Abstract
The disclosure is directed to programming implantable stimulators to deliver stimulation energy via one or more implantable leads having complex electrode array geometries. The disclosure also contemplates guided programming to select electrode combinations and parameter values to support efficacy. The techniques may be applied to a programming interface associated with a clinician programmer, a patient programmer, or both. A user interface permits a user to view electrodes from different perspectives relative to the lead. For example, the user interface provides a side view of a lead and a concentric axial view of the lead. The user interface may include an axial control medium to select and/or view electrodes at different axial positions along the length of a lead, and a rotational control medium to select and/or view electrodes at different angular positions around a circumference of the lead.
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31 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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presenting on a display a side view of a representation of an implantable lead having a complex electrode array geometry, wherein the implantable lead comprises a plurality of non-contiguous electrode segments located at different angular positions about a circumference of the lead and different axial positions along a length of the lead, wherein the lead has a first end and a second end, and wherein the lead is substantially cylindrical; presenting on the display a nested, coaxial, view of the complex electrode array geometry, wherein the nested, coaxial, view comprises a plurality of concentric positions, each of the concentric positions corresponding to a respective one of the different axial positions along the length of the lead, wherein an outermost one of the concentric positions corresponds to a respective one of the different axial positions located nearest to the first end and an innermost one of the concentric positions corresponds to a respective one of the different axial positions located nearest to the second end, and wherein all the electrode segments of the implantable lead are displayed in the nested, coaxial view; and receiving user input via interaction with at least one of the side view and the nested, coaxial view defining stimulation for delivery by a medical device via the lead. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 29)
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11. A programmer comprising:
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a user interface; and a processor that presents a side view of a representation of an implantable lead having a complex electrode array geometry via the user interface, presents a nested, coaxial, view of the complex electrode array geometry via the user interface, and receives user input via interaction with at least one of the side view or the nested, coaxial, view on the user interface defining stimulation for delivery by a medical device via the lead, wherein the implantable lead comprises a plurality of non-contiguous electrode segments located at different angular positions about a circumference of the lead and different axial positions along a length of the lead, wherein the lead has a first end and a second end, and wherein the lead is substantially cylindrical; and wherein the nested, coaxial view comprises a plurality of concentric positions, each of the concentric positions corresponding to a respective one of the different axial positions along the length of the lead, wherein an outermost one of the concentric positions corresponds to a respective one of the different axial positions located nearest to the first end and an innermost one of the concentric positions corresponds to a respective one of the different axial positions located nearest to the second end, and wherein all the electrode segments of the implantable lead are displayed in the nested, coaxial view. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 30)
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21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions to cause a processor to:
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present on a display a side view of a representation of an implantable lead having a complex electrode array geometry, wherein the implantable lead comprises a plurality of non-contiguous electrode segments located at different angular positions about a circumference of the lead and different axial positions along a length of the lead, wherein the lead has a first end and a second end, and wherein the lead is substantially cylindrical; present on the display a nested, coaxial, view of the complex electrode array geometry, wherein the nested, coaxial, view comprises a plurality of concentric positions, each of the concentric positions corresponding to a respective one of the different axial positions along the length of the lead, wherein an outermost one of the concentric positions corresponds to a respective one of the different axialpositions located nearest to the first end and an innermost one ofthe concentric positions corresponds to a respective one of the different axial positions located nearest to the second end, and wherein all the electrode segments of the implantable lead are displayed in the nested, coaxial view; and receive user input via interaction with at least one of the side view or the nested, coaxial view defining stimulation for delivery by a medical device via the lead. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31)
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