System and method for avoiding, reversing, and managing neurological accommodation to electrical stimulation
First Claim
1. A method of programming a neurostimulation device, comprising:
- varying a first stimulation parameter under user control;
automatically varying a second stimulation parameter as the first stimulation parameter is varied under user control;
generating a plurality of stimulation parameter sets from the varied first and second stimulation parameters;
outputting a pulsed electrical waveform from the neurostimulation device between a plurality of electrodes in accordance with the plurality of stimulation parameter sets, such that neural tissue is stimulated without undergoing neurological accommodation that would otherwise occur if the second stimulation parameter were not varied; and
programming the neurostimulation device with a new set of stimulation parameters based on a result of the neural tissue stimulation.
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Abstract
A method and programmer for programming a neurostimulation device are provided. The method comprises varying a first stimulation parameter under user control, automatically varying a second stimulation parameter, generating a plurality of stimulation parameter sets from the varied first and second stimulation parameters, outputting a pulsed electrical waveform from the neurostimulation device between a plurality of electrodes in accordance with the stimulation parameter sets, such that neural tissue is stimulated without undergoing neurological accommodation that would otherwise occur if the second stimulation parameter were not varied, and programming the neurostimulation device with a new set of stimulation parameters based on a result of the neural tissue stimulation The programmer comprises a user interface capable of receiving an input from a user, a processor configured for performing the previous steps, and output circuitry configured for transmitting the stimulation parameter sets and the new stimulation parameter set to the neurostimulation device.
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31 Claims
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1. A method of programming a neurostimulation device, comprising:
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varying a first stimulation parameter under user control; automatically varying a second stimulation parameter as the first stimulation parameter is varied under user control; generating a plurality of stimulation parameter sets from the varied first and second stimulation parameters; outputting a pulsed electrical waveform from the neurostimulation device between a plurality of electrodes in accordance with the plurality of stimulation parameter sets, such that neural tissue is stimulated without undergoing neurological accommodation that would otherwise occur if the second stimulation parameter were not varied; and programming the neurostimulation device with a new set of stimulation parameters based on a result of the neural tissue stimulation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A programmer for a neurostimulation device, comprising:
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a user interface capable of receiving an input from a user; a processor configured for varying a first stimulation parameter in response to the user input, automatically varying a second stimulation parameter as the first stimulation parameter is varied, generating a plurality of stimulation parameter sets from the varied first and second stimulation parameters, and programming the neurostimulation device with a new set of stimulation parameters; and output circuitry configured for transmitting the plurality of stimulation parameter sets and the new stimulation parameter set to the neurostimulation device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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