Method for programming implantable device
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1. A method for selecting an electrode configuration for use in a medical electrical stimulator, comprising:
- providing a set of electrode configurations for an electrode array;
automatically testing a first portion of the set of electrode configurations in a first order;
allowing the selection of one or more of the tested electrode configurations;
determining whether a suitable number of electrode configurations from among the first portion have been selected within a predefined interval; and
automatically testing a second portion of the set of electrode configurations in a second order if the suitable number of electrode configurations from among the first portion are not selected within the predefined interval.
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Abstract
Methods for selecting Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS), or other medical electrical stimulator, electrode configurations from a set of electrode configurations are provided. Each electrode configuration represents a polarity or a polarity percentage of the electrodes of an electrode array. The selected electrode configurations may be used in a medical electrical stimulator. Such methods of selecting electrode configurations results in a more efficient programming and use of the stimulation system.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for selecting an electrode configuration for use in a medical electrical stimulator, comprising:
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providing a set of electrode configurations for an electrode array; automatically testing a first portion of the set of electrode configurations in a first order; allowing the selection of one or more of the tested electrode configurations; determining whether a suitable number of electrode configurations from among the first portion have been selected within a predefined interval; and automatically testing a second portion of the set of electrode configurations in a second order if the suitable number of electrode configurations from among the first portion are not selected within the predefined interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for selecting an electrode configuration for use in a medical electrical stimulator, comprising:
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providing a set of electrode configurations for an electrode array; automatically testing at least a portion of the set of electrode configurations; allowing the selection of one or more of the tested electrode configurations; adjusting one or more parameters during the testing, wherein the parameters are selected from the group consisting of polarity, polarity percentage, amplitude, pulse width, pulse rate, and combinations thereof, and wherein the adjusting is controllably shared in parallel between a clinician and a patient. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for selecting an electrode configuration for use in a medical electrical stimulator, comprising:
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providing a set of electrode configurations for an electrode array; and testing an effective number of electrode configurations of the set of electrode configurations by; sweeping through each section of an area of potential stimulation provided by the electrode array; marking electrode configurations that are effective; testing electrode configurations near any marked electrode configurations; and selecting one or more of the tested electrode configurations. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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