Stimulation therapy including substantially simultaneous bilateral stimulation
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- with a processor, controlling a stimulation generator to deliver a first electrical stimulation therapy to a patient, wherein the first electrical stimulation therapy comprises delivery of electrical stimulation at a first stimulation intensity to a first lateral side of a patient;
after initiating delivery of the first electrical stimulation therapy, detecting a trigger event; and
in response to detecting the trigger event, controlling, with the processor, the stimulation generator to deliver a second electrical stimulation therapy to the patient, wherein the second electrical stimulation therapy comprises electrical stimulation delivered substantially simultaneously to the first lateral side at a second stimulation intensity and a second lateral side of the patient at a third stimulation intensity, wherein the second and third stimulation intensities are each greater than or equal to a threshold stimulation intensity of the patient at which a threshold physiological response is evoked.
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Abstract
In some examples, a medical device delivers a first electrical stimulation therapy to a patient, and, upon detecting a trigger event, delivers a second electrical stimulation therapy to the patient. In some examples, the first stimulation therapy includes unilateral stimulation or stimulation delivered to both lateral sides of the patient at different times at a stimulation intensity lower than, equal to, or greater than a threshold intensity level for the patient, or bilateral stimulation delivered substantially simultaneously to both lateral sides of the patient, where one lateral side of the patient receives stimulation at an intensity level that is lower than the threshold intensity level and the other lateral side receives stimulation at an intensity level that is greater than or equal to the threshold intensity level. The second stimulation therapy may include substantially simultaneous bilateral stimulation therapy at an intensity level that at or above the threshold intensity level.
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54 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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with a processor, controlling a stimulation generator to deliver a first electrical stimulation therapy to a patient, wherein the first electrical stimulation therapy comprises delivery of electrical stimulation at a first stimulation intensity to a first lateral side of a patient; after initiating delivery of the first electrical stimulation therapy, detecting a trigger event; and in response to detecting the trigger event, controlling, with the processor, the stimulation generator to deliver a second electrical stimulation therapy to the patient, wherein the second electrical stimulation therapy comprises electrical stimulation delivered substantially simultaneously to the first lateral side at a second stimulation intensity and a second lateral side of the patient at a third stimulation intensity, wherein the second and third stimulation intensities are each greater than or equal to a threshold stimulation intensity of the patient at which a threshold physiological response is evoked. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system comprising:
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a stimulation generator configured to generate and deliver electrical stimulation to a patient; and a processor configured to control the stimulation generator to deliver a first electrical stimulation therapy to the patient, wherein the first electrical stimulation therapy comprises delivery of electrical stimulation at a first stimulation intensity to a first lateral side of a patient, and, after initiating delivery of the first electrical stimulation therapy, detect a trigger event, wherein the processor is configured to, in response to detecting the trigger event, control the stimulation generator to deliver a second electrical stimulation therapy to the patient, wherein the second electrical stimulation therapy comprises electrical stimulation delivered substantially simultaneously to the first lateral side at a second stimulation intensity and a second lateral side of the patient at a third stimulation intensity, wherein the second and third stimulation intensities are each greater than or equal to a threshold stimulation intensity of the patient at which a threshold physiological response is evoked. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A system comprising:
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means for delivering a first electrical stimulation therapy to a patient, wherein the first electrical stimulation therapy comprises delivery of electrical stimulation at a first stimulation intensity to a first lateral side of a patient; means for detecting a trigger event after initiation of delivery of the first electrical stimulation therapy; and means for delivering a second electrical stimulation therapy to the patient in response to detection of the trigger event, wherein the second electrical stimulation therapy comprises electrical stimulation delivered substantially simultaneously to the first lateral side at a second stimulation intensity and a second lateral side of the patient at a third stimulation intensity, wherein the second and third stimulation intensities are each greater than or equal to a threshold stimulation intensity of the patient at which a threshold physiological response is evoked. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
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control a stimulation generator to deliver a first electrical stimulation therapy to a patient, wherein the first electrical stimulation therapy comprises delivery of electrical stimulation at a first stimulation intensity to a first lateral side of a patient; detect a trigger event after the first electrical stimulation therapy is initiated; and in response to detecting the trigger event, control the stimulation generator to deliver a second electrical stimulation therapy to the patient, wherein the second electrical stimulation therapy comprises electrical stimulation delivered substantially simultaneously to the first lateral side at a second stimulation intensity and a second lateral side of the patient at a third stimulation intensity, wherein the second and third stimulation intensities are each greater than or equal to a threshold stimulation intensity of the patient at which a threshold physiological response is evoked. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54)
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