Identification of electrode combination for efficacious electrical stimulation therapy
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- with one or more processors, selecting a predefined set of electrode combinations, wherein each electrode combination includes one or more anode electrodes, one or more cathode electrodes, or both one or more anode electrodes and one or more cathode electrodes, a relative arrangement of the one or more anodes and the one or more cathodes defining an electrode pattern of the electrode combination; and
with the one or more processors, automatically controlling a medical device to deliver, in a predetermined order, electrical stimulation to a patient via each electrode combination of the predefined set of electrode combinations, each pair of adjacent electrode combinations in the predetermined order including at least one same anode electrode or cathode electrode, wherein the electrode combinations in the predetermined order define a predetermined sequence of electrode patterns.
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Abstract
One or more efficacious electrode combinations for delivering electrical stimulation therapy to a patient may be selected based on the delivery of electrical stimulation to the patient via a predefined set of test electrode combinations in a predetermined order. In some examples, the electrode combinations of the set are arranged in the predetermined order such that adjacent electrode combinations in the order include at least one shared anode electrode or cathode electrode. In addition, the electrode combinations in the predetermined order may define a predetermined sequence of electrode patterns, each electrode pattern defining a relative arrangement between one or more anodes and one or more cathodes of the respective electrode pattern. In some examples, the transition between electrode combinations in the predefined set is achieved by incrementally adjusting at least one of anodic amplitudes assigned to active anode electrodes or cathodic amplitudes assigned to active cathode electrodes.
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46 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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with one or more processors, selecting a predefined set of electrode combinations, wherein each electrode combination includes one or more anode electrodes, one or more cathode electrodes, or both one or more anode electrodes and one or more cathode electrodes, a relative arrangement of the one or more anodes and the one or more cathodes defining an electrode pattern of the electrode combination; and with the one or more processors, automatically controlling a medical device to deliver, in a predetermined order, electrical stimulation to a patient via each electrode combination of the predefined set of electrode combinations, each pair of adjacent electrode combinations in the predetermined order including at least one same anode electrode or cathode electrode, wherein the electrode combinations in the predetermined order define a predetermined sequence of electrode patterns. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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a medical device a plurality of electrodes; and a processor configured to control the medical device to deliver, in a predetermined order, electrical stimulation to a patient via each electrode combination of a predefined set of electrode combinations, wherein the electrode combinations of the predefined set of electrode combinations are defined by subsets of electrodes of the plurality of electrodes, and wherein each electrode combination includes one or more anode electrodes, one or more cathode electrodes, or both one or more anode electrodes and one or more cathode electrodes, a relative arrangement of the one or more anodes and the one or more cathodes defining an electrode pattern of the electrode combination, each pair of adjacent electrode combinations in the predetermined order including at least one same anode electrode or cathode electrode, wherein the electrode combinations in the predetermined order define a predetermined sequence of electrode patterns. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A system comprising:
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means for delivering electrical stimulation to a patient; and means for controlling the means for delivering electrical stimulation to deliver, in a predetermined order, electrical stimulation to the patient via each electrode combination of a predefined set of electrode combinations, wherein each electrode combination includes one or more anode electrodes, one or more cathode electrodes, or both one or more anode electrodes and one or more cathode electrodes, a relative arrangement of the one or more anodes and the one or more cathodes defining an electrode pattern of the electrode combination, each pair of adjacent electrode combinations in the predetermined order including at least one same anode electrode or cathode electrode, wherein the electrode combinations in the predetermined order define a predetermined sequence of electrode patterns. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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45. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
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control a medical device to deliver, in a predetermined order, electrical stimulation to a patient via each electrode combination of a predefined set of electrode combinations, wherein each electrode combination includes one or more anode electrodes, one or more cathode electrodes, or both one or more anode electrodes and one or more cathode electrodes, a relative arrangement of the one or more anodes and the one or more cathodes defining an electrode pattern of the electrode combination, each pair of adjacent electrode combinations in the predetermined order including at least one same anode electrode or cathode electrode, wherein the electrode combinations in the predetermined order define a predetermined sequence of electrode patterns; and select an electrode combination from the predefined set of electrode combinations based on the delivery of the electrical stimulation by the medical device. - View Dependent Claims (46)
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