Method for programming implantable device
First Claim
1. A stimulation system, comprising:
- an implantable stimulator configured for delivering electrical current to a spinal cord tissue in accordance with different electrode configurations; and
a user interface device, configured for, in response to a user actuation of a first control, instructing the implantable stimulator to incrementally transition the delivered electrical current through the different electrode configurations, and in response to a user actuation of a second control, instructing the implantable stimulator to adjust the speed at which the electrode configurations are applied.
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Abstract
A programming system for selecting an electrode configuration for use in a medical electrical stimulator coupled to an electrode array. A programmer is configured for providing a set of electrode configurations for the 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. The programmer may further allow the selection of the tested electrode configurations, and adjusting parameters during the testing, wherein the adjusting is controllably shared in parallel between a clinician and a patient.
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20 Claims
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1. A stimulation system, comprising:
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an implantable stimulator configured for delivering electrical current to a spinal cord tissue in accordance with different electrode configurations; and a user interface device, configured for, in response to a user actuation of a first control, instructing the implantable stimulator to incrementally transition the delivered electrical current through the different electrode configurations, and in response to a user actuation of a second control, instructing the implantable stimulator to adjust the speed at which the electrode configurations are applied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of providing therapy to a patient, comprising:
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delivering electrical current to a tissue region in accordance with different electrode configurations; incrementally transitioning the delivered electrical current through the different electrode configurations at a defined speed of one electrode configuration per 1-3 seconds in response to a user actuation of a first control mechanism; and adjusting the defined speed in response to a user actuation of a second control mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of providing therapy to a patient, comprising:
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delivering electrical current to spinal cord tissue in accordance with different electrode configurations; incrementally transitioning the delivered electrical current through the different electrode configurations at a defined speed in response to a user actuation of a first control mechanism; and adjusting the defined speed in response to a user actuation of a second control mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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