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Flagging of electrodes of an implantable medical device, controller, system and method therefore

  • US 9,238,135 B2
  • Filed: 04/30/2008
  • Issued: 01/19/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A controller for an implantable medical device having a plurality of electrodes, said implantable medical device capable of delivering therapeutic stimulation to a patient using at least one of said plurality of electrodes, comprising:

  • a user interface configured to provide selection by a user from among said plurality of electrodes creating a selected set of electrodes;

    a control module; and

    an electrode interface operatively coupled between said plurality of electrodes and said control module;

    said control module using said electrode interface to obtain a plurality of measurements of an integrity metric for said plurality of electrodes in said selected set of electrodes;

    said control module flagging an individual one of said plurality of electrodes in said selected set of electrodes based on said plurality of measurements;

    wherein said controller captures meta data related to said flagging of said individual one of said plurality of electrodes;

    wherein said control module is configured to automatically inhibit delivery of said therapeutic stimulation on said flagged individual one of said plurality of electrodes; and

    wherein said user interface is configured to provide control of said control module by a user and wherein inhibition of delivery of said therapeutic stimulation may be overridden by said user via said user interface.

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