Automated programming of electrical stimulation electrodes using post-implant imaging
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1. A system comprising:
- an implantable medical device (IMD); and
a programmer comprising;
an interface configured to receive a first electronic image of a plurality of electrical stimulation leads implanted within a patient and coupled to the IMD, wherein each one of the electrical stimulation leads includes one or more electrodes; and
one or more processors configured to;
receive a second, different electronic image of the electrical stimulation leads implanted within the patient and coupled to the IMD;
compare locations of respective electrodes in the first electronic image to locations of respective electrodes in the second electronic image;
determine a change in position of one or more of the electrical stimulation leads based on the comparison of the locations of the respective electrodes in the first electronic image to the locations of the respective electrodes in the second electronic image;
automatically generate an adjustment to electrical stimulation therapy delivered via at least one of the electrical stimulation leads based on the determined change in position; and
cause the interface to transmit information of the adjustment to the electrical stimulation therapy to the IMD for the IMD to provide stimulation based on the adjusted electrical stimulation therapy.
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Abstract
In general, the disclosure is related to characterization of implanted electrical stimulation electrode arrays using post-implant imaging. The electrode arrays may be carried by implanted leads. Characterization of implanted electrode arrays may include identification of the type or types of leads implanted within a patient and/or determination of positions of the implanted leads or electrodes carried by the leads relative to one another or relative to anatomical structures within the patient. In addition, the disclosure relates to techniques for specifying or modifying patient therapy parameters based on the characterization of the implanted electrode arrays.
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23 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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an implantable medical device (IMD); and a programmer comprising; an interface configured to receive a first electronic image of a plurality of electrical stimulation leads implanted within a patient and coupled to the IMD, wherein each one of the electrical stimulation leads includes one or more electrodes; and one or more processors configured to; receive a second, different electronic image of the electrical stimulation leads implanted within the patient and coupled to the IMD; compare locations of respective electrodes in the first electronic image to locations of respective electrodes in the second electronic image; determine a change in position of one or more of the electrical stimulation leads based on the comparison of the locations of the respective electrodes in the first electronic image to the locations of the respective electrodes in the second electronic image; automatically generate an adjustment to electrical stimulation therapy delivered via at least one of the electrical stimulation leads based on the determined change in position; and cause the interface to transmit information of the adjustment to the electrical stimulation therapy to the IMD for the IMD to provide stimulation based on the adjusted electrical stimulation therapy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device comprising:
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an image analysis interface configured to obtain an analysis of a comparison of locations of respective electrodes in a first electronic image of a plurality of electrical stimulation leads implanted within a patient to locations of respective electrodes in a second, different electronic image of the plurality of electrical stimulation leads, wherein each one of the plurality of leads includes one or more electrodes; and one or more processors configured to determine a change in position of one or more of the electrical stimulation leads based on the comparison of the locations of the respective electrodes in the first electronic image to the locations of the respective electrodes in the second electronic image, and automatically generate an adjustment to electrical stimulation therapy delivered via at least one of the leads based on the determined change in position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A device comprising:
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an interface configured to receive a first electronic image of a plurality of electrical stimulation leads implanted within a patient and coupled to an implantable medical device (IMD), wherein each one of the electrical stimulation leads includes one or more electrodes; and one or more processors configured to; receive a second, different electronic image of the electrical stimulation leads implanted within the patient and coupled to the IMD; compare locations of respective electrodes in the first electronic image to locations of respective electrodes in the second electronic image; determine a change in position of one or more of the electrical stimulation leads based on the comparison of the locations of the respective electrodes in the first electronic image to the locations of the respective electrodes in the second electronic image; automatically generate an adjustment to electrical stimulation therapy delivered via at least one of the electrical stimulation leads based on the determined change in position; and cause the interface to transmit information of the adjustment to the electrical stimulation therapy to the IMD for the IMD to provide stimulation based on the adjusted electrical stimulation therapy. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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obtaining an analysis of a comparison of locations of respective electrodes in a first electronic image of a plurality of electrical stimulation leads implanted within a patient to locations of respective electrodes in a second, different electronic image of the electrical stimulation leads, wherein each one of the electrical stimulation leads includes one or more electrodes; determining a change in position of one or more of the electrical stimulation leads based on the comparison of the locations of the respective electrodes in the first electronic image to the locations of the respective electrodes in the second electronic image; automatically generating an adjustment to electrical stimulation therapy delivered via at least one of the electrical stimulation leads based on the determined change in position; and transmitting information of the adjustment to the electrical stimulation therapy to an implantable medical device (IMD) for the IMD to provide stimulation based on the adjusted electrical stimulation therapy. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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