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Systems and methods for automatically programming patient therapy devices

  • US 9,295,840 B1
  • Filed: 01/22/2014
  • Issued: 03/29/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A spinal cord stimulation system, comprising:

  • a signal generator implantable in a patient and programmed with instructions that, when executed, direct the signal generator to apply a therapy signal to the patient via a signal delivery device according to a first program;

    a patient-operable device programmed with instructions that, when executed, receive information from the patient regarding a level of efficacy for the first program;

    at least one memory unit housed in the signal generator and operable to record the information from the patient;

    a practitioner-operable device programmed with instructions for directing the signal generator;

    wherein at least one of the signal generator and the practitioner-operable device is programmed with instructions that, when executed;

    retrieve the level of efficacy for the first program from the at least one memory unit,receive information corresponding to a location of the signal delivery device, andautomatically select a second program based on the level of efficacy and signal delivery device location; and

    wherein the signal generator is programmed with instructions, that when executed, direct the signal generator to apply a therapy signal to the patient according to the second program.

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