Systems and methods for automatically programming patient therapy devices
First Claim
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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Abstract
Methods for automatically programming a signal generator in a patient therapy system and associated systems are disclosed. A representative method comprises retrieving data including therapy program parameters, level of efficacy, and medication use corresponding to a plurality of time periods; identifying from the data a target time period having a corresponding level of efficacy; determining from the data if medication was used during the target time period; determining from the data if medication was used during a prior time period immediately before the target time period; calculating a lead position confidence factor; and programming the signal generator to repeat therapy with the therapy program parameters corresponding to the target time period if the confidence factor is greater than a threshold value and medication was used during the prior time period and not during the target time period.
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11 Claims
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1. A spinal cord stimulation system, comprising:
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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, and automatically 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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