System and method to automatically incorporate lead information from medical image into programmable user interface
First Claim
1. An external control system for use with a neurostimulation device and at least one neurostimulation lead implanted within the tissue of a patient, comprising:
- a user interface configured for receiving input from a user;
output circuitry configured for communicating with the neurostimulation device; and
control/processing circuitry configured for receiving a medical image of the at least one neurostimulation lead relative to an anatomical structure, processing the medical image to detect the location of the at least one neurostimulation lead relative to the anatomical structure, generating a set of stimulation parameters based on the user input and the detected location of the at least one neurostimulation lead relative to the anatomical structure, and directing the output circuitry to transmit instructions to the neurostimulation device to convey electrical stimulation energy in accordance with the stimulation parameter set.
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Abstract
An external control system for use with a neurostimulation device and at least one neurostimulation lead implanted within the tissue of a patient is provided. The external control system comprises a user interface configured for receiving input from a user, output circuitry configured for communicating with the neurostimulation device, and control/processing circuitry configured for receiving a medical image of the neurostimulation lead(s) relative to an anatomical structure, processing the medical image to detect the location of the neurostimulation lead(s) relative to the anatomical structure, generating a set of stimulation parameters based on the user input and the detected location of the neurostimulation lead(s) relative to the anatomical structure, and directing the output circuitry to transmit instructions to the neurostimulation device to convey electrical stimulation energy in accordance with the stimulation parameter set.
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20 Claims
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1. An external control system for use with a neurostimulation device and at least one neurostimulation lead implanted within the tissue of a patient, comprising:
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a user interface configured for receiving input from a user; output circuitry configured for communicating with the neurostimulation device; and control/processing circuitry configured for receiving a medical image of the at least one neurostimulation lead relative to an anatomical structure, processing the medical image to detect the location of the at least one neurostimulation lead relative to the anatomical structure, generating a set of stimulation parameters based on the user input and the detected location of the at least one neurostimulation lead relative to the anatomical structure, and directing the output circuitry to transmit instructions to the neurostimulation device to convey electrical stimulation energy in accordance with the stimulation parameter set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An external control system for use with a neurostimulation device and at least one neurostimulation lead implanted within the tissue of a patient, comprising:
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a user interface configured for receiving input from a user; output circuitry configured for communicating with the neurostimulation device; and control/processing circuitry configured for receiving a medical image of the at least one neurostimulation lead relative to an anatomical structure wherein the anatomical structure is a spinal column of the patient and the medical image is a fluoroscopic image or a static X-ray image, processing the medical image to detect a location of the at least one neurostimulation lead relative to the anatomical structure wherein the location of at least one neurostimulation lead relative to the spinal column is a longitudinal location of the at least one neurostimulation lead relative to the spinal column, generating a set of stimulation parameters based on the user input and the detected location of the at least one neurostimulation lead relative to the anatomical structure, and directing the output circuitry to transmit instructions to the neurostimulation device to convey electrical stimulation energy in accordance with the stimulation parameter set, wherein the longitudinal location of the at least one neurostimulation lead is a linear interpolation between two adjacent vertebral segments of the spinal column, and the control/processing circuitry is configured for locating the graphical representation of the at least one neurostimulation lead relative to two corresponding adjacent vertebral segments of the representation of the spinal column based on the linear interpolation between the two adjacent vertebral segments of the spinal column. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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