IPG configured to deliver different pulse regimes to different leads for pudendal nerve stimulation
First Claim
1. A method of generating different stimulation waveforms as a part of sacral nerve stimulation therapy, comprising:
- providing a first clock via a first signal produced by a first crystal clock or via a first phase-locked-loop that is configured to convert a crystal clock signal into a first clock signal;
providing a second clock via a second signal produced by a second crystal clock different from the first crystal clock or via a second phase-locked-loop that is configured to convert the crystal clock signal into a second clock signal, wherein the first clock and the second clock are separate but are provided within a same device housing;
generating a first stimulation waveform as a first part of the sacral nerve stimulation therapy, the first stimulation waveform having a first stimulation waveform characteristic, wherein the first stimulation waveform is generated using the first clock;
delivering, at least in part via a first channel, the first stimulation waveform to a first body part of a patient;
generating a second stimulation waveform as a second part of the sacral nerve stimulation therapy, the second stimulation waveform having a second stimulation waveform characteristic different from the first stimulation waveform characteristic, wherein the second stimulation waveform is generated using the second clock; and
delivering, at least in part via a second channel that is separate and independent from the first channel, the second stimulation waveform to a second body part of the patient, wherein the first body part and second body part correspond to different organs or different types of nerves.
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Abstract
The present disclosure involves a method of generating different stimulation waveforms as a part of sacral nerve stimulation therapy. A first stimulation waveform having a first stimulation waveform characteristic is generated. The first stimulation waveform is delivered to a first body part of a patient at least in part via a first channel. A second stimulation waveform having a second stimulation waveform characteristic is generated. The second stimulation waveform characteristic is different from the first stimulation waveform characteristic. The second stimulation waveform is delivered to a second body part of the patient at least in part via a second channel that is separate and independent from the first channel. The first body part and second body part correspond to different organs or different types of nerves.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of generating different stimulation waveforms as a part of sacral nerve stimulation therapy, comprising:
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providing a first clock via a first signal produced by a first crystal clock or via a first phase-locked-loop that is configured to convert a crystal clock signal into a first clock signal; providing a second clock via a second signal produced by a second crystal clock different from the first crystal clock or via a second phase-locked-loop that is configured to convert the crystal clock signal into a second clock signal, wherein the first clock and the second clock are separate but are provided within a same device housing; generating a first stimulation waveform as a first part of the sacral nerve stimulation therapy, the first stimulation waveform having a first stimulation waveform characteristic, wherein the first stimulation waveform is generated using the first clock; delivering, at least in part via a first channel, the first stimulation waveform to a first body part of a patient; generating a second stimulation waveform as a second part of the sacral nerve stimulation therapy, the second stimulation waveform having a second stimulation waveform characteristic different from the first stimulation waveform characteristic, wherein the second stimulation waveform is generated using the second clock; and delivering, at least in part via a second channel that is separate and independent from the first channel, the second stimulation waveform to a second body part of the patient, wherein the first body part and second body part correspond to different organs or different types of nerves. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A medical system, comprising:
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an electronic programmer configured to generate programming instructions; and a pulse generator configured to generate, in response to the programming instructions, electrical pulses to be delivered to a patient as a part of a sacral nerve stimulation therapy; wherein; the pulse generator includes;
a microcontroller, a first channel, a second channel separate and independent from the first channel, a first clock, and a second clock different from the first clock, wherein the first clock and the second clock are within a same device housing;the first clock comprises;
a first crystal clock configured to output a first clock signal, or a first phase-locked-loop that is configured to convert a crystal clock signal into a first clock signal;the second clock comprises;
a second crystal clock configured to output a second clock signal different from the first clock signal, or a second phase-locked-loop that is configured to convert the crystal clock signal into a second clock signal different from the first clock signal;the microcontroller is configured to generate, using the first clock, a first stimulation waveform as the electrical pulse to be outputted by the first channel as a first part of the sacral nerve stimulation therapy, the first stimulation waveform having a first stimulation waveform characteristic; and the microcontroller is configured to generate, using the second clock, a second stimulation waveform as the electrical pulse to be outputted by the second channel as a second part of the sacral nerve stimulation therapy, the second stimulation waveform having a second stimulation waveform characteristic different from the first stimulation waveform characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A pulse generator configured to generate electrical pulses in response to programming instructions received from an electronic programmer, the pulse generator comprising:
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a device housing; a first clock and a second clock different from the first clock, the first clock and the second clock being within the device housing, wherein the first clock comprises;
a first crystal clock configured to output a first clock signal, or a first phase-locked-loop that is configured to convert a crystal clock signal into a first clock signal, and wherein the second clock comprises;
a second crystal clock configured to output a second clock signal different from the first clock signal, or a second phase-locked-loop that is configured to convert the crystal clock signal into a second clock signal different from the first clock signal;a microcontroller coupled to the first clock and the second clock, the microcontroller being configured to generate a first stimulation waveform as a first part of a sacral nerve stimulation therapy and a second stimulation waveform as a second part of the sacral nerve stimulation therapy, the first stimulation waveform having a first frequency, the second stimulation waveform having a second frequency, wherein the microcontroller generates the first stimulation waveform using the first clock, and wherein the microcontroller generates the second stimulation waveform using the second clock; a first channel configured to output the first stimulation waveform to a first electrode; and a second channel configured to output the second stimulation waveform to a second electrode, wherein the first channel and the second channel are separate and independent of each other. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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