Method and system of producing 2D representations of 3D pain and stimulation maps and implant models on a clinician programmer
First Claim
1. An electronic device for visualizing a sensation experienced by a patient, the electronic device comprising:
- a user interface configured to receive a tactile input from a user and display a visual output;
a memory storage component configured to store programming code; and
a computer processor configured to execute the programming code to perform the following tasks;
selecting, in response to a user input and from an electronic database offering a plurality of predefined human body models that each have a unique set of physical characteristics, a human body model that most closely matches physical characteristics of the patient;
offering, via the user interface, the user one or more options on adjusting one or more of the physical characteristics of the selected human body model;
detecting, via the user interface, an adjustment of a physical characteristic of the selected human body model;
adjusting, in response to the detected adjustment, the physical characteristic of the selected human body model;
generating, in response to the tactile input from the user, a three-dimensional (3D) sensation map over the selected human body model having the adjusted physical characteristic, the 3D sensation map including a pain map representing a pain sensation experienced by the patient and a stimulation map representing a stimulation sensation experienced by the patient;
displaying an area of the pain map that is not covered by the stimulation map without displaying an overlapped area between the pain map and the stimulation map;
deriving a two-dimensional (2D) sensation map based on the 3D sensation map, wherein the 2D sensation map contains substantially less data than the 3D sensation map; and
sending the 2D sensation map over a network to facilitate a reconstruction of the 3D sensation map using the 2D sensation map and the selected human body model having the adjusted physical characteristic.
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Abstract
The present disclosure involves an electronic device for visualizing a sensation experienced by a patient. The electronic device includes a touchscreen display configured to receive a tactile input from a user and display a visual output. The electronic device includes a memory storage component configured to store programming code. The electronic device includes a computer processor configured to execute the programming code to perform the following tasks: generating, in response to the tactile input from the user, a three-dimensional (3D) sensation map that represents the sensation experienced by the patient; deriving a two-dimensional (2D) sensation map based on the 3D sensation map, wherein the 2D sensation map contains substantially less data than the 3D sensation map; and sending the 2D sensation map over a network to facilitate a reconstruction of the 3D sensation map using the 2D sensation map.
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37 Claims
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1. An electronic device for visualizing a sensation experienced by a patient, the electronic device comprising:
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a user interface configured to receive a tactile input from a user and display a visual output; a memory storage component configured to store programming code; and a computer processor configured to execute the programming code to perform the following tasks; selecting, in response to a user input and from an electronic database offering a plurality of predefined human body models that each have a unique set of physical characteristics, a human body model that most closely matches physical characteristics of the patient; offering, via the user interface, the user one or more options on adjusting one or more of the physical characteristics of the selected human body model; detecting, via the user interface, an adjustment of a physical characteristic of the selected human body model; adjusting, in response to the detected adjustment, the physical characteristic of the selected human body model; generating, in response to the tactile input from the user, a three-dimensional (3D) sensation map over the selected human body model having the adjusted physical characteristic, the 3D sensation map including a pain map representing a pain sensation experienced by the patient and a stimulation map representing a stimulation sensation experienced by the patient; displaying an area of the pain map that is not covered by the stimulation map without displaying an overlapped area between the pain map and the stimulation map; deriving a two-dimensional (2D) sensation map based on the 3D sensation map, wherein the 2D sensation map contains substantially less data than the 3D sensation map; and sending the 2D sensation map over a network to facilitate a reconstruction of the 3D sensation map using the 2D sensation map and the selected human body model having the adjusted physical characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 26, 27, 28)
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8. A medical system, comprising:
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an electronic database storing a plurality of predefined human body models that each have a unique set of physical characteristics; a first portable electronic device that includes; a user interface configured to receive a tactile input from a user and display a visual output; a first electronic processing component configured to; select, from the electronic database in response to a user input, one of the predefined human body models that most closely matches physical characteristics of a patient; offer, via the user interface, the user one or more options on adjusting one or more of the physical characteristics of the selected human body model; detect, via the user interface, an adjustment of a physical characteristic of the selected human body model; adjust, in response to the detected adjustment, the physical characteristic of the selected human body model; generate a three-dimensional (3D) sensation map over the selected human body model having the adjusted characteristic, the sensation map including a pain map representing a pain sensation experienced by the patient and a stimulation map representing a stimulation sensation experienced by the patient; displaying an area of the pain map that is not covered by the stimulation map without displaying an overlapped area between the pain map and the stimulation map; produce a two-dimensional (2D) sensation map that is a 2D representation of the 3D sensation map for the patient, the 2D sensation map containing less data than the 3D sensation map; and a first communications interface configured to send the 2D sensation map to the electronic database; and a second portable electronic device that includes; a second communications interface configured to receive the 2D sensation map and the selected human body model from the electronic database; a second electronic processing component configured to reproduce the 3D sensation map based on the 2D sensation map and the selected human body model; and a second user interface configured to display at least one of the 2D sensation map received from the electronic database or the reproduced 3D sensation map. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 29, 30, 31)
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13. A method of representing a sensation experienced by a patient, comprising:
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selecting, in response to a user input and from an electronic database offering a plurality of predefined three-dimensional (3D) human body models that each have a unique set of physical characteristics, a human body model that most closely matches physical characteristics of the patient; offering, via a user interface, a user one or more options on adjusting one or more of the physical characteristics of the selected human body model; detecting, via the user interface, an adjustment of a physical characteristic of the selected human body model; adjusting, in response to the detected adjustment, the physical characteristics of the selected human body model; generating, in response to a tactile input from the user, a 3D sensation map that includes a pain map corresponding to a pain sensation experienced by the patient and a stimulation map corresponding to a stimulation sensation experienced by the patient, and wherein the 3D sensation map is generated over the selected 3D human body model having the adjusted physical characteristic; displaying an area of the pain map that is not covered by the stimulation map without displaying an overlapped area between the pain map and the stimulation map; representing the 3D sensation map with a two-dimensional (2D) sensation map, wherein the 2D sensation map contains substantially less data than the 3D sensation map; and facilitating a reconstruction of the 3D sensation map based on the 2D sensation map and the selected human body model having the adjusted physical characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 32, 33, 34)
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21. A portable electronic apparatus, comprising:
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means for selecting, in response to a user input and from an electronic database offering a plurality of predefined three-dimensional (3D) human body models that each have a unique set of physical characteristics, a human body model that most closely matches physical characteristics of a patient; means for offering a user one or more options on adjusting one or more of the physical characteristics of the selected human body model; means for detecting an adjustment of a physical characteristic of the selected human body model by the user; means for adjusting, in response to the detected adjustment, the physical characteristic of the selected human body model; means for generating, in response to a tactile input from the user, a first 3D sensation map that includes a pain map that indicates a pain sensation experienced by the patient and a stimulation map that indicates a stimulation sensation experienced by the patient, wherein the first 3D sensation map is generated over the selected 3D human body model having the adjusted physical characteristic; means for displaying an area of the pain map that is not covered by the stimulation map without displaying an overlapped area between the pain map and the stimulation map; means for representing the first 3D sensation map with a first two-dimensional (2D) sensation map, wherein the first 2D sensation map contains substantially less data than the first 3D sensation map; means for sending the first 2D sensation map to the electronic database and receiving a second 2D sensation map from the electronic database; and means for generating a second 3D sensation map based on the second 2D sensation map. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 35, 36, 37)
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