Human-implantable-neurostimulator user interface having multiple levels of abstraction
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by one or more processors, a stimulation field representation and a location of the stimulation field representation with respect to at least one of an anatomical region and an electrical stimulation lead;
generating, by the one or more processors, one or more approximated stimulation fields for a respective one or more stimulation parameters;
comparing, by the one or more processors, the stimulation field representation to the one or more approximated stimulation fields; and
generating, based on the comparison, one or more stimulation parameters for at least one of the one or more approximated stimulation fields that at least partially defines neurostimulation therapy for the stimulation field representation.
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Abstract
A programming-device user interface may include multiple levels of abstraction for programming treatment settings. A stimulation zone-programming interface may be at a highest level of abstraction and may include idealized stimulation zones. A field strength-programming interface may be at a middle level of abstraction and may include electromagnetic field-strength patterns generated by the stimulation zones, and/or electrode settings, and a depiction of how the electromagnetic fields interact with each other. An electrode-programming interface may be at a lowest level of abstraction and may depict treatment settings at an electrodes-view level. These interfaces may include a display of a stimulatable area of the patient'"'"'s body. The display may include a depiction of leads and/or the underlying physiology, such as a depiction of a portion of a spine. Algorithms map treatment settings from one level of abstraction to settings at one or more other levels of abstraction.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by one or more processors, a stimulation field representation and a location of the stimulation field representation with respect to at least one of an anatomical region and an electrical stimulation lead; generating, by the one or more processors, one or more approximated stimulation fields for a respective one or more stimulation parameters; comparing, by the one or more processors, the stimulation field representation to the one or more approximated stimulation fields; and generating, based on the comparison, one or more stimulation parameters for at least one of the one or more approximated stimulation fields that at least partially defines neurostimulation therapy for the stimulation field representation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A programming device for an electrical stimulator coupled to an electrical stimulation lead, the programming device comprising:
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one or more processors configured to; receive a stimulation field representation and a location of the stimulation field representation with respect to at least one of an anatomical region and an electrical stimulation lead; generate one or more approximated stimulation fields for a respective one or more stimulation parameters; compare the stimulation field representation to the one or more approximated stimulation fields; and generate, based on the comparison, one or more stimulation parameters for at least one of the one or more approximated stimulation fields that at least partially defines neurostimulation therapy for the stimulation field representation. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to:
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receive a stimulation field representation and a location of the stimulation field representation with respect to at least one of an anatomical region and an electrical stimulation lead; generate one or more approximated stimulation fields for a respective one or more stimulation parameters; compare the stimulation field representation to the one or more approximated stimulation fields; and generate, based on the comparison, one or more stimulation parameters for at least one of the one or more approximated stimulation fields that at least partially defines neurostimulation therapy for the stimulation field representation. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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