Method for programming implantabale device
First Claim
1. A programming system for selecting an electrode configuration for use in a medical electrical stimulator coupled to an electrode array, comprising:
- a programmer programmed for providing a set of electrode configurations for the electrode array, automatically testing a first portion of the set of electrode configurations in a first order, allowing the selection of one or more of the tested electrode configurations, determining whether a suitable number of electrode configurations from among the first portion have been selected within a predefined number of a plurality of electrode configurations in the first order, and automatically testing a second portion of the set of electrode configurations in a second order if the suitable number of electrode configurations from among the first portion are not selected within the predefined interval.
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Abstract
A programming system for selecting an electrode configuration for use in a medical electrical stimulator coupled to an electrode array. A programmer is configured for providing a set of electrode configurations for the electrode array, automatically testing a first portion of the set of electrode configurations in a first order, allowing the selection of one or more of the tested electrode configurations, determining whether a suitable number of electrode configurations from among the first portion have been selected within a predefined interval, and automatically testing a second portion of the set of electrode configurations in a second order if the suitable number of electrode configurations from among the first portion are not selected within the predefined interval. The programmer may further allow the selection of the tested electrode configurations, and adjusting parameters during the testing, wherein the adjusting is controllably shared in parallel between a clinician and a patient.
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26 Claims
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1. A programming system for selecting an electrode configuration for use in a medical electrical stimulator coupled to an electrode array, comprising:
a programmer programmed for providing a set of electrode configurations for the electrode array, automatically testing a first portion of the set of electrode configurations in a first order, allowing the selection of one or more of the tested electrode configurations, determining whether a suitable number of electrode configurations from among the first portion have been selected within a predefined number of a plurality of electrode configurations in the first order, and automatically testing a second portion of the set of electrode configurations in a second order if the suitable number of electrode configurations from among the first portion are not selected within the predefined interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A programming system for selecting an electrode configuration for use in a medical electrical stimulator coupled to an electrode array, comprising:
devices configured for use by users to program the medical electrical stimulator, the devices programmed for providing a set of electrode configurations for the electrode array, automatically testing at least a portion of the set of electrode configurations, allowing the selection of one or more of the tested electrode configurations, and adjusting one or more parameters during the testing, wherein the parameters are selected from the group consisting of polarity, polarity percentage, amplitude, pulse width, pulse rate, and combinations thereof, and wherein the users includes a clinician and a patient, and the adjusting is controllably shared in parallel between the clinician and the patient. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A programming system for selecting an electrode configuration for use in a medical electrical stimulator coupled to an electrode array, comprising:
a programmer programmed for providing a set of electrode configurations for the electrode array, and testing an effective number of electrode configurations of the set of electrode configurations by sweeping through each section of an area of potential stimulation provided by the electrode array, marking electrode configurations that are effective, testing electrode configurations near any marked electrode configurations, and selecting one or more of the tested electrode configurations. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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