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System and method of developing a program for providing therapeutic electrical stimulation for treating a patient

  • US 9,943,691 B2
  • Filed: 03/28/2014
  • Issued: 04/17/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of developing a program for providing therapeutic electrical stimulation for treating a patient with a stimulation system, the stimulation system comprising an electrical stimulation generator, an implanted medical lead coupled to the electrical stimulation generator, the implanted medical lead including a plurality of electrodes, and a programmer configured to communicate with the electrical stimulation generator, the method comprising:

  • communicating first stimulation parameters to the stimulation generator resulting in a first stimulation with the stimulation generator using the first stimulation parameters, the first stimulation parameters including assigned first amplitude values and first polarities for a first set of the electrodes of the plurality of electrodes;

    displaying, on a user interface of the programmer, a first user-controllable input and a second user-controllable input that is different from the first user-controllable input;

    determining that a user is attempting to perform a discrete migration from the first set of the electrodes to a second set of electrodes of the plurality of electrodes, the second set being different from the first set, the determining including;

    receiving a first input defining a percentage of amplitude change for the migration, wherein the first input is received via a user engagement with the first user-controllable input, andreceiving a second input defining a direction for the migration, wherein the second input is received via a user engagement with the second user-controllable input, wherein the first user-controllable input and the second user-controllable input are simultaneously accessible via a same screen of the user interface,calculating, in response to the determining that the user is attempting to perform the discrete migration, second stimulation parameters using the first stimulation parameters, the first input, and the second input, wherein the second stimulation parameters include automatically assigned second amplitude values and second polarities for the second set of the electrodes; and

    communicating the second stimulation parameters to the stimulation generator resulting in a cessation of the first stimulation and initiation of a second stimulation with the stimulation generator using the second stimulation parameters.

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