Management of stimulation safety limits in a neurostimulation system
First Claim
1. An implantable pulse generator for use with a plurality of electrodes implanted within a tissue region, comprising:
- controller/processor circuitry configured for;
computing, for a set of stimulation parameters, a charge injection metric value as a function of a physical electrode parameter and an electrical source parameter for a first set of at least two of the electrodes;
comparing the computed charge injection metric value to a safety threshold value; and
performing a corrective action based on the comparison.
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Abstract
An electrical stimulation system for use with a plurality of electrodes implanted within a tissue region comprises a neurostimulator configured for delivering electrical stimulation energy to the plurality of electrodes in accordance with a set of stimulation parameters, thereby injecting a charge into the tissue region, a control device configured for receiving user input to modify the set of stimulation parameters, and controller/processor circuitry configured for, in response to the user input computing a charge injection metric value as a function of a physical electrode parameter and an electrical source parameter for a first set of the electrodes, wherein the electrode set comprises at least two electrodes, comparing the computed charge injection metric value to a safety threshold value, and performing a corrective action based on the comparison.
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20 Claims
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1. An implantable pulse generator for use with a plurality of electrodes implanted within a tissue region, comprising:
- controller/processor circuitry configured for;
computing, for a set of stimulation parameters, a charge injection metric value as a function of a physical electrode parameter and an electrical source parameter for a first set of at least two of the electrodes;
comparing the computed charge injection metric value to a safety threshold value; and
performing a corrective action based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- controller/processor circuitry configured for;
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