Point-and-click programming for deep brain stimulation using real-time monopolar review trendlines
First Claim
1. A method for selecting electrical stimulation parameters for a leadwire implanted in patient tissue and comprising a plurality of electrodes, wherein the plurality of electrodes comprises at least one set of two or more directional electrodes, wherein the directional electrodes of each set are disposed at a same longitudinal level of the leadwire but at different circumferential positions, the method comprising:
- for each of a plurality of values for a particular stimulation parameter, each value corresponding to a respective current field produced by a respective combination of one or more of the electrodes of the leadwire, obtaining, by a computer processor, clinical effect information regarding a respective stimulation of the patient tissue produced by the respective current field;
displaying a graph plotting the obtained clinical effect information as respective data points, wherein each data point is characterized by an angle of rotation and a radius from a center of the graph, wherein the radius corresponds to the value for the particular stimulation parameter associated with the data point and the angle of rotation corresponds to a direction characterizing the current field associated with the data point;
receiving a user selection of a point on the graph, wherein the point corresponds to a first value of the particular stimulation parameter and a first combination of one or more of the electrodes of the leadwire;
initiating a signal, by the computer processor, to program an implantable pulse generator with the first value of the particular stimulation parameter and the first combination of the one or more of the electrodes on the leadwire to produce a stimulation; and
stimulating patient tissue using the programmed implantable pulse generator, the first value of the particular stimulation parameter, and the first combination of the one or more of the electrodes on the leadwire.
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Abstract
A system and method for selecting leadwire stimulation parameters includes a processor iteratively performing, for each of a plurality of values for a particular stimulation parameter, each value corresponding to a respective current field: (a) shifting the current field longitudinally and/or rotationally to a respective plurality of locations about the leadwire; and (b) for each of the respective plurality of locations, obtaining clinical effect information regarding a respective stimulation of the patient tissue produced by the respective current field at the respective location; and displaying a graph plotting the clinical effect information against values for the particular stimulation parameter and locations about the leadwire, and/or based on the obtained clinical effect information, identifying an optimal combination of a selected value for the particular stimulation parameter and selected location about the leadwire at which to perform a stimulation using the selected value.
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1. A method for selecting electrical stimulation parameters for a leadwire implanted in patient tissue and comprising a plurality of electrodes, wherein the plurality of electrodes comprises at least one set of two or more directional electrodes, wherein the directional electrodes of each set are disposed at a same longitudinal level of the leadwire but at different circumferential positions, the method comprising:
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for each of a plurality of values for a particular stimulation parameter, each value corresponding to a respective current field produced by a respective combination of one or more of the electrodes of the leadwire, obtaining, by a computer processor, clinical effect information regarding a respective stimulation of the patient tissue produced by the respective current field; displaying a graph plotting the obtained clinical effect information as respective data points, wherein each data point is characterized by an angle of rotation and a radius from a center of the graph, wherein the radius corresponds to the value for the particular stimulation parameter associated with the data point and the angle of rotation corresponds to a direction characterizing the current field associated with the data point; receiving a user selection of a point on the graph, wherein the point corresponds to a first value of the particular stimulation parameter and a first combination of one or more of the electrodes of the leadwire; initiating a signal, by the computer processor, to program an implantable pulse generator with the first value of the particular stimulation parameter and the first combination of the one or more of the electrodes on the leadwire to produce a stimulation; and stimulating patient tissue using the programmed implantable pulse generator, the first value of the particular stimulation parameter, and the first combination of the one or more of the electrodes on the leadwire. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for selecting electrical stimulation parameters, the system comprising:
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a leadwire configured for implantation in patient tissue and comprising a plurality of electrodes, wherein the plurality of electrodes comprises at least one set of two or more directional electrodes, wherein the directional electrodes of each set are disposed at a same longitudinal level of the leadwire but at different circumferential positions; an implantable pulse generator coupled to the leadwire and configured to stimulate the patient tissue using the leadwire; a screen; a computer processor coupled to the screen and configured to; for each of a plurality of values for a particular stimulation parameter, each value corresponding to a respective current field produced by a respective combination of one or more of the electrodes of the leadwire, obtain clinical effect information regarding a respective stimulation of the patient tissue produced by the respective current field; display, on the screen, a graph plotting the obtained clinical effect information as respective data points, wherein each data point is characterized by an angle of rotation and a radius from a center of the graph, wherein the radius corresponds to the value for the particular stimulation parameter associated with the data point and the angle of rotation corresponds to a direction characterizing the current field associated with the data point; receive a user selection of a point on the graph, wherein the point corresponds to a first value of the particular stimulation parameter and a first combination of one or more of the electrodes of the leadwire; and initiate a signal to program the implantable pulse generator with the first value of the particular stimulation parameter and the first combination of the one or more of the electrodes on the leadwire to produce a stimulation; wherein the implantable pulse generator and leadwire are configured and arranged to stimulate the patient tissue, when programmed, using the first value of the particular stimulation parameter and the first combination of the one or more of the electrodes on the leadwire. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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