Neuromodulation therapy system and method

• US 7,107,102 B2
• Filed: 04/11/2002
• Issued: 09/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Advanced Neuromodulation Systems Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Advanced Neuromodulation Systems Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Egemo, Rob, Deffner, Gerhard, Erickson, John, Daignault, Richard J. Jr., Fee, Robert W.
• Primary Examiner(s): EVANISKO, GEORGE ROBERT
• Application Number:
  US10/120,953
• Publication Number:
  US 20020116036A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,615 Days
• Field of Search: 607/2, 607/46, 607/48, 607/49, 607/58, 607/59, 607/117, 607/118, 128/920, 128/922
• US Class Current: 607/59
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36071 Pain

Abstract

A neuromodulation therapy system includes a programmer and a stimulation system. The stimulation system is capable of storing multiple data sets, each data set effecting an independent therapy. The stimulation system includes a display mechanism that can display certain imagery to distinguish visually one therapy from another therapy.

Claims

1. For a neuromodulation system having a memory to store a plurality of independent instructions to effect an equal number of stimulation profiles, method for providing an identifier to enable a visual recognition of a functionality of each instruction, the steps comprising:

creating an instruction data file, which includes a plurality of variables that operatively defines a therapeutic application, to effect a stimulation profile when executed;

executing the instruction data file;

generating, on a first device, a graphical anatomical representation that effectively depicts a perceived stimulation profile;

assessing the anatomical representation and generating a representative graphical image for a second device; and

modifying the instruction data file to include data corresponding to the representative graphical image;

wherein the anatomical representation is formed by a plurality of regions;

wherein the anatomical representation is comprised of a plurality of source images, and each source image is formed by a plurality of related regions;

wherein the step of assessing the anatomical representation and generating the representative graphical image includes effectively merging the plurality of source images, on a region-by-region basis, into a single image;

wherein the step of assessing the anatomical representation and generating the representative graphical image includes effectively merging the plurality of images, on a region-by-region basis, into a single image having fewer regions than a source image of the anatomical representation.

2. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the anatomical representation consists of a posterior-related image and an anterior-related image.