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, the method comprising:
- for each of a plurality of values for a particular stimulation parameter, each value corresponding to a respective current field, obtaining, by a computer processor, clinical effect information regarding a respective stimulation of the patient tissue produced by the respective current field at each of a respective plurality of locations about the leadwire;
displaying a graph plotting the obtained clinical effect information against values for the particular stimulation parameter and the locations about the leadwire;
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 location about 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 a selection of one or more electrodes on the leadwire corresponding to the first location about 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 selection of the one or more 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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20 Claims
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1. A method for selecting electrical stimulation parameters for a leadwire implanted in patient tissue, 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, obtaining, by a computer processor, clinical effect information regarding a respective stimulation of the patient tissue produced by the respective current field at each of a respective plurality of locations about the leadwire; displaying a graph plotting the obtained clinical effect information against values for the particular stimulation parameter and the locations about the leadwire; 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 location about 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 a selection of one or more electrodes on the leadwire corresponding to the first location about 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 selection of the one or more electrodes on the leadwire. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for selecting electrical stimulation parameters for a leadwire implanted in patient tissue and stimulating the patient tissue using the selected electrical stimulation parameters, the system comprising:
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a leadwire; an implantable pulse generator coupleable to the leadwire and configured and arranged to stimulate the patient tissue; and a computer processor configured to; for each of a plurality of values for a particular stimulation parameter, each value corresponding to a respective current field, obtain clinical effect information regarding a respective stimulation of the patient tissue produced by the respective current field at each of a respective plurality of locations about the leadwire; display a graph plotting the obtained clinical effect information against values for the particular stimulation parameter and the locations about the leadwire; 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 location about the leadwire; and initiate a signal to program the implantable pulse generator with the first value of the particular stimulation parameter and a selection of one or more electrodes on the leadwire corresponding to the first location about 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 selection of the one or more electrodes on the leadwire.
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