Automatic initiation of priming at startup of neuromodulation device
AssigneeBoston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
InventorsQue T. Doan, Bradley Lawrence Hershey, Changfang Zhu
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Abstract
A neuromodulation system executes a set of startup operations. In response to completion of the startup operations, a priming field is automatically initiated. The priming field is to produce a priming effect in priming-targeted neural tissue, with the priming effect causing a change in sensitization to a therapeutic neuromodulation field of the priming-targeted neural tissue. The system also generates the therapeutic neuromodulation field to produce a therapeutic effect in therapy-targeted neural tissue.
Claims18
Apparatus for a neuromodulation system, comprising:
- neuromodulation generator circuitry configured to use electrodes of an electrode arrangement to generate neuromodulation fields including:
- a therapeutic neuromodulation field to produce a perceptible therapeutic effect in therapy-targeted neural tissue;
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- a priming field to produce a sub-perception priming effect in priming-targeted neural tissue, wherein the sub-perception priming effect causes a change in sensitization of the priming-targeted neural tissue to the therapeutic neuromodulation field to be generated;
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- a controller configured to execute a set of startup operations of the neuromodulation system, the set of startup operations including determination of a type of the electrode arrangement, and to respond to completion of the execution of the set of startup operations by, independently of any user-originated instructions, determining the priming field based on the determined type of the electrode arrangement and causing the neuromodulation generator circuitry to initiate the determined priming field.
A method for operating a neuromodulation system to generate neuromodulation fields, the method comprising:
- executing a set of startup operations of the neuromodulation system, including determining a type of an electrode arrangement of the neuromodulation system, the electrode arrangement used for generating the neuromodulation fields;
- responding to completion of the set of startup operations by determining a priming field based on the determined type of the electrode arrangement and initiating generation of the determined priming field automatically and independently of any user-originated instructions, the priming field to produce a sub-perception priming effect in priming-targeted neural tissue, wherein the sub-perception priming effect causes a change in sensitization of the priming-targeted neural tissue to a therapeutic neuromodulation field to be generated;
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- generating the therapeutic neuromodulation field to produce a perceptible therapeutic effect in therapy-targeted neural tissue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.