Techniques for logging and using programming history in a neurostimulation system
AssigneeBoston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
InventorsPrakash Rao, Anita Yip, Sridhar Kothandaraman
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Abstract
An external control device, a neurostimulation system, and a method for providing therapy to a patient are provided. A plurality of stimulation parameter sets are defined, electrical stimulation energy is serially conveyed to tissue of the patient in accordance with the plurality of stimulation parameter sets, a historical log file is stored, and the plurality of stimulation parameter sets are logged in the historical log file.
Claims20
A system for use in evaluating stimulation parameter sets used by a neurostimulator to deliver neurostimulation, the system comprising:
- a user interface including a display screen and one or more stimulation parameter controls configured for being actuated by a user to define or adjust any of the stimulation parameter sets for the neurostimulator to use to deliver the neurostimulation;
- a memory;
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- a controller configured to, when defining or adjusting one of the stimulation parameter sets, log a stimulation event in a historical log file stored in the memory including log stimulation parameter values for the stimulation parameter set corresponding to the stimulation event in the historical log file, wherein the historical log file stored in the memory is configured to include a plurality of stimulation events and corresponding parameter sets including stimulation parameter values associated with the corresponding parameter sets, wherein the system is configured to display information icons on the display screen, the information icons being associated with respective stimulation events in the historical log file of stimulation events, each information icon being selectable to display the stimulation parameter values associated with the stimulation parameter set corresponding to the respective stimulation event.
A method for use in evaluating stimulation parameter sets used by a neurostimulator to deliver neurostimulation, the method comprising:
- programming the stimulation parameter set for use by the neurostimulator to deliver neurostimulation;
- logging the stimulation parameter set in a historical log file, including automatically logging a stimulation event in the historical log file when the stimulation parameter set is programmed, wherein the historical log file is configured to store stimulation parameter sets for stimulation events;
- displaying the stimulation events stored in the historical log file;
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- displaying information icons associated with the displayed stimulation events respectively, wherein each information icon is selectable to display stimulation parameter values associated with the parameter set for the respective stimulation event.
A non-transitory machine-readable medium including instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to implement a process for use in evaluating stimulation parameter sets used by a neurostimulator to deliver neurostimulation, including:
- log a stimulation event in a historical log file when each one of the parameter sets is defined or adjusted by a user;
- instruct a user interface to display the stimulation events logged in the historical log file;
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- instruct the user interface to display information icons associated with the displayed stimulation events respectively, wherein each information icon is selectable to display stimulation parameter values associated with the parameter set for the respective stimulation event.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.