US 11,298,550 B2 · User interface for neuromodulation lead

Abstract

Systems and methods for determining a parameter set and programming a neuromodulation system with the parameter set are disclosed. The system includes a user interface having a display screen to display simplified graphical representations (SGRs) of the lead with at least one virtual electrode (VE) that represents one or more electrodes, and control elements. The SGRs of the lead can provide longitudinal and circumferential representations of the VE, respectively representing longitudinal or circumferential position, size, shape, or spread of the VE. The control elements may include longitudinal and circumferential control elements to enable the user to respectively adjust the longitudinal or circumferential position, size, shape, or spread of the VE. The system may generate the neuromodulation parameter set using the longitudinal and circumferential representations of the VE, and program the neuromodulation system with the neuromodulation parameter set.

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Dependent claims

A system for use with a neuromodulation system that includes a lead and physical electrodes disposed on the lead for electrically modulating a target tissue of a patient, the system comprising:

a user interface including a display screen configured to display a graphical representation of the lead and graphical representations of first and second user-modifiable virtual electrodes (VEs) on the graphical lead representation, wherein:
the first VE represents a virtual anode on the graphical lead representation, the virtual anode representing a combination of a plurality of physical electrodes on the lead used to deliver anodic energy;
and
the second VE represents a virtual cathode on the graphical lead representation, the virtual cathode representing a combination of a plurality of physical electrodes on the lead used to deliver cathodic energy;
and
a programmer, coupled to the user interface, configured to generate one or more neuromodulation parameters based at least on the graphical representations of the first and second VEs.

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A method for programming a neuromodulation system that includes a lead with associated physical electrodes to modulate a target tissue of a patient, the method comprising:

providing a user interface that includes a display screen;
displaying, on the display screen, a graphical representation of the lead and graphical representations of first and second user-modifiable virtual electrodes (VEs) on the graphical lead representation, wherein:
the first VE represents a virtual anode on the graphical lead representation, the virtual anode representing a combination of a plurality of physical electrodes on the lead used to deliver anodic energy;
and
the second VE represents a virtual cathode on the graphical lead representation, the virtual cathode representing a combination of a plurality of physical electrodes on the lead used to deliver cathodic energy;
and
generating one or more neuromodulation parameters based at least on the graphical representations of the first and second VEs.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

User interface for neuromodulation lead

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