Collection of clinical data for graphical representation and analysis
AssigneeBoston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
InventorsMichael A. Moffitt, John J. Reinhold
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Abstract
A method of treating a patient and an external programmer for use with a neurostimulator. Electrical stimulation energy is conveyed into tissue of the patient via a specified combination of a plurality of electrodes, thereby creating one or more clinical effects. An influence of the specified electrode combination on the clinical effect(s) is determined. An anatomical region of interest is displayed in registration with a graphical representation of the plurality of electrodes. The displayed anatomical region of interest is modified based on the determined influence of the specified electrode combination on the clinical effect(s).
Claims20
A method of displaying clinical effects of electrical stimulation using a neurostimulator having a plurality of electrodes, the method comprising:
- receiving, for stimulation of tissue of a patient using at least one combination of two or more of the electrodes as both cathodes or both anodes, a determined influence on at least one clinical effect arising from the stimulation at different intensity settings, wherein each of the at least one clinical effect is selected from a therapeutic effect or a side effect;
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- displaying, on a display device, a graphical mapping of the determined influences relative to the corresponding combination of two or more of the electrodes and the corresponding intensity setting.
A programmer for use with a neurostimulator having a plurality of electrodes, the programmer comprising:
- a display device;
- output circuitry configured for communicating with the neurostimulator;
- control circuitry configured for instructing the neurostimulator via the output circuitry to convey electrical stimulation energy into tissue of a patient via one or more of the electrodes of the neurostimulator;
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- processing circuitry coupled to the display device, the output circuitry, and the control circuitry, wherein the processing circuitry is configured for:
- receiving, for stimulation of tissue of a patient using at least one combination of two or more of the electrodes as both cathodes or both anodes, a determined influence on at least one clinical effect arising from the stimulation at different intensity settings, wherein each of the at least one clinical effect is selected from a therapeutic effect or a side effect;
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- displaying, on the display device, a graphical mapping of the determined influences relative to the corresponding combination of two or more of the electrodes and the corresponding intensity setting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.