Human-implantable-neurostimulator user interface having multiple levels of abstraction

21:

• A method comprising:
• receiving, by one or more processors, a request for a stimulation field representation representative of neurostimulation deliverable to a patient by one or more electrodes of one or more leads;
• generating, by the one or more processors, the stimulation field representation, wherein the stimulation field representation represents an intensity of the neurostimulation at a location of the stimulation field representation, and wherein a characteristic of the stimulation field representation is configured to change to reflect a change to the intensity of the neurostimulation at the location of the stimulation field representation;
• and
• presenting, by a display, a display area that includes the stimulation field representation.

24:

• The method of claim 21, wherein the stimulation field representation comprises a first stimulation field representation, the intensity comprises a first intensity, and the location is a first location, and wherein the method further comprises:
• receiving a request for a second stimulation field representation representative of the neurostimulation deliverable to the patient;
• generating the second stimulation field representation, wherein the second stimulation field representation represents a second intensity of the neurostimulation at a second location of the second stimulation field representation, the characteristic of the first and second stimulation field representations configured to reflect the first intensity relative to the second intensity;
• and
• presenting, by the display, the display area that includes the first stimulation field representation at the first location relative to the second stimulation field representation at the second location.

33:

• The method of claim 32, further comprising:
• receiving, via a button, a request to select the one or more stimulation parameters that approximates the stimulation field representation;
• and
• transferring the one or more stimulation parameters to an electrical stimulator for delivery of the neurostimulation according to the one or more stimulation parameters.

34:

• A programming device for an electrical stimulator coupled to an electrical stimulation lead, the programming device comprising:
• one or more processors configured to:
• receive a request for a stimulation field representation representative of neurostimulation deliverable to a patient by one or more electrodes of one or more leads;
• and
• generate the stimulation field representation, wherein the stimulation field representation represents an intensity of the neurostimulation at a location of the stimulation field representation, and wherein a characteristic of the stimulation field representation is configured to change to reflect a change to the intensity of the neurostimulation at the location of the stimulation field representation;
• and
• a display configured to present a display area that includes the stimulation field representation.

37:

• The programming device of claim 34, wherein the stimulation field representation comprises a first stimulation field representation, the intensity comprises a first intensity, and the location is a first location, and wherein:
• the one or more processors are configured to:
• receive a request for a second stimulation field representation representative of the neurostimulation deliverable to the patient;
• and
• generate the second stimulation field representation, wherein the second stimulation field representation represents a second intensity of the neurostimulation at a second location of the second stimulation field representation, the characteristic of the first and second stimulation field representations configured to reflect the first intensity relative to the second intensity;
• and
• the display is configured to present the display area that includes the first stimulation field representation at the first location relative to the second stimulation field representation at the second location.

44:

• The programming device of claim 43, further comprising a user interface comprising a button, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
• receive, via the button, a request to select the one or more stimulation parameters that approximates the stimulation field representation;
• and
• control the programming device to transfer the one or more stimulation parameters to an electrical stimulator for delivery of the neurostimulation according to the one or more stimulation parameters.

45:

• A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to:
• receive a request for a stimulation field representation representative of neurostimulation deliverable to a patient by one or more electrodes of one or more leads;
• generate the stimulation field representation, wherein the stimulation field representation represents an intensity of the neurostimulation at a location of the stimulation field representation, and wherein a characteristic of the stimulation field representation is configured to change to reflect a change to the intensity of the neurostimulation at the location of the stimulation field representation;
• and
• present, via a display, a display area that includes the stimulation field representation.

46:

• The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 45, wherein the stimulation field representation comprises a first stimulation field representation, the intensity comprises a first intensity, and the location is a first location, further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to:
• receive a request for a second stimulation field representation representative of the neurostimulation deliverable to the patient;
• generate the second stimulation field representation, wherein the second stimulation field representation represents a second intensity of the neurostimulation at a second location of the second stimulation field representation, the characteristic of the first and second stimulation field representations configured to reflect the first intensity relative to the second intensity;
• and
• present, via the display, the display area that includes the first stimulation field representation at the first location relative to the second stimulation field representation at the second location.