US 2021/0196964 A1Published application

Brain stimulation and sensing

AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.

InventorsEvan D. Schnell, Scott R. Stanslaski, Ilan D. Gordon, Steven M. Goetz, Hijaz M. Haris, Eric J. Panken, Timothy R. Abraham, Thomas L. Chouinard, Susan E. Heilman Kilbane, Karan Chitkara, Christopher M. Arnett, Alicia W. Thompson, Kevin C. Johnson, Ankush Thakur, Lukas Valine, Christopher L. Pulliam, Brady N. Fetting, Rucha Gokul G. Samant, Andrew H. Houchins, Caleb C. Zarns

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Abstract

Devices, systems, and techniques are disclosed for managing electrical stimulation therapy and/or sensing of physiological signals such as brain signals. For example, a system may assist a clinician in identifying one or more electrode combinations for sensing a brain signal. In another example, a user interface may display brain signal information and values of a stimulation parameter at least partially defining electrical stimulation delivered to a patient when the brain signal information was sensed.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method comprising:

obtaining, by processing circuitry, brain signal information for at least one electrode combination of a plurality of electrode combinations of one or more electrical leads;
determining, by the processing circuitry and based on the brain signal information, a respective frequency for the at least one electrode combination;
outputting, for display, a plurality of selectable lead icons, wherein each selectable lead icon of the plurality of selectable lead icons represents a different electrode combination of the plurality of electrode combinations;
outputting, for display, the respective frequency determined for the at least one electrode combination in association with the respective selectable lead icon associated with the at least one electrode combination;
receiving user input selecting one selectable lead icon of the plurality of selectable lead icons;
and
responsive to receiving the user input, selecting, by the processing circuitry and for subsequent brain signal sensing, a sense electrode combination associated with the one selectable lead icon selected by the user input.

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An external programmer comprising:

processing circuitry configured to:
obtain brain signal information for at least one electrode combination of a plurality of electrode combinations of one or more electrical leads;
determine, based on the brain signal information, a respective frequency for the at least one electrode combination;
output, for display, a plurality of selectable lead icons, wherein each selectable lead icon of the plurality of selectable lead icons represents a different electrode combination of the plurality of electrode combinations;
output, for display, the respective frequency determined for the at least one electrode combination in association with the respective selectable lead icon associated with the at least one electrode combination;
receive user input selecting one selectable lead icon of the plurality of selectable lead icons;
and
responsive to receiving the user input, selecting, for subsequent brain signal sensing, a sense electrode combination associated with the one selectable lead icon selected by the user input.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/139,213Filed 31 Dec 2020
Priority: 31 Dec 2019
Published: 1 Jul 2021
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification22 codes

A61B 5/372
Electroencephalography [EEG]: analysis of electroencephalograms
A61N 1/36185
Direction of the electrical field, e.g. with sleeve around stimulating electrode: selection of the electrode configuration
A61B 5/37
Electroencephalography [EEG]: intracranial electroencephalography [IC-EEG], e.g. electrocorticography [ECoG]
A61B 5/384
Electroencephalography [EEG]: recording apparatus or displays specially adapted therefor