Automatic current balancing with lock control for a clinician programmer

An electronic device configured to program stimulation parameters of an electrical stimulation therapy for an implantable medical device that includes a plurality of electrodes, the electronic device comprising:

• a memory storage component configured to store programming code;
• and
• one or more hardware processors configured to execute the programming code to perform operations that include:
• providing, when the electrical stimulation therapy is not currently being delivered, a user interface for the electronic device, wherein the user interface includes a mechanism that is operable by a user to select different subsets of the electrodes of the implantable medical device for programming;
• and
• automatically hiding, when the electrical stimulation therapy is currently being delivered, the mechanism from the user interface.

A medical system, comprising:

• an implantable medical device, the implantable medical device including a lead having a plurality of electrodes, wherein the implantable medical device is configured to generate electrical pulses that are deliverable to a patient via the electrodes;
• and
• an electronic programmer that includes:
• a graphical user interface configured to receive an input from a user and display a visual output to the user;
• a memory storage component configured to store computer instructions;
• and
• a processor component configured to execute the computer instructions to perform the following operations:
• displaying, via the graphical user interface while the implantable medical device is not generating the electrical pulses, a user-operable mechanism configured to enable different subsets of the electrodes for electrical stimulation programming;
• and
• automatically hiding, based on a determination that the implantable medical device is generating the electrical pulses, the user-operable mechanism from the graphical user interface.