Systems, methods, and devices for evaluating lead placement based on generated visual representations of sacrum and lead

A medical system, comprising:

• a pulse generator configured to generate electrical stimulation pulses as a part of an electrical stimulation therapy for a patient;
• an implantable lead configured to deliver the electrical stimulation pulses to the patient;
• and
• a portable electronic device that is telecommunicatively coupled to the pulse generator through a communications link, wherein the portable electronic device is configured to perform the following steps:
• displaying, via a graphical user interface of an electronic device, a visual representation of a sacrum of the patient and a lead that is implanted in the sacrum, the lead including a plurality of electrode contacts;
• and
• evaluating how well the lead has been implanted in the sacrum based on the visual representation of the sacrum and the lead, wherein the evaluating comprises:
• determining whether the lead is inserted in a predetermined region of the sacrum;
• determining how far a predetermined one of the electrode contacts is located from an edge of the sacrum;
• and
• determining a degree of curvature of the lead.

A method of evaluating an implantation of a lead configured to deliver electrical stimulation therapy for a patient, comprising:

• displaying, via a graphical user interface of an electronic device, a visual representation of a sacrum of the patient and a lead that is implanted in the sacrum, the lead including a plurality of electrode contacts;
• and
• evaluating, via one or more hardware processors of the electronic device, how well the lead has been implanted in the sacrum based on the visual representation of the sacrum and the lead, wherein the evaluating comprises:
• determining whether the lead is inserted in a predetermined region of the sacrum;
• determining how far a predetermined one of the electrode contacts is located from an edge of the sacrum;
• and
• determining a degree of curvature of the lead.