Steering of target poles in an electrode array in a pulse generator system
US10881859B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 5, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/37247
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Techniques for steering of target poles formed by implantable electrodes in a stimulator device are disclosed. The steering technique modifies the relative amplitude of target poles once they are steered to an electrode array boundary. Once a target pole is steered to an electrode array boundary, further steering in the direction of that boundary results in a gradual decrease in the relative amplitude of that target pole. Eventually, continued steering in that direction will cause that target pole to disappear. Thus, in the case of a target tripole, continued steering will eventually cause the target tripole to be automatically converted into a target bipole. In another example of steering, target poles defined linearly in one direction can be split in an orthogonal direction to create a target pole configuration that is two-dimensional.
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