Translation between cathodic and anodic neuromodulation parameter settings

US11904171B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation · US

Inventors

• Richard Mustakos · Simi Valley, US
• Stephen Carcieri · Los Angeles, US
• Chirag Shah · Valencia, US
• Peter J. Yoo · Burbank, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 30, 2021
• Grant date: Feb 20, 2024
• Expiry date: Nov 6, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G16H20/30
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system for adjusting neuromodulation parameters used by a neuromodulator operably connected to a plurality of electrodes to modulate a neural target, may comprise a translation trigger detector configured to determine that a translation trigger has occurred, a first parameter setting storage configured to store first parameter settings for use by the neuromodulator to modulate the neural target, and a neuromodulation parameter translator. The neuromodulation parameter translator may be operably connected to the translation trigger detector to automatically translate the first parameter settings into a second parameter settings in response to determining the translation trigger has occurred, and replace the first parameter settings with the second parameter settings, or store the second parameter settings in a second parameter setting storage. Automatically translating may include either automatically translating from cathodic parameter settings to anodic parameter settings, or automatically translating from anodic parameter settings to cathodic parameter settings.