Patent · US Active

System and method for programming an implantable pulse generator

US8180451B2 · kind B2 · utility

203Cited by
8References
7Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJun 14, 2010
Grant dateMay 15, 2012
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 20, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG16H40/63
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method of programming an IPG comprises providing one or several GUI screens on the programmer device, the GUI screens comprising a master amplitude GUI control for controlling amplitudes for stimsets of a stimulation program and one or several balancing GUI controls for controlling amplitudes of each stimset of the stimulation program; communicating one or several commands from the programmer device to the IPG to change the amplitude of all stimsets of the stimulation program in response to manipulation of the master amplitude GUI control, wherein the amplitude of each stimulation set is automatically calculated by a level selected through the master amplitude GUI control and one or several calibration parameters for the respective stimulation set; and automatically recalculating the one or several calibration parameters for a respective stimulation set in response to manipulation of one of the balancing GUI controls and storing the recalculated calibration parameters.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.