Programming therapy delivered by implantable medical device

US8352039B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Medtronic, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jon P. Davis · Saint Michael, US
• Steven M. Goetz · Fridley, US
• Nathan A. Torgerson · Andover, US
• Wende L. Dewing · Edina, US
• Ashish Singal · Blaine, US
• Lynn A. Davenport · Roseville, US
• Rajeev M. Sahasrabudhe · Maple Grove, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 6, 2011
• Grant date: Jan 8, 2013
• Expiry date: Apr 30, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N1/37264
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

This disclosure describes techniques for programming stimulation therapy programs according to therapy targets (e.g., symptoms or areas of pain) in a patient to which they are applied. Several programs can be programmed for each therapy target, stored on an implantable medical device, and retrieved later by a programmer to modify, edit, delete, create, and/or select a therapy program for each of the therapy targets. Each therapy target is independent from the other therapy targets, and a user can select or change a program under one therapy target without affecting programs under the other therapy targets. During programming, a user can specify parameters for each program applicable to only that program, and can specify parameters for each therapy target applicable to every program associated with that therapy target. The organization of programs into slots and the selection of a program in each slot may be manual or automated.