US 11,938,328 B2
Point-and-click programming for deep brain stimulation using real-time monopolar review trendlines
Stephen Carcieri, Los Angeles, CA (US); Dean Chen, Irvine, CA (US); and Michael A. Moffitt, Solon, OH (US)
Assigned to Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation, Valencia, CA (US)
Filed by Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation, Valencia, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/118,660.
Application 15/420,842 is a division of application No. 15/012,698, filed on Feb. 1, 2016, granted, now 9,561,380, issued on Feb. 7, 2017.
Application 15/012,698 is a division of application No. 14/011,817, filed on Aug. 28, 2013, granted, now 9,248,296, issued on Feb. 2, 2016.
Application 18/118,660 is a continuation of application No. 17/170,677, filed on Feb. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,633,608.
Application 17/170,677 is a continuation of application No. 16/284,917, filed on Feb. 25, 2019, granted, now 10,946,201, issued on Mar. 16, 2021.
Application 16/284,917 is a continuation of application No. 15/991,807, filed on May 29, 2018, granted, now 10,265,532, issued on Apr. 23, 2019.
Application 15/991,807 is a continuation of application No. 15/729,383, filed on Oct. 10, 2017, granted, now 10,016,610, issued on Jul. 10, 2018.
Application 15/729,383 is a continuation of application No. 15/420,842, filed on Jan. 31, 2017, granted, now 9,821,167, issued on Nov. 21, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/753,232, filed on Jan. 16, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/699,115, filed on Sep. 10, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/699,135, filed on Sep. 10, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/693,866, filed on Aug. 28, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2023/0218908 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); G16Z 99/00 (2019.01)
CPC A61N 1/37247 (2013.01) [A61N 1/0534 (2013.01); A61N 1/3605 (2013.01); A61N 1/36185 (2013.01); A61N 1/372 (2013.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); G16Z 99/00 (2019.02); A61N 1/36082 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for identifying clinical effects of electrical stimulation, the method comprising:
providing a leadwire implanted in patient tissue and comprising a plurality of electrodes, wherein the plurality of electrodes comprises at least one set of two or more directional electrodes, wherein the directional electrodes of each of the at least one set are disposed at a same longitudinal level of the leadwire but at different circumferential positions;
for each of a plurality of different combinations of values of a) a particular stimulation parameter and b) a directionality of the electrical stimulation, stimulating the patient tissue using the values of the particular stimulation parameter and the directionality of the electrical stimulation and obtaining at least one clinical effect produced thereby; and
displaying a graph plotting the obtained clinical effects as respective data points, wherein each of the data points is characterized by an angle of rotation and a radius from a center of the graph, wherein the radius corresponds to the value of the particular stimulation parameter associated with the data point and the angle of rotation corresponds to the value of the directionality of the electrical stimulation associated with the data point.