US 12,409,315 B2
Automatic lead identification using electric field fingerprinting
David K.L. Peterson, Novato, CA (US)
Assigned to Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation, Valencia, CA (US)
Filed by Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation, Valencia, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 21, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/583,668.
Application 18/583,668 is a continuation of application No. 17/752,581, filed on May 24, 2022, granted, now 11,951,300.
Application 17/752,581 is a continuation of application No. 16/719,793, filed on Dec. 18, 2019, granted, now 11,383,077.
Application 16/719,793 is a continuation of application No. 16/050,546, filed on Jul. 31, 2018, granted, now 10,549,085.
Application 16/050,546 is a continuation of application No. 15/674,769, filed on Aug. 11, 2017, granted, now 10,052,475.
Application 15/674,769 is a continuation of application No. 12/941,657, filed on Nov. 8, 2010, granted, now 9,731,106.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/259,509, filed on Nov. 9, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2024/0189575 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61N 1/08 (2006.01); A61N 1/02 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/025 (2013.01) [A61N 1/36185 (2013.01); A61N 1/0553 (2013.01); A61N 1/37241 (2013.01); A61N 1/37247 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for delivering electrical stimulation to a patient using a stimulator and a plurality of distal electrodes electrically connected to the stimulator through one or more lead bodies each including proximal contacts electrically connected to respective distal electrodes of the plurality of distal electrodes and connected to a connector of the stimulator, the method comprising:
measuring an electrical fingerprint of each lead body of the one or more lead bodies, the electrical fingerprint including a set of field potential profiles, the determination including:
passing electrical currents through the proximal contacts of the each lead body to result in field potentials each at a contact of the proximal contacts;
measuring the field potentials; and
creating the set of field potential profiles for the proximal contacts using the field potentials measured for the respective proximal contacts;
comparing the measured electrical fingerprint of the each lead body to each reference electrical fingerprint of one or more reference electrical fingerprints of the each lead body; and
programming the stimulator according to an outcome of the comparison.