Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Programming techniques for peripheral nerve field stimulation
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Application No.: US14477591Application Date: 2014-09-04
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Publication No.: US09623245B2Publication Date: 2017-04-18
- Inventor: Gary W. King , Steven M. Goetz , Andrew H. Houchins , Jeffrey T. Keacher , Jordan J. Greenberg
- Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Agency: Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.
- Main IPC: A61N1/08
- IPC: A61N1/08 ; A61N1/36 ; A61N1/05 ; A61N1/372

Abstract:
A therapy program for peripheral nerve field stimulation (PNFS) may be selected based on user input indicating a desired therapeutic effect for a user-specified region in which a patient feels pain. In other examples, PNFS may be programmed based on input from a user selecting at least one region from among a plurality of regions in which the patient experiences pain. In addition, the PNFS may be programmed based on user input defining an aspect of PNFS for the selected region, such as a relative intensity of PNFS delivered to at least two selected regions, a balance of PNFS between at least two regions, a desired shift in PNFS from a first region to a second region, or an extent to which a first stimulation field within a first region overlaps with a second stimulation field in a second region.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140371813A1 PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES FOR PERIPHERAL NERVE FIELD STIMULATION Public/Granted day:2014-12-18
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