IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR THAT GENERATES SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SIGNALS FOR A HUMAN BODY

摘要

An implantable pulse generator (IPG) that generates spinal cord stimulation signals for a human body has a programmable signal generator that can generate the signals based on stored signal parameters without any intervention from a processor that controls the overall operation of the IPG. While the signal generator is generating the signals the processor can be in a standby mode to substantially save battery power.

主权项

1. An implantable pulse generator (IPG) that generates spinal cord stimulation signals for a human body, comprising:
a programmable signal generator having a plurality of control registers for storing stimulation signal parameters and adapted to generate the stimulation signals based on the stored signal parameters; and a processor having a memory; a treatment control module stored in the memory and executable by the processor, the treatment control module adapted to transmit the stimulation signal parameters to the programmable signal generator for storage in the plurality of registers and to place the processor in a standby mode, wherein the programmable signal generator is adapted to generate the stimulation signals according to the stored signal parameters without intervention from the processor while the processor is in the standby mode.