User interface with toolbar for programming electrical stimulation therapy

摘要

The disclosure is directed to a user interface with a menu that facilitates stimulation therapy programming. The user interface displays a representation of the electrical leads implanted in the patient and at least one menu with icons that the user can use to adjust the stimulation therapy. The user may drag one or more field shapes from a field shape selection menu onto the desired location relative to the electrical leads. A manipulation tool menu may also allow the user to adjust the field shapes placed on the electrical leads, which represent the stimulation region. The programmer that includes the user interface then generates electrical stimulation parameter values for the stimulator to deliver stimulation according to the field shapes or field shape groups defined/located by the user. The field shapes may represent different types of stimulation representations, such as current density, activation functions, and neuron models.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
presenting on a display at least one view of a representation of a stimulation region; presenting, simultaneously on the display, a plurality of different field shape groups within a field shape selection menu different than the representation of the stimulation region, wherein each of the field shape groups presented within the field shape selection menu comprises one or more shapes representing one or more stimulation fields able to be applied to the stimulation region by a medical device; receiving selection input from a user selecting one of the field shape groups from the field shape selection menu; receiving placement input from the user placing the selected field shape group at a position within the representation of the stimulation region; and generating electrical stimulation parameters based upon the selected field shape group and the position of the selected field shape group within the representation of the stimulation region.