COLLECTION OF USAGE INFORMATION OF NEUROSTIMULATION THERAPY PROGRAMS

摘要

An implantable medical device (14) delivers neurostimulation thereby to a patient according to a parameter set. A parameter set may consist of a number of programs that are delivered substantially simultaneously. When programming the implantable medical device for the patient, a clinician programmer (20) may maintain a session log (90) for the patient that includes a listing of programs delivered to the patient and rating information provided by a clinician and the patient for programs of the list. The listing may be ordered according to the rating information in order to facilitate the selection of programs for a parameter set. A program library (86) that may include particularly effective programs organized according to a directory structure may be stored in a memory (84). One or both of the implantable medical device and a patient programmer may store usage information (68) that provides an objective assessment of therapy use by the patient, and allows a clinician to later improve the therapy based on the usage information.