| US 7,571,001 B2 | ||
| System and method of rapid, comfortable parameter switching in spinal cord stimulation | ||
| James R. Thacker, Eureka, Mo. (US); John D.H. King, Los Angeles, Calif. (US); and Kerry Bradley, Glendale, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation, Valenica, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 27, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/829,742. | ||
| Application 11/829742 is a continuation of application No. 10/212585, filed on Aug. 05, 2002, granted, now 7,263,402. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/311856, filed on Aug. 13, 2001. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0021513 A1, Jan. 24, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61N 1/18 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 607—46 [607/117] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A stimulation system fitting suite, comprising:
a pulse generator configured for generating stimulation pulses according to stimulation commands;
a lead connected to the pulse generator, wherein the lead is configured for carrying the stimulation pulses;
an electrode array carried by the lead, wherein the electrode array is configured for receiving the stimulation pulses from
the lead;
a programming computer configured for:
selecting a new stimulation parameter set with a new combination of electrodes or electrode polarity;
selecting an initial stimulation level for the new stimulation parameter set, wherein the initial stimulation level is selected
to be a non-zero value not to exceed an estimated perception threshold of a patient for the new stimulation parameter set;
generating initial stimulation commands based on the new stimulation parameter set and the selected initial stimulation level;
generating new stimulation commands based on the new stimulation parameter set and an increased stimulation level; and
providing the initial stimulation commands and the new stimulation commands to the pulse generator.
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