| US 7,463,928 B2 | ||
| Identifying combinations of electrodes for neurostimulation therapy | ||
| Michael T. Lee, Minnetonka, Minn. (US); Steven M. Goetz, Brooklyn Center, Minn. (US); and Nathan A. Torgerson, Andover, Minn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 25, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/424,194. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0215288 A1, Oct. 28, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61N 1/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 607—58 | 45 Claims |
| 1. A method comprising:
selecting a first electrode of a set of electrodes implanted in a patient as a first cathode to include in a combination of
electrodes for use in delivery of neurostimulation therapy to the patient;
automatically selecting a sequence of additional electrodes of the set to test with the first cathode as a first anode for
inclusion in the combination of electrodes based on decreasing proximity of the additional electrodes to the first cathode;
and
controlling an implantable medical device to deliver stimulation via a plurality of combinations of the set of electrodes
implanted in the patient, each of the combinations including the first cathode and at least one of the additional electrodes.
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