Patent ID: 11931580
Assignee: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method, comprising:
using a neural stimulation system to deliver a neural stimulation therapy by delivering neural stimulation pulses including more than one neural stimulation pulse over a period of time, wherein the neural stimulation system includes a first system configured to deliver the neural stimulation pulses for the neural stimulation therapy and a second system configured to program the first system to deliver the neural stimulation therapy, and the second system includes a display and a dose programming interface configured for use by a user of the second system to program the first system to deliver the neural stimulation pulses for the neural stimulation therapy;
determining a neural stimulation dose for the neural stimulation therapy by determining, using the neural stimulation system, a total charge for the more than one neural stimulation pulse over the period of time; and
displaying a dose meter on the display of the second system, wherein the dose meter provides an indicator of the neural stimulation dose for the neural stimulation therapy, enabling the user of the second system to receive dose information for either a current user-programmable neural stimulation dose for the neural stimulation therapy that corresponds to currently-programmed stimulation parameters in the first system or a user-proposed neural stimulation dose that corresponds to proposed stimulation parameters for the neural stimulation therapy before the user programs the first system with the proposed neural stimulation parameters.