Patent ID: 11865347
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 17:
18. A system for an electrical neurostimulator coupled to a plurality of electrodes, comprising:
a user-controlled input device configured for generating directional control signals;
memory storing variable values to define a generalized ideal multipole, wherein the generalized ideal multiple includes a reference ideal pole of a first polarity and a plurality of ideal poles of a second polarity, wherein the variable values define at least one of (1) spatial relationships for at least one of the reference ideal pole or the plurality of ideal poles or (2) fractionalized values for the plurality of ideal poles; and
control circuitry configured for moving the generalized ideal multipole in response to the control signals by modifying at least some of variable values to modify at least one of the spatial relationships or the fractionalized values for the plurality of ideal poles, and instructing the electrical neurostimulator to convey electrical energy to the plurality of electrodes in accordance with the modified variable values.