Patent ID: 11923093
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A system for estimating a volume of activation using a set of electrical stimulation settings, the system comprising:
a processor configured to:
provide a plurality of separate volume of activation estimation models, wherein at least a different one of the volume of activation estimation models corresponding to each of a plurality of categories determined using electric field data and a machine learning system based on differences in at least one characteristic of the electrical field data, wherein each of the categories, and the corresponding at least one of the volume of activation estimation models, is identified for one or more values or ranges of values of one or more electrical stimulation settings that characterize the electrical field data categorized into the category;
receive a set of electrical stimulation settings for use with a leadwire;
select, based on a value of at least one of the electrical stimulation settings in the set of electrical stimulation settings, a one of the volume of activation estimation models that is categorized to be used for that value of the at least one of the electrical stimulation settings;
apply the set of electrical stimulation settings to the selected one of the volume of activation estimation models to determine an estimated volume of activation;
output an indication of the estimated volume of activation; and
initiate a signal to convey the set of electrical stimulation settings to an implanted pulse generator to transmit signals via a leadwire for stimulation of patient tissue according to the set of electrical stimulation settings.