Patent ID: 11865344
Assignee: LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 7:
8. A medical device for delivering neurostimulation comprising:
an implantable neurostimulator configured to couple to an electrode assembly, the neurostimulator configured to:
deliver neurostimulation to a patient, the neurostimulation comprising a plurality of stimulation parameters;
automatically increase an intensity of the neurostimulation by a increment by modifying at least one of the stimulation parameters and deliver the neurostimulation according to the increased intensity over an acclimation interval, the acclimation interval comprising a period of time;
repeat automatically increasing the intensity and delivering the neurostimulation according to the increased intensity;
receive, from an external control device, a first input from the patient indicating intolerance to the neurostimulation;
in response to receiving the first input from the patient, modify at least one of the stimulation parameters to decrease the intensity of the neurostimulation;
subsequent to modifying the at least one of the stimulation parameters to decrease the intensity of the neurostimulation, receive, from the external control device, a plurality of additional inputs from the patient indicating intolerance to the neurostimulation;

in response to receiving the plurality of additional inputs from the patient, increase the acclimation interval;
determine that the acclimation interval has reached a maximum acclimation interval; and
in response to determining that the acclimation interval has reached the maximum acclimation interval, modify at least one different stimulation parameter to decrease the intensity of the neurostimulation.