Patent ID: 11918810
Assignee: GREAT LAKES NEUROTECHNOLOGIES INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. A system for adjusting the parameters of a deep brain stimulation (DBS) device implanted in a subject for treating a subject's movement disorder by a clinician, the system comprising:
at least one internal or external sensor for quantifying at least one symptom of a subject's movement disorder, the at least one internal or external sensor adapted to output a signal related to the at least one quantified symptom, the subject having a deep brain stimulation implant having a first set of adjustable parameters;
a command module adapted for receiving the signal acquired by the at least one sensor, the command module comprising a memory and being adapted for processing the signal acquired by the at least one sensor to provide a digital signal corresponding to the at least one quantified motor symptom;
a clinician unit comprising a processor with a tuning algorithm, the processor adapted in part for receiving and processing the digital signal and for receiving an input related to the first set of adjustable parameters of the DBS device in effect during measurement of the signal with the at least one sensor, and the tuning algorithm adapted to produce an output comprising computed adjustments for one or more of the adjustable parameters of the deep brain stimulation implant, the output being based at least in part on the signal acquired by the at least one sensor and at least in part on the input related to the first set of adjustable parameters of the DBS device;
a display for receiving the output; and
an interface adapted for providing the deep brain stimulation implant with the output.