Patent ID: 11904170
Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 19:
20. An external programmer for adjusting an intensity setting for therapy provided to a patient, the external programmer comprising one or more processors and configured to:
receive an indication of an input to adjust the intensity setting for the therapy provided to the patient;
determine a sensitivity level for adjustment of the intensity setting based on an efficacy of the therapy provided to the patient, wherein the sensitivity level indicates an amount by which an intensity of the intensity setting changes;
determine an updated intensity level for the intensity setting based on the sensitivity level and the input to adjust the intensity setting, wherein to determine the updated intensity level, the external programmer is configured to increase or decrease the intensity level for the intensity setting by the amount indicated by the sensitivity level; and
output an instruction to cause a medical device to provide the therapy at the updated intensity level.