Patent ID: 9522278
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: A61B,A61N,G16H

Claim Text:
1. A method of tuning a movement disorder therapy system comprising steps of: instructing a subject having a deep brain stimulation (DBS) device with a first level of DBS parameters to perform a first movement disorder test while the subject is undergoing DBS therapy or is under the effects of DBS therapy; having a physician, clinician, technician or device with sensors determine a score to quantify a first motor symptom(s) of the subject from the first movement disorder test; operating the subject's DBS device under a second level of DBS parameters; instructing the subject to perform at least one more movement disorder test while the subject is undergoing DBS therapy or is under the effects of DBS therapy under the second level of DBS parameters; having a physician, clinician, technician or device with sensors determine a score to quantify a second motor symptom(s) of the subject during the at least one more movement disorder test; combining, with a processor, data corresponding to the subject's first motor symptom score, data corresponding to the test parameter(s) from the first movement disorder test and/or the first level of DBS parameter(s), data corresponding to the subject's second motor symptom score and data corresponding to the test parameter(s) from the another movement disorder test and/or the second level of DBS parameter(s) to generate a tuning map for viewing by a clinician, technician or physician comprising a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional graph that illustrates a correlation between the test parameter(s) and/or DBS parameter(s), and the data corresponding to the subject's quantified motor symptom(s) scores; a clinician, technician or physician determining, based at least in part on the tuning map, a new level of DBS parameters; entering the new level of DBS parameters into the subject's DBS device such that the subject's DBS device operates under the new level of DBS parameters; and the DBS device supplies a stimulation current to the subject's brain under the new level of DBS parameters to provide improved DBS therapy.