Patent ID: 9452294
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: A61N,G06F,G16H,G16Z

Claim Text:
1. A method of programming a medical device that includes electrodes on a lead, the method comprising: displaying a virtual representation of a lead, the lead including a plurality of electrodes; selecting a subset of the electrodes for programming, wherein each of the electrodes in the subset has one of two polarities, the two polarities being anode and cathode; assigning, to a first one of the electrodes in the subset, a first percentage of a total stimulation current; locking down, in response to a user input, the first percentage to the first electrode such that the first percentage cannot be automatically changed until the first electrode is unlocked, while the locking down still enables manual manipulation of the first percentage by a user, wherein the locking down comprises displaying a symbol adjacent to the first electrode that indicates a locked down status of the first electrode; identifying a plurality of second electrodes in the subset that have the same polarity as the first electrode; thereafter automatically assigning, to each of the second electrodes, a respective second percentage of the total stimulation current, wherein a sum of the first percentage and the respective second percentages is equal to a predetermined percentage; after the automatically assigning, selecting a third electrode for programming, the third electrode having the same polarity as the first and second electrodes; and automatically assigning, to the third electrode and each of the second electrodes, a respective third percentage of the total stimulation current, wherein a sum of the first percentage and the respective third percentages is equal to 100%.