Patent ID: 9387328
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A61N,G16H

Claim Text:
1. A system for an electrical neurostimulator coupled to an array of electrodes having a maximum extent, comprising: a user-controlled input device configured for generating directional control signals; memory storing a plurality of ideal multipole configurations; and control circuitry configured for defining the plurality of ideal multipole configurations relative to the electrode array in response to the directional control signals, the control circuitry configured for determining a spatial relationship between at least one of the defined plurality of ideal multipole configurations and the maximum extent of the electrode array, the control circuitry configured for modifying the defined plurality of the ideal multipole configurations based on the determined spatial relationship, such that the modified plurality of the ideal multipole configurations is spatially within the maximum extent of the electrode array, the control circuitry configured for generating a plurality of stimulation parameter sets respectively corresponding to the modified plurality of ideal multipole configurations, each stimulation parameter set defining relative amplitude values for the electrode array that emulate the respective modified ideal multipole configuration, and the control circuitry configured for instructing the electrical neurostimulator to convey electrical energy to the electrode array in accordance with the plurality of stimulation parameter sets.