Patent ID: 9731140
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A61N

Claim:
1. A computer-assisted method to configure settings on an implanted stimulator device, the method comprising: presenting configuration options to a user of the implanted stimulator device, the configuration options comprising stimulation parameters for the implanted stimulator, the stimulation parameters comprising polarity setting such that presenting configuration options to the user of the implanted stimulator device comprises presenting configuration options that include a polarity setting of each electrode of the implanted stimulator device; receiving a user specification of the configuration options in response to the presented configuration options; receiving user feedback when the user specified configuration options are implemented at the implanted stimulator device, the user feedback comprising a quantitative index of pain resulting from implementing the user specified configuration options on the implanted stimulator device; building a user profile for the user based on the user specified configuration options and the user feedback, the user profile including the user specified configuration options as well as the corresponding quantitative index of pain; and selecting at least one configuration option based on the user profile when the configuration options are subsequently presented to the user for a later treatment.