Patent ID: 9539429
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: A61N

Claim:
1. A method for programming an implantable CRM device using an external programmer that has a display, wherein the CRM device includes an implantable lead having two or more electrodes, and wherein the CRM device is capable of selecting an electrode combination from a plurality of electrode combinations for use during therapy, the method comprising: establishing communication between the implantable CRM device and the external programmer; measuring or estimating a number of parameter values for each of two or more of the electrode combinations, wherein the number of parameter values include: a value indicative of battery consumption for the corresponding electrode combination, wherein the battery consumption corresponds to the measured or estimated value related to the capture threshold of the corresponding electrode combination; a value related to an impedance for the corresponding electrode combination; and a value related to phrenic nerve stimulation for the corresponding electrode combination; and displaying on the display of the external programmer a table that includes, for each of at least two of the two or more electrode combinations, the value related to the capture threshold, the value indicative of the battery consumption, the value related to the impedance, and the value related to phrenic nerve stimulation; selecting an electrode combination for therapy based, at least in part, on the table; and uploading the selected electrode combination to the CRM device.