Patent ID: 9717912
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: A61N

Claim:
1. A method comprising: applying, via a probe, test stimulation to tissue of a patient; measuring a result of the test stimulation and determining therefrom at least one of an impedance value or an admittance value of the tissue; determining a target field that will stimulate a selected portion of the tissue; and determining, via a processor, and based on the at least one of the impedance value or admittance value of the tissue, one or more stimulation settings to generate the target field that will stimulate the selected portion of the tissue, wherein determining the target field that will stimulate a selected portion of the tissue comprises at least one of receiving an indication of one or more target anatomical structures of the patient or receiving an indication of anatomical structures for which stimulation should be avoided, wherein receiving an indication of one or more target anatomical structures of the patient comprises receiving a set of coordinates of positions of the one or more target anatomical structures.