Patent ID: 6748276
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A neuromodulation therapy system comprising:at least one multi-electrode, implantable stimulation lead adapted to effect delivery of electrical energy to proximately positioned tissue; an implantable receiver, connectable to the at least one stimulation lead, adapted to deliver electrical energy to the at least one stimulation lead in response to at least one instructional control signal; and a transmitter, separate from a general purpose computer and adapted to transmit said instructional control signal to the receiver, the transmitter comprising: a memory adapted to store at least two programs, each program comprising a plurality of treatment parameter sets, each treatment parameter set comprising a plurality of variables, said instructional control signal being generated in response to the plurality of variables, wherein each treatment parameter set includes identification information representative of a stimulation effect of that treatment parameter set; a setting modification control for enabling modification of one of the plurality of variables in one of the treatment parameter sets; a selector adapted to effect a selection of a stored program; a controller adapted to execute a selected one of said programs wherein the controller selectively converts the variables of each treatment parameter set of the selected one of said programs to respective control signals for transmission to the receiver; and a transmitter display, integral to the transmitter, wherein the identification information is displayed on the transmitter display.