Patent ID: 7848802
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: presenting on a display a side view of a representation of an implantable lead having a complex electrode array geometry, wherein the implantable lead comprises a plurality of non-contiguous electrode segments located at different angular positions about a circumference of the lead and different axial positions along a length of the lead, wherein the lead has a first end and a second end, and wherein the lead is substantially cylindrical; presenting on the display a nested, coaxial, view of the complex electrode array geometry, wherein the nested, coaxial, view comprises a plurality of concentric positions, each of the concentric positions corresponding to a respective one of the different axial positions along the length of the lead, wherein an outermost one of the concentric positions corresponds to a respective one of the different axial positions located nearest to the first end and an innermost one of the concentric positions corresponds to a respective one of the different axial positions located nearest to the second end, and wherein all the electrode segments of the implantable lead are displayed in the nested, coaxial view; and receiving user input via interaction with at least one of the side view and the nested, coaxial view defining stimulation for delivery by a medical device via the lead.