Patent ID: 8774912
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: implanting a neurostimulator in a patient, wherein the neurostimulator comprises a therapy delivery circuit that generates stimulation energy; operating the neurostimulator in a trial mode as a first operating mode upon initial implantation of the neurostimulator and before operation of the neurostimulator in any chronic mode to evaluate efficacy of the neurostimulator; and operating the neurostimulator in a chronic mode as a second operating mode after completion of the trial mode only if the trial mode indicates that the neurostimulator provides an acceptable level of therapeutic efficacy, wherein the neurostimulator operates in the chronic mode according to a set of electrical stimulation parameter values that is different than any set of electrical stimulation parameter values that define operation of the neurostimulator in the trial mode.