Patent ID: 7783364
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: A61N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system for providing a graphical display of lead configuration for an implantable medical device having at least one lead with at least one electrode in a programmable electrical configuration, the implantable medical device being adapted to apply an electrical signal between the at least one electrode and at least one other electrode of the implantable medical device based on the programmable electrical configuration, the system comprising: means for receiving information about the lead configuration and the programmable electrical configuration, wherein receiving information includes receiving both a present setting and a proposed changed setting for the programmable electrical configuration; means for graphically representing the lead configuration and the programmable electrical configuration as a representative image, including a representative image of the electrical signal to be applied between the at least one electrode and the at least one other electrode for the proposed changed setting, wherein the means for graphically representing the programmable electrical configuration includes means for representing a vector type in the representative image of the programmable electrical configuration for the at least one electrode; means for receiving user verification that the proposed changed setting is acceptable; and means for accepting the proposed changed setting as the present setting for the programmable electrical configuration.