Patent Publication Number: US-11638821-B2

Title: Incontinence therapy

Description:
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/880,485, filed Jul. 30, 2019, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/972,904, filed Feb. 11, 2020, the entire content of each of which is hereby incorporated by reference. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The disclosure relates to medical devices and, more particularly, to medical devices configured to deliver electrical stimulation therapy. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Urinary incontinence, or an inability to control urinary function, is a problem that afflicts people of all ages, genders, and races. Various muscles, nerves, organs, and conduits within the pelvic floor cooperate to collect, store, and release urine. A variety of disorders may compromise a patient&#39;s urinary tract performance and contribute to incontinence. Many such disorders may be associated with aging, injury, or illness. 
     Urinary incontinence, or degree of urgency associated with incontinence, may originate from disorders of portions of the peripheral or central nervous system which control the bladder micturition reflex. Nerve disorders may also lead to overactive bladder activities and/or may prevent proper triggering and operation of the bladder. Furthermore, urinary incontinence may also result from improper communication between the nervous system and the bladder. 
     SUMMARY 
     Devices, systems, and techniques for managing incontinence (bladder incontinence and/or fecal incontinence) of a patient and/or other patient conditions using electrical stimulation are described in this disclosure. In some examples, processing circuitry may be configured to determine a sensory threshold. A sensory threshold may refer to a minimum electrical stimulation intensity (e.g., electrical stimulation level) at or above which a particular physiological response to electrical stimulation occurs, and below which (i.e., if the electrical stimulation intensity is reduced) the particular physiological response no longer occurs. For example, the sensory threshold is the minimum electrical stimulation intensity at or above which the patient perceives the stimulation, and below which (i.e., if the electrical stimulation intensity is reduced) the patient does not perceive the stimulation. In one or more examples, the processing circuitry may be configured to cause therapy delivery with subsensory electrical stimulation (i.e., with an electrical stimulation intensity that is less than the sensory threshold). As one example, a stimulation intensity of the subsensory electrical stimulation is 90% to 10% of a stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold (e.g., 50% or less than the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold). The stimulation intensity of the subsensory electrical stimulation may be 80% to 50% of the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold. The stimulation intensity may be based on a combination of various stimulation parameters such as amplitude, pulse width, and frequency and can be controlled by one or more of these parameters. 
     In accordance with techniques described in this disclosure, even when electrical stimulation is delivered at subsensory level, the patient may still experience efficacious therapy for incontinence. For example, electrical stimulation may be subsensory in the sense that the electrical stimulation intensity is insufficient to cause an acute physiological response, such as a motor response, patient perception response, or a detected physiological effect, during stimulation. However, the patient may still experience therapeutic effect even if the electrical stimulation is insufficient to cause an acute physiological response. As an example, the patient may receive subsensory electrical stimulation to at least one of a sacral nerve or tibial nerve to provide immediate therapeutic effect caused by the ongoing delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation to address incontinence. As described above, a stimulation intensity of the subsensory electrical stimulation may be in range of approximately 50% to less than 80% of a stimulation intensity at a sensory threshold, and the patient may not perceive delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation. 
     By delivering electrical stimulation at a subsensory level, an implantable medical device (IMD) may consume less power delivering therapy as compared to delivering electrical stimulation at or greater than the sensory threshold. Accordingly, this disclosure describes example techniques that may increase operational longevity of the IMD (e.g., before the IMD needs to be recharged or replaced) with minimal to no impact on therapy efficacy. In this way, the example techniques of delivering electrical stimulation at the subsensory level may reduce power consumption and thereby increase longevity of primary cell devices (e.g., IMDs that include non-rechargeable power sources), or increase recharge intervals for rechargeable devices (e.g., IMDs that include rechargeable power sources), while also reducing unwanted or unpleasant sensations from the electrical stimulation. 
     In one example, the disclosure describes a system comprising a memory configured to store a first set of therapy parameters for delivery of sensory electrical stimulation at a sensory threshold during a therapy induction phase and a second set of therapy parameters for delivery of subsensory electrical stimulation during a therapy maintenance phase and therapy delivery circuitry configured to continuously deliver the sensory electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold to a patient based on the first set of therapy parameters during the therapy induction phase, wherein delivery of the sensory electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold results in a therapeutic effect for incontinence therapy, wherein the therapy induction phase includes at least four weeks after implantation of an implantable medical device (IMD) within the patient, and wherein the patient perceives delivery of the sensory electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold, and cycle delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation to the patient, between an on-cycle and an off-cycle, according to a cycle ratio of between about 2% and 50%, based on the second set of therapy parameters during the therapy maintenance phase, the subsensory electrical stimulation having a stimulation intensity less than 80% of the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold, wherein the therapy maintenance phase immediately follows the therapy induction phase, wherein delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation results in the therapeutic effect for the incontinence therapy, and wherein the patient does not perceive delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation. 
     In one example, the disclosure describes a method comprising continuously delivering, with an implantable medical device (IMD), sensory electrical stimulation at a sensory threshold to a patient based on a first set of therapy parameters during a therapy induction phase, wherein delivery of the sensory electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold results in a therapeutic effect for incontinence therapy, wherein the therapy induction phase includes at least four weeks after implantation of the IMD within the patient, and wherein the patient perceives delivery of the sensory electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold, and cycling, with the IMD, delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation to the patient, between an on-cycle and an off-cycle, according to a cycle ratio of between about 2% and 50%, based on a second set of therapy parameters during a therapy maintenance phase, the subsensory electrical stimulation having a stimulation intensity less than 80% of the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold, wherein the therapy maintenance phase immediately follows the therapy induction phase, wherein delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation results in the therapeutic effect for the incontinence therapy, and wherein the patient does not perceive delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation. 
     In one example, the disclosure describes a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that when executed cause one or more processors of an implantable medical device (IMD) to continuously deliver sensory electrical stimulation at a sensory threshold to a patient based on a first set of therapy parameters during a therapy induction phase, wherein delivery of the sensory electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold results in a therapeutic effect for incontinence therapy, wherein the therapy induction phase includes at least four weeks after implantation of the IMD within the patient, and wherein the patient perceives delivery of the sensory electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold, and cycle delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation to the patient, between an on-cycle and an off-cycle, according to a cycle ratio of between about 2% and 50%, based on a second set of therapy parameters during a therapy maintenance phase, the subsensory electrical stimulation having a stimulation intensity less than 80% of the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold, wherein the therapy maintenance phase immediately follows the therapy induction phase, wherein delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation results in the therapeutic effect for the incontinence therapy, and wherein the patient does not perceive delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation. 
     In one example, the disclosure describes an implantable medical device (IMD) comprising a memory configured to store a set of therapy parameters for subsensory electrical stimulation of a patient and therapy delivery circuitry configured to deliver the subsensory electrical stimulation to at least one of a sacral nerve or tibial nerve based on the stored set of therapy parameters to provide immediate therapeutic effect caused by the ongoing delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation to address incontinence, wherein a stimulation intensity of the subsensory electrical stimulation is less than 80% of a stimulation intensity at a sensory threshold, and wherein the patient does not perceive delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation and perceives delivery of stimulation at the sensory threshold. 
     The details of one or more aspects of the disclosure are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    illustrates, diagrammatically, a patient with an example implanted medical device including a therapy delivery circuitry. 
         FIG.  2    illustrates, diagrammatically, a patient with another example implanted medical device including a therapy delivery circuitry. 
         FIG.  3    is a functional block diagram illustrating an example configuration of the implantable medical device of  FIGS.  1  and  2   . 
         FIG.  4    is a functional block diagram illustrating an example configuration of the external programmer of  FIGS.  1  and  2   . 
         FIG.  5    is a flowchart illustrating example techniques related to controlling delivery of electrical stimulation therapy to a patient to help manage an incontinence condition of the patient. 
         FIG.  6    is another flowchart illustrating example techniques related to controlling delivery of electrical stimulation therapy to patient to help manage an incontinence condition of patient. 
         FIG.  7    is a graph illustrating interim results of therapy from subsensory electrical stimulation. 
         FIG.  8    is a graph illustrating an example of strength-duration curves that may be utilized to determine subsensory electrical stimulation parameters. 
         FIGS.  9 A- 9 E  are graphs illustrating examples of an electromyography (EMG) signals for different pulse widths with stimulation at sensory threshold or above and subsensory electrical stimulation. 
         FIG.  10    is a graph illustrating results of therapy from subsensory electrical stimulation. 
     
    
    
     The details of one or more examples of this disclosure are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. Other features, objects, and advantages of this disclosure will be apparent from the description and drawings, and from the claims. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     As described above, devices, systems, and techniques for managing incontinence (e.g., urinary incontinence and/or fecal incontinence) of a patient and/or other patient conditions using electrical stimulation are described in this disclosure. In some examples, a medical device is configured to deliver electrical stimulation at subsensory levels. 
     In general, a sensory threshold may be a perception threshold. When electrical stimulation is delivered at or above the perception threshold, the patient is able to perceive the electrical stimulation (e.g., feel the stimulation). In this example, subsensory electrical stimulation (e.g., sub-perception stimulation) may refer to a level of electrical stimulation that is delivered to the patient but at which the patient does not perceive (e.g., feel) the electrical stimulation. 
     There may be various other examples of perception threshold and the patient perceiving or not perceiving the stimulation. As one example, the patient perceiving the delivery of stimulation at the sensory threshold may be the patient responding with a motor response (e.g., muscle movement) to the stimulation at the sensory threshold. The patient not perceiving the delivery of subsensory electrical stimulation may be the patient not responding to the subsensory electrical stimulation with the motor response. 
     As another example, the patient perceiving the delivery of stimulation at the sensory threshold may be the patient generating a detected (e.g., detectable) electrical signal in response to the stimulation at the sensory threshold. One example of the electrical signal generated by the patient in response to an electrical stimulation greater than or equal to the sensory threshold is an electromyography (EMG) signal. Another example of the electrical signal generated by the patient in response to an electrical stimulation greater than or equal to the sensory threshold is an evoked compound action potential (eCAP) such as a nerve action potential. An EMG signal and an eCAP are examples and should not be considered limiting. The patient not perceiving the delivery of stimulation may include the patient not generating the detected or detectable electrical signal (e.g., amplitude of eCAP or EMG signal is too small). 
     Accordingly, the sensory threshold may mean the delivery of electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold that results in some form of perception of the stimulation (e.g., feeling the stimulation, having a motor movement, etc.). Subsensory electrical stimulation may mean the delivery of electrical stimulation having a stimulation intensity that is less than the stimulation intensity of the stimulation at the sensory threshold. With subsensory electrical stimulation, the actual stimulation may result in therapeutic effect for the incontinence. However, the patient may not perceive the stimulation (e.g., not feel the stimulation, not have a motor movement, and/or not generate an electrical signal). In some examples, the stimulation intensity of the subsensory electrical stimulation may be less than or equal to 90% of the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold (e.g., stimulation intensity of the electrical stimulation being delivered at the sensory threshold). For instance, the stimulation intensity of the subsensory electrical stimulation may be in a range of approximately 90% to 10% of the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold, including examples where the stimulation intensity of the subsensory electrical stimulation is approximately 50% or less of the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold. The stimulation intensity of the sub sensory electrical stimulation may be in a range of approximately 80% to 50% of the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold. 
     The above describes various examples of a sensory threshold and subsensory electrical stimulation. For instance, the sensory threshold may include the patient feeling the stimulation, the patient having a motor response, etc. In some example, the sensory threshold may include the patient generating a detected or detectable electrical signal. The electrical stimulation intensity for each may all be different or two or more may be the same. 
     In accordance with one or more examples described in this disclosure, the parameters of the subsensory electrical stimulation may be selected such that the patient does not perceive the stimulation. The patient not perceiving the stimulation may mean one or more of the patient not feeling the stimulation, and having no motor response to the stimulation. For instance, in some cases, the patient may be considered as not perceiving the stimulation when the patient does not feel the stimulation, but it is still possible that there is a motor response (e.g., the patient may not feel the electrical stimulation but may feel the motor response to the electrical stimulation). In some cases, the patient may be considered as not perceiving the stimulation when the patient does not feel the stimulation but the patient generates an electrical signal. In some cases, the patient may be considered as not perceiving the stimulation when there is no motor response but the patient still feels the stimulation. Any such permutation or combination is possible. 
     In some examples, when a medical device delivers electrical stimulation at or above the sensory threshold, a particular physiological response occurs. For instance, when the medical device delivers electrical stimulation at a first level, the patient feels the electrical stimulation. When the medical device delivers electrical stimulation at a second level, the patient moves a muscle (e.g., has a motor response) but may or may not feel the stimulation but may still feel the motor response. When the medical device delivers electrical stimulation at a third level, the patient generates an electrical signal (e.g., EMG signal or eCAP) but may or may not feel the stimulation and may or may not have a motor response. The first, second, and third levels may be different or two or more may be the same. In some examples, a clinician or the medical device may determine one or more of the sensory thresholds, each of which is the minimal electrical simulation needed to cause the particular physiological response to occur. 
     As described in more detail, the disclosure describes example techniques of delivering subsensory electrical stimulation. For instance, the medical device may be configured to deliver electrical stimulation that is substantially below the sensory threshold. The intensity of the subsensory electrical stimulation may be less than all of the first level (e.g., feeling of stimulation), second level (e.g., motor response), and third level (e.g., EMG signal or eCAP). In some examples, the intensity of the subsensory electrical stimulation may be greater than one or more of the first level, the second level, or the third level but less than at least one of the first level, the second level, or the third level. 
     Substantially below the sensory threshold refers to electrical stimulation that is less than 90% of the sensory threshold. In other words, delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation results in a therapeutic effect for incontinence therapy at a stimulation intensity that is less than or equal to approximately 90% of a stimulation intensity at a sensory threshold. The stimulation intensity of the subsensory electrical stimulation may include electrical stimulation having intensity that is less than approximately 80%, 70%, 60%, 50%, 40%, 30%, or 20% but greater than 0% of the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold. In some examples, the intensity of the subsensory electrical stimulation may be approximately 80% to 50% of the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold. 
     As described in more detail, subsensory electrical stimulation (and not a time when stimulation is not being delivered) may be effective for treating incontinence such as urinary incontinence and fecal incontinence. For example, the patient may receive subsensory electrical stimulation to provide immediate therapeutic effect caused by the ongoing delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation to address incontinence, where a stimulation intensity of the subsensory electrical stimulation in range of approximately 50% to less than 80% of a stimulation intensity at a sensory threshold, and where the patient does not perceive delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation and perceives delivery of stimulation at the sensory threshold. In this disclosure, “immediate therapeutic effect caused by the ongoing delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation” refers to the subsensory electrical stimulation itself providing therapeutic effect rather than there being a delay in when the patient experiences therapeutic effect, such as where the therapeutic effect is after the subsensory electrical stimulation is turned off or even lower levels of subsensory electrical stimulation is applied. For instance, the patient may experience therapeutic effect while the subsensory electrical stimulation is being delivered (e.g., due to the ongoing delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation). 
     In the above examples, the IMD delivers subsensory electrical stimulation to a patient. In some examples, the subsensory electrical stimulation may be continuous. However, in some examples, to further reduce battery drain, the IMD may be configured to cycle the delivery of subsensory electrical stimulation. Cycling delivery of subsensory electrical stimulation refers to cycling between an on-cycle and an off-cycle. In the on-cycle, the IMD is configured to deliver the subsensory electrical stimulation, and during the off-cycle, the IMD is configured to not deliver electrical stimulation (e.g., cease delivery of electrical stimulation). During the on-cycle, electrical stimulation may be actively delivered as pulses or bursts of pulses. Thus, although there may be a period of time during the on-cycle in which an electrical stimulation signal has an amplitude of about 0 (e.g., between pulses or bursts of pulses), the subsensory electrical stimulation signal may still be considered to be actively delivered during the on-cycle. During the off-cycle, the IMD is not actively delivering an electrical stimulation signal to the patient. 
     The on-cycle and the off-cycle may together define a cycle ratio. One example of the cycle ratio is the on-cycle divided by the result of the on-cycle plus the off-cycle (e.g., on-cycle/(on-cycle+off-cycle)). For example, if the on-cycle is 30 minutes and the off-cycle is 23.5 hours, then the cycle ratio is 2.08% (e.g., 30 minutes/(30 minutes+1410 minutes). If the on-cycle is 8 hours and the off-cycle is 16 hours, then the cycle ratio is 33% (e.g., 8/(8+16)). If the on-cycle is 1.5 hours and the off-cycle is 1.5 hours, then the cycle ratio is 50% (e.g., 1.5/(1.5+1.5)). 
     Accordingly, in one or more examples, the IMD may be configured to cycle delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation to the patient, between an on-cycle and an off-cycle, according to a cycle ratio of between about 2% and 50%, including 33% and 50%. The subsensory electrical stimulation may have a stimulation intensity in range of less than 50% to approximately 80% of the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold. 
     Urinary incontinence refers to a condition of involuntary loss of urine, and may include urge urinary incontinence, stress incontinence, or both stress and urge incontinence, which may be referred to as mixed urinary incontinence. As used in this disclosure, the term “urinary incontinence” includes disorders in which urination occurs when not desired, such as stress or urge incontinence, disorders in which urination does not occur as desired, such as urinary retention disorder, and overactive bladder. Symptoms of overactive bladder may include one or more of urge incontinence, frequent urination, and urgency (frequent urges to urinate). While urinary incontinence is primarily referred to herein, the devices, systems, and techniques described herein may also be used to manage a fecal incontinence condition of a patient. 
     Electrical stimulation therapy may include delivery of electrical stimulation to one or more target tissue sites proximate to one or more peripheral nerves (e.g., the sacral, pudendal, dorsal nerve of the penis or clitoris, and tibial nerves, and branches thereof) via a medical device to modulate activity of the one or more peripheral nerves. Such electrical stimulation may be used to modify pelvic floor function to manage various patient conditions (e.g., urinary incontinence and fecal incontinence). Although the present disclosure describes the delivery of electrical stimulation therapy by an implantable medical device (IMD), the devices, systems, and techniques of the present disclosure also may be implemented by an external medical device that delivers electrical stimulation therapy via implanted or external electrodes. 
     Some medical device systems for delivering electrical stimulation therapy to a patient for the management of a urinary or fecal incontinence condition may be configured to deliver electrical stimulation therapy such that a patient responds to the electrical stimulation therapy. The patient responding to the electrical stimulation therapy includes examples where the patient perceives the electrical stimulation therapy (e.g., verbally or through some other way indicates that he or she can feel the therapy) and includes examples where the patient generates a visually perceivable or a recordable response (e.g., a muscle movement). In some examples, patient responding to the electrical stimulation therapy includes examples where the patient generates an electromyography (EMG) signal, even if the muscle movement is not visually perceivable, or generates an evoked compound action potential (eCAP). The EMG signal or the eCAP may be sensed by sensing circuitry of the IMD. 
     Techniques for delivering therapy where a patient responds to the electrical stimulation therapy are referred to as delivering sensory stimulation or stimulation at the sensory threshold. In other words, delivering sensory stimulation or stimulation at the sensory threshold means delivering electrical stimulation where a physiological response occurs (e.g., perception of therapy, motor response, or detectable electrical signal generation). 
     While delivering electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold provides efficacious treatment for incontinence, power savings may be achieved by delivering electrical stimulation at subsensory levels. For instance, the amount of power that the medical device consumes delivering electrical stimulation at or above the sensory threshold may be greater than the amount of power that the medical device consumes delivering electrical stimulation below the sensory threshold. By delivering electrical stimulation at subsensory levels, the life of the power source (e.g., battery, capacitor cell, etc.) of the medical device may be extended, compared to delivery of electrical stimulation at supra-sensory levels. For instance, in examples where the power source is a primary cell (e.g., non-rechargeable), the life of the power source may be extended by delivering electrical stimulation at subsensory levels, thereby extending the life of the medical device and extending the time before surgery is needed to replace the medical device. In examples where the power source is a rechargeable cell, the life of the power source may be extended by delivering electrical stimulation at subsensory levels, thereby extending the amount of time before recharge is needed. 
     As described above, in some examples, to further extend battery life, the medical device may be configured to cycle delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation to the patient. For example, the medical device may deliver subsensory electrical stimulation for an on-cycle, and then cease delivery of electrical stimulation for an off-cycle, followed by delivery of subsensory electrical stimulation for an on-cycle and so forth. 
     Conventionally, delivering electrical stimulation below the sensory threshold was not recognized as providing efficacious treatment. However, as described in more detail below, based on clinical data (as described in more detail with respect to  FIG.  7    and  FIG.  10   ), efficacious treatment for incontinence is still possible even when electrical stimulation is delivered at subsensory levels. For instance, the amount of electrical stimulation that is delivered is based on a plurality of stimulation parameters such as amplitude (e.g., voltage or current amplitude), pulse width, and frequency. In some conventional techniques, a medical device is configured to deliver electrical stimulation having a particular amplitude, pulse width, and frequency such that the electrical stimulation intensity is at or near the sensory threshold. 
     In accordance with techniques described in this disclosure, the medical device may be configured to deliver therapy at a lower amplitude, pulse width, and/or frequency such that the medical device is delivering subsensory electrical stimulation (e.g., stimulation at a subsensory level). Clinical data, generated by delivering subsensory electrical stimulation, showed that even when subsensory electrical stimulation is delivered, a patient may have limited to no incontinence episodes, or at least no more or few more incontinence episodes as compared to delivery of electrical stimulation at sensory threshold. In some cases, the stimulation intensity for the subsensory electrical stimulation may be in a range of 90% to 10% of the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold, including at or less than 50%. As another example, the stimulation intensity for the subsensory electrical stimulation may be in a range of 80% to 50% of the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold. 
     As one example, assume that the electrical parameters for electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold are 1 mA amplitude, 210 micro-second pulse width, and 14 Hz frequency. The pulse width may be in range of 60 micro-seconds to 210 micro-seconds, and the frequency may be in range of 5 Hz to 25 Hz, as a few non-limiting examples. In some examples, the patient may experience efficacious treatment if the amplitude were reduced from 1 mA by 20% to 50% (e.g., 0.8 mA to 0.5 mA, respectively) and the pulse width were reduced to 100 micro-seconds, with the frequency remaining at 14 Hz. In this example, the patient may not feel the electrical stimulation (e.g., no perception) or show a motor response to electrical stimulation but would still experience efficacious treatment from the delivery of the therapy (e.g., the delivery of therapy is causing the therapeutic effect). 
     In some examples, additional modifications to the treatment are possible. As one example, as described above, the medical device may deliver therapy through a plurality of cycle settings. For example, rather than providing continuous subsensory electrical stimulation, the medical device may deliver subsensory electrical stimulation for a first time period (e.g., on-cycle), and then no stimulation for a second time period (e.g., off-cycle), followed by subsensory electrical stimulation for a third time period (e.g., on-cycle), and so forth. 
     In the examples described herein, a medical device may deliver electrical stimulation therapy to treat one more patient conditions associated with the urinary bladder and associated portions of the nervous system. Although examples of the disclosure primarily are described with respect to managing patient conditions such as urge incontinence, urinary incontinence, or urine retention, the devices, systems, and techniques described herein may be configured to manage other patient conditions, such as overactive bowel, irritable bowel, pelvic pain, urgency frequency, bowel pain, bladder pain, and the like. For example, the devices, systems, and techniques described herein may be applied to the delivery of electrical stimulation to inhibit bowel contraction, e.g., in a manner that treats a bowel condition, such as fecal incontinence or irritable bowel syndrome. In any such examples, the patient may experience a reduction in the symptoms associated with the patient condition that the delivered electrical stimulation therapy is configured to manage. 
       FIG.  1    is a conceptual diagram illustrating an example therapy system  10 A that delivers electrical stimulation therapy to a patient  14  to manage an urgency and/or urinary incontinence disorder of patient  14 . Therapy system  10 A is an example of a therapy system configured to implement the techniques described herein for delivering subsensory electrical stimulation therapy. Therapy system  10 A includes an implantable medical device (IMD)  16 , which is coupled to leads  18 ,  20 , and  28 , sensing circuitry  22 , and external programmer  24 . IMD  16  generally operates as a therapy device configured to generate and deliver electrical stimulation to, for example, a tissue site proximate a pelvic floor nerve, a pelvic floor muscle, the urinary sphincter, a detrusor muscle, or other pelvic floor targets. Pelvic floor nerves include peripheral nerves such as sacral nerves, pudendal nerves and associated branches, and dorsal genital nerves. In some examples, IMD  16  delivers the electrical stimulation therapy to a sacral nerve of patient  14  to inhibit bladder contractions. Although not specifically illustrated in  FIG.  1 A , in some examples, IMD  16  may be implanted to deliver the electrical stimulation therapy to a tibial nerve of patient  14 . 
     IMD  16  is configured to provide electrical stimulation therapy to patient  14  by generating and delivering electrical stimulation signals to a target therapy site within patient  14  by lead  28  and, more particularly, via electrodes  29 A- 29 D (collectively referred to as “electrodes  29 ”), which can be disposed proximate to a distal end of lead  28  in some examples. For example, IMD  16  may deliver electrical stimulation therapy to patient  14  according to therapy parameters, such as therapy parameters that result in subsensory electrical stimulation. 
     As one example, patient  14  may undergo a therapy induction phase and a therapy maintenance phase. The therapy induction phase may be to identify the therapy parameters that provide electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold. As described above, sensory threshold refers to the minimum electrical stimulation level at which a particular physiological response occurs (e.g., where patient  14  perceives to the electrical stimulation by feeling the stimulation, by motor movement, or by generating a detectable EMG signal or an eCAP of sufficient amplitude, as a few non-limiting examples). In some examples, IMD  16  may be configured to continuously deliver sensory electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold to patient  14 . The delivery of the sensory electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold may result in a therapeutic effect for incontinence therapy. In some examples, the therapy induction phase includes a plurality of days or weeks after implantation of IMD  16  within patient  14 . For example, the therapy induction phase includes at least four weeks after implantation of IMD  16  within patient  14 . 
     During the therapy maintenance phase, IMD  16  may be configured to deliver subsensory electrical stimulation. As described above, subsensory electrical stimulation refers to electrical stimulation where the particular physiological response that occurred at the sensory threshold does not occur. For example, with subsensory electrical stimulation, patient  14  may not perceive the electrical stimulation (e.g., one or more of may not feel the stimulation, may not have a motor movement, and/or may not generate an electrical signal). During the therapy maintenance phase, patient  14  may receive subsensory electrical stimulation but the subsensory electrical stimulation may be efficacious in providing therapy. As described in more detail, in some examples, IMD  16  may cycle delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation to patient  14 . 
     Patient  14  generating a physiological response (e.g., for electrical stimulation at or greater than sensory threshold) or not generating a physiological response (e.g., for subsensory electrical stimulation) should not be confused with efficacy of therapy. For instance, patient  14  may experience effective therapy for incontinence when the electrical stimulation is at or greater than the sensory threshold. In accordance with one or more examples described in this disclosure, patient  14  may also experience effective therapy for incontinence when the electrical stimulation is subsensory electrical stimulation. For example, IMD  16  may be configured to deliver the subsensory electrical stimulation (e.g., to at least one of a sacral nerve or tibial nerve) to provide immediate therapeutic effect caused by the ongoing delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation to address incontinence. For instance, the subsensory electrical stimulation may not cause a delayed effect, where patient  14  experiences therapy for incontinence after the subsensory electrical stimulation ceases. 
     In some examples, IMD  16  may be configured to deliver subsensory electrical stimulation based on cycle settings, sensor data, and/or patient input. As one example, IMD  16  may detect a bladder contraction based on sensor data and then deliver electrical stimulation (e.g., subsensory electrical stimulation) based on the detected bladder contraction. As another example, patient  14  may use external programmer  24  to provide input to IMD  16  (e.g., indicating an increased probability of unintentional voiding), and IMD  16  may deliver the electrical stimulation (e.g., subsensory electrical stimulation) to patient  14  to inhibit bladder contraction based on the patient input. 
     In some examples, in addition to electrical stimulation therapy, IMD  16  may also be configured to provide reminder electrical stimulation to patient  14  by generating and delivering electrical stimulation signals to a target therapy site by lead  28  and, more particularly, via one or more selected electrodes  29 . The reminder electrical stimulation may be referred to as electrical reminder therapy. For example, IMD  16  may deliver the reminder electrical stimulation to patient  14  at predetermined intervals and in the form of reminder pulses. In some examples, reminder electrical stimulation may include the delivery of electrical signals to a target therapy site for the purpose of reminding patient  14  to voluntarily void, or for the purpose of reminding patient  14  of the existence of the electrical stimulation therapy (e.g., reminding patient  14  that IMD  16  is implanted in patient  14  and delivers electrical stimulation therapy to patient  14 ). The use of a reminder electrical stimulation is provided as merely one example and should not be considered limiting. Example techniques for cycling therapy and providing reminder electrical stimulation is described in U.S. Patent Publication No. 2017/0239470, the contents of which are incorporated by reference in their entirety. 
     For cycling of the subsensory electrical stimulation, IMD  16  may be configured to cycle delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation to patient  14 , between an on-cycle and an off-cycle, according to a cycle ratio of between 2% to more than 75%, such as between about 2% and 50% or 33% and 50%. An on-cycle refers to an amount of time during which IMD  16  is actively delivering the subsensory electrical stimulation, and an off-cycle refers to an amount of time during which IMD  16  is not actively delivering the subsensory electrical stimulation. The cycle ratio may be computed as the on-cycle divided by the result of the summation of the on-cycle plus the off-cycle. 
     During the on-cycle (e.g., when IMD  16  is actively delivering the subsensory electrical stimulation), IMD  16  may deliver pulses or series of pulses of electrical stimulation. In between the pulses, there may be instances where the amplitude of the electrical stimulation is zero or near zero. Although there may be times when the amplitude of the electrical stimulation is zero or near zero during the on-cycle, IMD  16  may still be considered as actively delivering the subsensory electrical stimulation. During the off-cycle, IMD  16  may cease delivery of subsensory electrical stimulation or deliver such a low level of electrical stimulation that there is no physiological change that causes patient  14  to void or not void. 
     As an example, IMD  16  may deliver subsensory electrical stimulation at a frequency of 10 Hz, where the pulses have a pulse width of 20 milliseconds, during the on-cycle. In this example, IMD  16  may deliver an electrical stimulation pulse for 20 milliseconds, not deliver for 80 milliseconds, then deliver an electrical stimulation pulse for 20 milliseconds, and so on for the on-cycle. Although there are instances where the amplitude of the electrical simulation is zero or near zero (e.g., for 80 milliseconds every 100 milliseconds) during the on-cycle, IMD  16  may still be considered as actively delivering subsensory electrical stimulation. Also, during this on-cycle, the amplitude of the electrical stimulation may be high enough to provide therapeutic effect but low enough that patient  14  does not perceive the electrical stimulation. 
     IMD  16  may be surgically implanted in patient  14  at any suitable location within patient  14 , such as near the pelvis or possibly in the ankle for tibial stimulation. In some examples, the implantation site may be a subcutaneous location in the side of the lower abdomen or the side of the lower back or upper buttocks. IMD  16  has biocompatible housing  40 , which may be formed from titanium, stainless steel, a liquid crystal polymer, or the like. The proximal ends of leads  18 ,  20 , and  28  are electrically and mechanically coupled to IMD  16  either directly or indirectly (e.g., via one or more respective lead extensions). Electrical conductors disposed within the lead bodies of leads  18 ,  20 , and  28  electrically connect sense electrodes (not shown) and stimulation electrodes, such as electrodes  29 , to a therapy delivery circuitry (e.g., a stimulation generator) within IMD  16 . In the example of  FIG.  1   , leads  18  and  20  carry electrodes  19 A,  19 B (collectively referred to as “electrodes  19 ”) and electrodes  21 A,  21 B (collectively referred to as “electrodes  21 ”), respectively. As described in a further detail below, electrodes  19  and  21  may be positioned for sensing an impedance of bladder  12 , which may decrease as the volume of urine within bladder  12  increases. 
     One or more medical leads (e.g., leads  18 ,  20 , and  28 ), may be connected to IMD  16 , and may be surgically or percutaneously tunneled to position one or more electrodes carried by a distal end of the respective lead at a desired pelvic nerve or muscle site (e.g., one of the previously listed target therapy sites such as a sacral or pudendal nerve). Stimulation at other nerves such as tibial nerve may be possible by surgically positioning, through the ankle of patient  14 , one or more electrodes near the tibial nerve. The one or more electrodes may be on a lead or may be leadless (e.g., where the electrodes are formed on IMD  16 ). 
     In some examples, therapy system  10 A includes one or more additional leads that each include one or more electrodes for sensing one or more physiological parameters, or one or more other types of sensors for sensing one or more physiological parameters. For example, in  FIG.  1   , leads  18  and  20  are placed proximate to an exterior surface of the wall of bladder  12  at first and second locations, respectively. Electrodes  29  of the common lead  28  may deliver stimulation to the same or different nerves. In other examples of therapy system  10 A, IMD  16  may be coupled to more than one lead, each of which may include one or more electrodes for the delivery of electrical stimulation to different stimulation sites within patient  14  (e.g., to target different nerves). 
     Electrodes  29  may provide bipolar, multipolar, or unipolar stimulation. Bipolar stimulation refers to examples where one of electrodes  29  on lead  28  is the anode and another one of electrodes  29  is a cathode. Multipolar stimulation refers to examples where more than two electrodes  29  are used for stimulation. Unipolar stimulation refers to examples where one of electrodes  29  is the cathode and housing  40  includes an electrode that is the anode. 
     In the example shown in  FIG.  1   , leads  18 ,  20 , and  28  are cylindrical. Electrodes  19 ,  21 , and  29  of leads  18 ,  20 , and  28 , respectively, may be ring electrodes, segmented electrodes, or partial ring electrodes. Segmented and partial ring electrodes each extend along an arc less than 360 degrees (e.g., 90-120 degrees) around the outer perimeter of the respective lead  18 ,  20 ,  28 . In some examples, one or more of leads  18 ,  20 , and  28  may be, at least in part, paddle-shaped (i.e., a “paddle” lead), and may include pad electrodes positioned on a distal paddle surface. 
     In some examples, one or more of electrodes  19 ,  21 , and  29  may be cuff electrodes that are configured to extend at least partially around a nerve (e.g., extend axially around an outer surface of a nerve). Depending on the target therapy delivery site and the particular patient, delivery of electrical stimulation by IMD  16  via one or more cuff electrodes, and/or segmented electrodes, may help achieve a more uniform electrical field or activation field distribution relative to the target nerve, thereby minimizing discomfort to patient  14  that may result from the delivery of electrical stimulation therapy. 
     The illustrated numbers and configurations of leads  18 ,  20 , and  28  and the electrodes carried thereon are merely one example. Other configurations that may include various numbers and positions of the leads and electrodes also are possible. For example, IMD  16  may be coupled to additional leads or lead segments having one or more electrodes positioned at different locations in the pelvic region of patient  14 . The additional leads may be used for delivering stimulation therapies to respective stimulation sites within patient  14 , or may be used for monitoring one or more physiological parameters of patient  14 . In examples in which the target therapy sites for the stimulation therapies are different, IMD  16  may be coupled to two or more leads, as may be required for bilateral or multi-lateral stimulation. In another example, IMD  16  may be coupled to fewer leads (e.g., to lead  28  only). 
     In some examples, IMD  16  may deliver electrical stimulation therapy based on patient input. In some examples, patient  14  may provide patient input using external programmer  24 , or by tapping on the surface of the skin located over IMD  16 , when IMD  16  includes a motion sensor that is responsive to tapping. In such examples, patient  14  may provide input to IMD  16  that indicates an urge felt by the patient, a leakage incident experienced by the patient, an imminent voiding event predicted by the patient, or a voluntary voiding event to be undertaken by the patient. In this way, therapy system  10 A may provide patient  14  with direct control of the stimulation therapy delivered by IMD  16 , which may improve the physiological and/or psychological treatment outcomes of patient  14 . 
     In the illustrated example of  FIG.  1   , IMD  16  determines an impedance through bladder  12 , which may vary as a function of the volume of urine present in bladder  12  and the contraction state of bladder  12 . In such examples, the impedance of bladder  12  may be sensed via electrodes  19  and  21 , which may be positioned on leads  18  and  20 , respectively. In the example shown in  FIG.  1 A , IMD  16  determines bladder impedance using a four-wire (or Kelvin) measurement technique. In other examples, IMD  16  may measure bladder impedance using a two-wire sensing arrangement. In either case, IMD  16  may transmit an electrical measurement signal; e.g., a current, through bladder  12  via leads  18  and  20 , and determine bladder impedance based on a measured value of the transmitted electrical signal. 
     In the four-wire arrangement shown in  FIG.  1   , electrodes  19 A and  21 A and electrodes  19 B and  21 B may be located substantially opposite each other relative to the center of bladder  12 . For example, electrodes  19 A and  21 A may be placed on opposing sides of bladder  12 , either anterior and posterior or left and right. In  FIG.  1   , electrodes  19 A,  19 B and  21 A,  21 B are shown placed proximate to an exterior surface of the wall of bladder  12 . In other examples, electrodes  19 A,  19 B and  21 A,  21 B may be sutured or otherwise affixed to the bladder wall, or may be implanted within the bladder wall. To measure the impedance of bladder  12 , IMD  16  may source an electrical signal, such as an electrical current, to electrode  19 A via lead  18 , while electrode  21 A via lead  20  sinks the electrical signal. IMD  16  then may determine a voltage measurement between electrodes  19 B and  21 B via leads  18  and  20 , respectively. IMD  16  then may determine the impedance of bladder  12  using a known value of the electrical signal sourced and the determined voltage. 
     In the example of  FIG.  1   , IMD  16  includes a sensor comprising sensing circuitry  22  for detecting changes in the contraction of bladder  12 . Sensing circuitry  22  may include, for example, one or more pressure sensors configured to detect changes in bladder pressure, one or more electrodes for sensing pudendal or sacral afferent nerve signals, one or more electrodes for sensing detrusor muscle or urinary sphincter (electromyograph) EMG signals, or any combination thereof. In some examples, sensing circuitry  22  may include one or more remote pressure sensors that wirelessly transmits signals to IMD  16 , or may include one or more pressure sensors positioned on one or more of leads  18 ,  20 , and  28 . In such examples, a pressure sensor may include a detrusor pressure sensor or a sphincter pressure sensor. Such sensors may be configured to sense a contraction of a detrusor muscle or urethral sphincter of bladder  12  as an indication of a bladder fill level, patient sensation of an urge to void or other sensation related to voiding, or other physiological indication of bladder function. In other examples, sensing circuitry  22  may include one or more sense electrodes configured to sense afferent nerve signals. In such examples, the sense electrodes may be positioned on one or more of leads  18 ,  20 , and  28 . In examples in which sensing circuitry  22  includes one or more electrodes configured to sense a detrusor muscle or urinary sphincter EMG signal, such electrodes may be carried on one or more of leads  18 ,  20 , and  28 . In any of the examples described above, IMD  16  may control the delivery of electrical stimulation based on input received from bladder sensing circuitry  22 . For example, IMD  16  may initiate the delivery of electrical stimulation to inhibit the contraction of bladder  12  when sensing circuitry  22  indicates an increase in the probability of an involuntary voiding event of patient  14 , such as when an increase in bladder pressure or a change in muscle activity is detected by sensing circuitry  22 . 
     In other examples, sensing circuitry  22  may include a patient motion sensor that generates a signal indicative of patient activity level or posture state. In some examples, in addition to delivering subsensory electrical stimulation, IMD  16  controls the delivery of stimulation therapy to patient  14  based on a sensed patient activity level or a patient posture state. For example, a patient activity level that is greater than or equal to a threshold may indicate that there is an increase in urgency and/or an increase in the probability that an incontinence event will occur, and accordingly, IMD  16  may provide electrical stimulation based on the patient activity level. In one example, the IMD  16  may deliver electrical stimulation to inhibit bladder contractions in response to a patient activity level that is greater than a threshold value, since there may be an increase in urgency and/or an increase in the probability that an incontinence event may occur. The inhibition of bladder contractions due to the delivery of electrical stimulation may reduce the probability that an incontinence event may occur. 
     As an additional example, patient  14  may be more prone to an incontinence event when in an upright posture state compared to a horizontal (i.e., lying down) posture state. Accordingly, in some examples, IMD  16  may be configured to deliver electrical stimulation to patient  14  based on the patient posture state sensed by sensing circuitry  22 . For example, IMD  16  may deliver electrical stimulation to inhibit bladder contractions when sensing circuitry  22  senses that patient  14  is in a posture that is more prone to an incontinence event in order reduce the probability of an incontinence event. 
     As another example, sensing circuitry  22  may generate a signal indicative of patient motion. Processing circuitry of IMD  16  or programmer  24  then may determine, based on a pattern in the motion signal and/or other sensed parameters (e.g., bladder impedance), whether patient  14  voluntarily voided, involuntarily voided, or that an involuntary voiding event may be imminent. 
     Additionally, in other examples, sensing circuitry  22  may include a motion sensor that detects patient input, such as patient  14  tapping over the location in which IMD  16  is implanted, and causes processing circuitry of IMD  16  to control IMD  16  to deliver or suspend electrical stimulation therapy based on the patient input. In such examples, the processing circuitry may be configured to recognize various motion patterns, each of which may be associated with different inputs. For example, sensing circuitry  22  may be configured to detect a predetermined number or pattern of taps indicative of patient request, such as a request to suspend electrical stimulation therapy or a request to deliver electrical stimulation therapy. In other examples, such input may be received by programmer  24  and transmitted to processing circuitry of IMD  16 . 
     System  10 A includes an external programmer  24 , as shown in  FIG.  1   . In some examples, programmer  24  may be a wearable communication device, handheld computing device, computer workstation, or networked computing device. As described in further detail below with respect to  FIG.  4   , programmer  24  may include a user interface that receives input from a user (e.g., patient  14 , a patient caretaker or a clinician). The user interface may include a keypad and a display (e.g., an LCD display). The keypad may take the form of an alphanumeric keypad or a reduced set of keys associated with particular functions of programmer  24 . Programmer  24  can additionally or alternatively include a peripheral pointing device, such as a mouse, via which a user may interact with the user interface. In some examples, a display of programmer  24  may include a touch screen display, and a user, such as patient  14 , a caregiver, or a clinician, may interact with programmer  24  via the touch screen display. It should be noted that the user may also interact with programmer  24  and/or IMD  16  remotely via a networked computing device. 
     IMD  16  and programmer  24  may communicate via wireless communication using any techniques known in the art. Examples of communication techniques may include, for example, include radiofrequency (RF) telemetry, which may be an RF link established via an antenna according to Bluetooth, WiFi, or medical implant communication service (MICS), although other techniques are also contemplated. In some examples, programmer  24  may include a programming head that may be placed proximate to the patient&#39;s body near the IMD  16  implant site, in order to improve the quality or security of communication between IMD  16  and programmer  24 . 
     In some examples, patient  14  may interact with programmer  24  to control IMD  16  to deliver the stimulation therapy, to manually abort the delivery of the stimulation therapy by IMD  16  while IMD  16  is delivering the therapy or is about to deliver the therapy, or to inhibit the delivery of the stimulation therapy by IMD  16 , e.g., during voluntary voiding events. Patient  14  may, for example, use a keypad or touch screen of programmer  24  to cause IMD  16  to deliver the stimulation therapy, such as when patient  14  senses that a leaking episode may be imminent. In this way, patient  14  may use programmer  24  to control the delivery of the stimulation therapy “on demand,” e.g., when extra stimulation therapy is desirable. 
     In some examples, patient  14  may interact with programmer  24  to terminate the delivery of the stimulation therapy during voluntary voiding events, or to modify the type of stimulation therapy that is delivered (e.g., to control IMD  16  to deliver stimulation therapy to help patient  14  voluntarily void in examples in which patient  14  has a urinary retention disorder). That is, patient  14  may use programmer  24  to enter input that indicates the patient will be voiding voluntarily. When IMD  16  receives the input from programmer  24 , IMD  16  may suspend delivery of the stimulation therapy for a predetermined period of time (e.g., two minutes), to allow the patient to voluntarily void, or switch to a different type of stimulation therapy to help patient  14  voluntarily void. 
     A user, such as a physician, technician, surgeon, electrophysiologist, or other clinician, may also interact with programmer  24  or another separate programmer (not shown), such as a clinician programmer, to communicate with IMD  16 . Such a user may interact with a programmer to retrieve physiological or diagnostic information from IMD  16 . The user may also interact with a programmer to program IMD  16  (e.g., select values) for the stimulation parameter values of one or more cycle settings with which IMD  16  generates and delivers electrical stimulation and/or the other operational parameters of IMD  16 . For example, the user may use programmer  24  to retrieve information from IMD  16  regarding the contraction of bladder  12  and voiding events, including data contained in a voiding diary stored by IMD  16 . As another example, the user may use programmer  24  to retrieve information from IMD  16  regarding the performance or integrity of IMD  16  or other components of system  10 A, such as leads  18 ,  20 , and  28 , or a power source of IMD  16 . 
     IMD  16  and programmer  24  may communicate via wireless communication using any techniques known in the art. Examples of communication techniques may include, for example, low frequency or radiofrequency (RF) telemetry, but other techniques are also contemplated. In some examples, programmer  24  may include a programming head that may be placed proximate to the patient&#39;s body near the IMD  16  implant site in order to improve the quality or security of communication between IMD  16  and programmer  24 . 
     As described above, IMD  16  may be configured to provide subsensory electrical stimulation. One example way in which to determine the therapy parameters for the subsensory electrical stimulation is to first determine the therapy parameters for electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold, and then adjust the therapy parameters so that IMD  16  delivers subsensory electrical stimulation. As described above, patient  14  may undergo a therapy induction phase and a therapy maintenance phase. In the therapy induction phase, patient  14  may be implanted with one or more leads, like one or more leads  18 ,  20 , and  28 , but may not yet be implanted with IMD  16 . Rather, the implanted one or more leads may have a connection outside the body of patient  14  to which an external medical device couples. A clinician may cause the external medical device to deliver electrical stimulation at different levels to determine the sensory threshold (e.g., minimum electrical stimulation level at which effective treatment is still delivered to patient  14  and stimulation that patient  14  perceives). 
     For instance, the clinician may select a pulse width (e.g., 210 micro-seconds) and a frequency (e.g., 14 Hz) for the electrical stimulation, and select an amplitude at which patient  14  responds to the electrical stimulation. For example, patient  14  may perceive the stimulation such as by indicating that patient  14  is experiencing a “buzzing” feeling or a “thumping.” In some cases, patient  14  may not feel the stimulation but there may be a physiological response. For instance, when stimulating one of a spinal nerve, sacral nerve, pudendal nerve, or the like, the physiological response may be a contraction of a toe of patient  14 , a flexing of an anal sphincter of patient  14 , or a detected EMG signal on an EMG. The clinician may reduce the amplitude until patient  14  no longer responds to the electrical stimulation. 
     The sensory threshold (also referred to as the physiological threshold stimulation intensity) may be defined as the stimulation intensity at which a physiological response of patient  14  is first observed when increasing the stimulation intensity (e.g., electrical stimulation level) from a relatively low intensity to a higher intensity (e.g., by manipulation of one or more parameters than contribute to intensity, such as amplitude, pulse rate, or pulse width). Stated another way, the sensory threshold may be defined as approximately the lowest stimulation intensity that causes an acute, physiologically significant, response of patient  14 . In some examples, an acute response may be defined as a physiological response that occurs within about 30 seconds of patient  14  receiving the stimulation. In some examples, whether a response is physiologically significant may be defined by patient  14 . As described above, the acute response may be a motor response, perceived response, or detected physiological response. In one example, the stimulation may cause a motor response in the form of movement of a toe of patient  14 , and patient  14  may define the movement of the toe as physiologically significant when the movement of the toe is perceptible or when the movement of the toe is above some arbitrary amount defined by patient  14 . 
     The stimulation intensity at which patient  14  no longer responds to the electrical stimulation (e.g., the acute response to the electrical stimulation does not occur) may be a subsensory electrical stimulation. During the therapy induction phase, patient  14  may not receive subsensory electrical stimulation. Accordingly, the clinician may slightly raise the intensity above the subsensory electrical stimulation until patient  14  perceives the electrical stimulation. Again, responding to electrical stimulation and effective treatment should not be confused. Patient  14  responding to electrical stimulation may mean that patient  14  is generating an acute physiological response to the stimulation therapy (e.g., feeling the stimulation, motor movement, detectable electrical signal generation), and patient  14  not responding to electrical stimulation may mean that patient  14  is not generating the particular acute physiological response. However, in both cases, it may be possible that patient  14  is experiencing effective incontinence therapy. 
     During the therapy induction phase, patient  14  may receive continuous electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold for a set amount of time (e.g., 7 to 14 days) to ensure that the incontinence therapy is effective. After ensuring that the incontinence therapy is effective, as part of the therapy induction phase, patient  14  may be implanted with IMD  16 , and IMD  16  may be configured to deliver electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold, as determined by the clinician, using leads  18 ,  20 , and/or  28 . IMD  16  may deliver continuous electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold for a period of time (e.g., 4-6 weeks) to ensure that the therapy is effective. After the period of time, the therapy induction phase may be over, and patient  14  may undergo the therapy maintenance phase. 
     In this manner, IMD  16  may be configured to continuously deliver the sensory electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold to patient  14  based on a first set of therapy parameters during the therapy induction phase. The first set of therapy parameters may include amplitude, pulse width, and frequency. The continuous delivery of sensory electrical stimulation may mean that the stimulation is not cycling between on and off-cycles, but is rather always actively delivering therapy. The delivery of the sensory electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold results in a therapeutic effect for incontinence therapy. In some examples, the therapy induction phase includes at least four weeks after implantation of IMD  16  within patient  14 . During the therapy induction phase, IMD  16  may continuously deliver therapy. However, there may be some examples in which IMD  16  cycles the delivery of electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold during the therapy induction phase, where cycling the delivery of electrical stimulation may include active delivery of electrical stimulation for an on-cycle and ceasing delivery of electrical stimulation for an off-cycle. 
     In accordance with one or more examples described in this disclosure, during the therapy maintenance phase, IMD  16  may be configured to deliver subsensory electrical stimulation. IMD  16  may be configured to deliver electrical stimulation where the stimulation intensity is approximately 90% to 10%, including approximately 50% or even lower of the stimulation intensity of the electrical stimulation during the therapy induction phase. IMD  16  may be configured to deliver electrical stimulation where the stimulation intensity is less than 50% to approximately 80% of the stimulation intensity of the electrical stimulation during the therapy induction phase. As one example, IMD  16  may be configured to deliver electrical stimulation where the stimulation amplitude is 50% of the amplitude of the electrical stimulation during the therapy induction phase. As another example, IMD  16  may be configured to deliver electrical stimulation where the pulse width is less than 50% of the pulse width of the electrical stimulation during the therapy induction phase. 
     In general, the amount by which the amplitude, pulse width, and/or frequency can be reduced in the therapy maintenance phase for subsensory electrical stimulation may be intertwined. As one example, if the amplitude is substantially reduced, then the pulse width and/or frequency may not be reduced by as much, and vice-versa to achieve approximately 90% to 10%, including 80% to 50%, and including approximately 50% and possibly lower, stimulation intensity. 
     There may be various ways in which IMD  16  may determine by how much to reduce the amplitude, pulse width, and/or frequency of the electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold to achieve the subsensory electrical stimulation. As one example, the electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold may be represented as a stimulation intensity. For instance, an integral of the electrical stimulation waveform over a time-period defined by the frequency may be indicative of the stimulation intensity for the therapy induction phase. 
     For the therapy maintenance phase, IMD  16  may be configured to deliver subsensory electrical stimulation having a stimulation intensity that is less than the stimulation intensity for the therapy induction phase. In some examples, the stimulation intensity for the therapy maintenance phase may be substantially less than the stimulation intensity for the therapy induction phase (e.g., where substantially less means less than approximately 90% of the stimulation intensity for the therapy induction phase). For instance, clinical data may indicate that if stimulation intensity for the therapy induction phase is reduced by approximately 20% to 50%, patient  14  may still experience effective therapy. 
     In some examples, the clinician may determine the sensory threshold with assistance from patient  14 . After determining the sensory threshold, the clinician may determine therapy parameters that result in subsensory electrical stimulation and ensure that the subsensory electrical stimulation is not perceived by patient  14 . 
     In some examples, it may be possible for IMD  16  to auto-determine a recommendation of therapy parameters. For instance, the IMD  16  may store information of a strength-duration curve (e.g., in a look-up table) that indicates what the pulse width, amplitude, and frequency should be to achieve different power levels. IMD  16  may select an amplitude (e.g., within a preconfigured range) or the clinician may input an amplitude value, and IMD  16  may determine what the pulse width and frequency should be to achieve the stimulation intensity for the therapy maintenance phase. As an example, assume that the stimulation intensity for the sensory threshold is X watts (W) for the therapy induction phase. In this example, IMD  16  may be configured to deliver electrical stimulation at a subsensory level such that the stimulation intensity is between 0.8*X to 0.2*X watts (e.g., 0.5*X watts) for the therapy maintenance phase. In some examples, stimulation intensity less than 0.5*X, including 0.2*X, may be possible. IMD  16  may select an amplitude or the clinician may input an amplitude, and IMD  16  may determine the pulse width and frequency using the strength-duration curve such that the resulting stimulation power is approximately (e.g., within 10%) the desired stimulation intensity for subsensory electrical stimulation. Example techniques for using the strength-duration curve are described in more detail with respect to  FIG.  8   . 
     In the above example, IMD  16  may select an amplitude or the clinician may input an amplitude. In some examples, IMD  16  may select a pulse width and/or frequency or the clinician may input a pulse width and/or frequency and IMD  16  may determine the amplitude. Also, in some examples, rather than IMD  16  determining the amplitude, pulse width, and frequency for the subsensory electrical stimulation, the clinician may input the amplitude, pulse width, and/or frequency for the subsensory electrical stimulation. 
     In the therapy maintenance phase, IMD  16  may deliver subsensory electrical stimulation to provide patient  14  with effective therapy. In some examples, during the therapy maintenance phase, IMD  16  may be configured to cycle through therapy, rather than deliver continuous therapy. For example, IMD  16  may be configured to deliver subsensory electrical stimulation for X minutes (e.g., an on-cycle), and then not deliver therapy for Y minutes (e.g., an off-cycle), and then again deliver therapy for X minutes (e.g., an on-cycle), and so on. IMD  16  may repeat these operations during a certain time period of the day. For instance, IMD  16  may be configured to cycle on for 10 minutes and off for 10 minutes and may repeat these operations for 16 hours within a 24-hour time period. For the other 8 hours, IMD  16  may not deliver electrical stimulation unless instructed or in response to a sensed event. In some examples, IMD  16  may further be configured to deliver for only 30 minutes and not deliver therapy for the remaining 23 hours and 30 minutes. 
     In some examples, the on-cycle is approximately 8 hours and the off-cycle is approximately 16 hours. In some examples, the on-cycle is approximately 30 minutes and the off-cycle is approximately 30 minutes. In some examples, the on-cycle is approximately 1.5 hours and the off-cycle is approximately 1.5 hours. 
     Cycling delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation may be based on a cycle ratio. The cycle ratio may be the on-cycle divided by the sum of the on-cycle and off-cycle. The cycle ratio may be in a range of 2% to more than 50%, including 75%. In some examples, the cycle ratio may be in a range of 33% to 50%. For example, if the on-cycle is 30 minutes and the off-cycle is 23 hours and 30 minutes (i.e., 1410 minutes), then the cycle ratio is equal to (30 minutes)/(30 minutes+1410 minutes), which is 2.08%. As another example, if the on-cycle is 8 hours and the off-cycle is 16 hours, then the cycle ratio is equal to (8 hours)/(8 hours+16 hours), which is 33%. As another example, if the on-cycle is 1.5 hours and the off-cycle is 1.5 hours, then the cycle ratio is equal to (1.5 hours)/(1.5 hours+1.5 hours), which is 50%. 
     Accordingly, IMD  16  may be configured to cycle delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation to patient  14 , between an on-cycle and an off-cycle, according to a cycle ratio of between about 2% and 75%, including between 2% and 50% and between 33% and 50%, based on a second set of therapy parameters during the therapy maintenance phase. The second set of therapy parameters may include amplitude, pulse width, and frequency for electrical stimulation that patient  14  does not perceive when delivered. For example, the subsensory electrical stimulation has a stimulation intensity in range of less than 50% to approximately 80% of the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold (e.g., 20% to 80%, 30% to 80%, 40% to 80%, 50% to 80%, 60% to 80%, or 70% to 80%). The therapy maintenance phase immediately follows the therapy induction phase, and as described above, delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation results in the therapeutic effect for the incontinence therapy, and patient  14  does not perceive delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation. 
     As an example, during the therapy induction phase, electrical stimulation having amplitude of 1 mA, pulse width of 210 micro-seconds, and frequency of 14 Hz may provide electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold. During the therapy maintenance phase, for the subsensory electrical stimulation, IMD  16  may be configured to deliver electrical stimulation having amplitude of 0.8 mA, pulse width of 100 micro-seconds, and frequency of 14 Hz. The previous is merely one non-limiting example simply to assist with understanding and should not be considered limiting. For example, during therapy maintenance phase, for the subsensory electrical stimulation, IMD  16  may be configured to deliver electrical stimulation having amplitude of 0.8 mA, pulse width of 210 micro-seconds, and frequency of 14 Hz. Examples of the pulse width may be in range of 60 micro-seconds to 210 micro-seconds, and examples of the frequency may be in range of 5 Hz to 25 Hz. 
     During the therapy maintenance phase, it may be possible for patient  14  to revert back to electrical stimulation in which there is a sensory response. For instance, in the event that patient  14  experiences less than efficacious therapy or intermittent therapy, patient  14  may interact with programmer  24  to cause IMD  16  to deliver electrical stimulation having stimulation parameters that provide stimulation intensity that is equal to or greater than the stimulation intensity delivered during the therapy induction phase. 
     The above example of the therapy induction phase and the therapy maintenance phase is provided merely to assist with understanding and should not be considered as limiting. For instance, in some examples, the therapy induction phase may not include a time period where therapy is delivered with an external medical device. Rather, the surgeon may implant IMD  16 , and the clinician, based on feedback from patient  14 , may determine the sensory threshold. Also, rather than operating IMD  16  for a certain time period during the therapy induction phase at the sensory threshold, the clinician may set the therapy parameters for the subsensory electrical stimulation immediately or shortly after determining the sensory threshold. 
     Also, the amplitude of 1 mA, pulse width of 100 or 210 micro-seconds, and frequency of 14 Hz is provided as examples and should not be considered limiting. In some examples, the frequency may be in the range of 5 Hz to 130 Hz. As one example, the frequency may be in range of 5 Hz to 25 Hz. As one example, the frequency may be in range of 5 Hz to 14 Hz. As one example, the frequency may be in range of 14 Hz to 25 Hz. The frequency may be one of 5 Hz, 14 Hz, or 25 Hz. 
     In some examples, higher frequencies may also be used. For instance, the frequency may be in range of 500 Hz to 5 kHz. As one example, the frequency may be one of 500 Hz, 1 kHz, or 5 kHz. In one example, the frequency may be in range of 500 Hz to 1 kHz or in range of 1 kHz to 5 kHz. 
     The pulse width of 100 micro-seconds or 210 micro-seconds are examples. In some examples, having a lower pulse width may be beneficial as there may be a larger range of amplitude to select from as compared to examples where there is a higher pulse width. In other words, having a lower pulse width (e.g., 100 micro-seconds) allows for a first range of amplitudes that can be selected to achieve subsensory electrical stimulation, and having a higher pulse width (e.g., 400 micro-seconds) allows for a second range of amplitudes that can be selected to achieve subsensory electrical stimulation. The first range may be greater than the second range. However, utilizing lower pulse widths is not necessary and the example above is provided merely as one non-limiting example. 
     In this manner, IMD  16  may be configured to determine a first electrical stimulation level (e.g., first electrical stimulation intensity) at a sensory threshold at which a particular physiological response to electrical stimulation for incontinence treatment occurs. The first electrical stimulation level includes a first set of therapy parameters (e.g., a first amplitude, a first pulse width, and a first frequency). IMD  16  may be configured to determine a second electrical stimulation level (e.g., second electrical stimulation intensity) below the sensory threshold (e.g., determine a subsensory electrical stimulation) at which the particular physiological response does not occur. The second electrical stimulation level includes a second set of therapy parameters (e.g., a second amplitude, a second pulse width, and a second frequency, where one or more of the second amplitude, second pulse width, and second frequency are different than first amplitude, first pulse width, and first frequency). 
     As described above, patient  14  may not perceive delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation and perceives delivery of stimulation at the sensory threshold. As one example, when delivering electrical stimulation having stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold, patient  14  may feel the electrical stimulation. In this example, when delivering subsensory electrical stimulation, patient  14  may not feel the electrical stimulation. As another example, when delivering electrical stimulation having stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold, patient  14  may respond to the electrical stimulation with a motor response (e.g., generate a motor response). In this example, when delivering subsensory electrical stimulation, patient  14  may not respond to the electrical stimulation with a motor response. As another example, when delivering electrical stimulation having stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold, patient  14  may generate an electrical signal such as a nerve action potential (e.g., EMG signal or eCAP). In this example, when delivering subsensory electrical stimulation, patient  14  may not generate the electrical signal. 
     Accordingly, when delivering therapy at or above the sensory threshold, patient  14  may have an acute physiological response such as a motor response, patient feeling, or a detected physiological effect such as a bioelectrical signal (e.g., sensed nerve action potential, EMG, or eCAP). When delivering therapy below the sensory threshold (e.g., subsensory electrical stimulation), patient  14  may not have the acute physiological response. 
     It should be understood that the above describes different examples of sensory threshold and subsensory electrical stimulation. The different examples may be applied separately or together. For instance, in some examples, patient  14 , the clinician, and/or IMD  16  may determine only one sensory threshold (e.g., one of intensity where patient  14  feels the stimulation, intensity where there is a motor response, or intensity where patient  14  generates an electrical signal). In such examples, IMD  16  may be configured to deliver subsensory electrical stimulation that is at an intensity level less than the intensity level of the sensory threshold. In some examples, patient  14 , the clinician, and/or IMD  16  may determine multiple sensory thresholds (e.g., two or more of intensity where patient  14  feels the stimulation, intensity where there is a motor response, or intensity where patient  14  generates an electrical signal). In such examples, IMD  16  may be configured to deliver subsensory electrical stimulation that is at a level less than both or each of two or more of the intensity levels of the two or more sensory thresholds. 
     In one or more examples, to determine the second electrical stimulation level (e.g., subsensory electrical stimulation), IMD  16  may be configured to determine a second set of therapy parameters (e.g., second amplitude, a second pulse width, and a second frequency). Two or more of the first amplitude, first pulse width, and first frequency may be different than the second amplitude, second pulse width, and second frequency. For example, the first amplitude and first pulse width may be different than the second amplitude and second pulse width, respectively. 
     As described above, the clinician may identify the sensory threshold (e.g., by titrating stimulation intensity upwards or downwards). In some examples, IMD  16  may be configured to identify the sensory threshold, such as based on determining if there is any motor movement (e.g., based on accelerometers located on patient  14 ) or sense nerve action potential. The clinician or IMD  16  may then determine parameters for subsensory electrical stimulation (e.g., 80%, 50%, or 20% of the stimulation parameters at the sensory threshold). 
     In this way, IMD  16  may be configured to store a set of therapy parameters for subsensory electrical stimulation of a patient. Delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation results in a therapeutic effect for incontinence therapy at a stimulation intensity that is less than or equal to 90% of a stimulation intensity at a sensory threshold (e.g., range of 90% to 10%, including 50% or lower, a range of 80% to 50%, etc.). Patient  14  does not perceive delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation and perceives delivery of stimulation at the sensory threshold. 
     In the above examples, during the therapy induction phase, electrical stimulation is continuously delivered at the sensory threshold. In some examples, instead of or in addition to the continuous delivery of electrical stimulation, stochastic stimulation may be delivered to patient  14 . Stochastic stimulation refers to a pattern of applying different stimulation intensities to patient  14 . In some examples, rather than following a pattern, the application of different stimulation intensities may be random or pseudo-random. 
     In addition to stochastic stimulation, some form of closed loop stimulation may be used in the therapy induction phase. Additionally, closed loop stimulation may be used during maintenance phase as well, in addition to or instead of cycling or continuous stimulation. Closed loop stimulation relies on any of a variety of signals that form as feedback. As one example, in the subsensory electrical stimulation, patient  14  may not feel the stimulation but may still generate an electrical signal. In some examples, IMD  16  (e.g., via sensing circuitry  22  of  FIG.  3   ) may sense the electrical signals (e.g., EMG signal or eCAP) and utilize the electrical signal to determine the therapy parameters. As another example, sensing circuitry  22  may determine the posture or the pressure or variety of other physiological signals to determine the therapy parameters for the subsensory electrical stimulation. 
       FIG.  2    is conceptual diagram illustrating another example therapy system  10 B that delivers stimulation therapy to manage, e.g., urinary incontinence or other condition of patient  14 . Therapy system  10 B includes a distributed array of electrical stimulators, referred to herein as microstimulators  32 A- 32 D (collectively referred to herein as “microstimulators  32 ”), in addition to IMD  16 , leads  18 ,  20 , and  28 , sensing circuitry  22 , and programmer  24 . In other examples, therapy system  10 B includes a distributed array of microstimulators  32  instead of one or more of IMD  16 , leads  18 ,  20 , and  28 , or sensing circuitry  22 . Microstimulators  32  may be configured to generate and deliver electrical stimulation therapy (e.g., subsensory electrical stimulation) to patient  14  via one or more electrodes. Microstimulators  32  have a smaller size than IMD  16 , and in some examples may be leadless. 
     IMD  16  may be configured to deliver electrical stimulation therapy (e.g., subsensory electrical stimulation) to patient  14  via microstimulators  32 . For example, IMD  16  may communicate wirelessly with microstimulators  32  via wireless telemetry to control delivery of electrical stimulation to patient  14  via microstimulators  32 . In the example of  FIG.  2   , microstimulators  32  may be implanted at different target stimulation sites. For example, microstimulators  32 A and  32 B may be positioned to stimulate a different set of nerves than microstimulators  32 C and  324 D. As an example, microstimulators  32 A and  32 B may target sacral nerves, while microstimulators  32 C and  32 D target the pudendal nerve. In other examples, microstimulators  32  may be implanted at various locations within the pelvic floor region, e.g., at different positions in proximity to the sacrum to target different nerves within the pelvic region. The illustrated number and configuration of microstimulators  32  is merely exemplary. Other configurations, i.e., number and position of microstimulators, are possible. For example, a microstimulator may be implanted in ankle of patient  14  for delivering stimulation to a tibial nerve, but stimulating the tibial nerve at locations other than the ankle may be possible. 
     Systems  10 A and  10 B shown in  FIGS.  1  and  2   , respectively, are examples of therapy systems that may each subsensory electrical stimulation and/or electrical stimulation therapy according to one or more cycle settings to manage urgency and/or urinary incontinence. Systems with other configurations of leads, electrodes, and sensors may also be used to implement the techniques described herein. Additionally, in other examples, a system may include more than one IMD  16 . 
       FIG.  3    is a functional block diagram of an example configuration of IMD  16 . In the illustrated example, IMD  16  includes sensing circuitry  22 , processing circuitry  50 , therapy delivery circuitry  52 , impedance module  54 , memory  56 , telemetry circuitry  58 , and power source  60 . In various examples, processing circuitry  50 , as well as other processing circuitry described herein, can include any one or more microprocessors, digital signal processors (DSPs), application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), or any other equivalent integrated or discrete logic circuitry, as well as any combinations of such components. The functions attributed to processing circuitry  50 , as well as other processing circuitry described herein, herein may be embodied as hardware, firmware, software or any combination thereof. 
     Processing circuitry  50  may be implemented as fixed-function circuits, programmable circuits, or a combination thereof. Fixed-function circuits refer to circuits that provide particular functionality, and are preset on the operations that can be performed. Programmable circuits refer to circuits that can be programmed to perform various tasks, and provide flexible functionality in the operations that can be performed. For instance, programmable circuits may execute software or firmware that cause the programmable circuits to operate in the manner defined by instructions of the software or firmware. Fixed-function circuits may execute software instructions (e.g., to receive parameters or output parameters), but the types of operations that the fixed-function circuits perform are generally immutable. In some examples, the one or more of the units may be distinct circuit blocks (fixed-function or programmable), and in some examples, the one or more units may be integrated circuits. Processing circuitry  50  may include arithmetic logic units (ALUs), elementary function units (EFUs), digital circuits, analog circuits, and/or programmable cores, formed from programmable circuits. In examples where the operations of processing circuitry  50  are performed using software executed by the programmable circuits, memory  56  may store the object code of the software that processing circuitry  50  receives and executes, or another memory within IMD  16  (not shown) may store such instructions. 
     In the example of  FIG.  3   , under the control of processing circuitry  50 , therapy delivery circuitry  52  (which may also be referred to as a therapy delivery module) is configured to generate and deliver electrical stimulation via selected electrodes  29  of lead  28 , alone or in combination with electrodes of another lead or of a housing  40  of IMD  16 . For example, processing circuitry  50  may control therapy delivery circuitry  52  by accessing memory  56  to selectively access and load one or more therapy programs or reminder programs into therapy delivery circuitry  52 . Therapy delivery circuitry  52  may include stimulation generation circuitry configured to generate and deliver electrical stimulation according to the one or more cycle settings or reminder therapy programs. Therapy delivery circuitry  52  may also be referred to as a stimulation generator. 
     In some examples, therapy delivery circuitry  52  generates therapy in the form of electrical pulses that are delivered using lead  28  and electrodes  29 . In some examples, there may be two or more leads like lead  28  with respective electrodes  29  and therapy delivery circuitry  52  may form the electrical pulses that are delivered via the plurality of leads using respective electrodes of the leads. Relevant stimulation parameters for a therapy program may include a voltage amplitude, a current amplitude, a frequency (e.g., pulse rate), a pulse width, a duty cycle, or the combination of electrodes  29  with which therapy delivery circuitry  52  delivers the electrical stimulation signals to tissue of patient  14 . In other examples, therapy delivery circuitry  52  may generate electrical stimulation in the form of continuous waveforms. In such examples, relevant stimulation parameters for a therapy program may include a voltage amplitude or a current amplitude, a frequency, a shape of the stimulation signal, a duty cycle of the stimulation signal, or the combination of electrodes  29  with which therapy delivery circuitry  52  delivers the electrical stimulation signals to tissue of patient  12 . 
     In some examples, patient  14  may provide patient input to IMD  16  using programmer  24  or another device, or directly via IMD  16 . For example, patient  14  may provide patient input to IMD  16  using sensing circuitry  22  when sensing circuitry  22  includes a motion sensor that is responsive to tapping (e.g., by patient  14 ) on skin superior to IMD  16 . When sensing circuitry  22  includes a motion sensor that is responsive to tapping, upon detecting the pattern of tapping that indicates a particular patient input, processing circuitry  50  may determine that the patient input was received. The number, rate, or pattern of taps may be associated in memory  56  with the different programming capabilities. In this way, patient  14  may directly control the delivery of therapy by IMD  16  in the event that programmer  24  is not within reach of patient  14 . 
     Regardless of whether patient input is received from programmer  24  or other device, the patient input may indicate an urge felt by patient  14 , a leakage incident experienced by patient  14 , an imminent voiding event predicted by patient  14 , a voluntary voiding event undertaken by patient  14  or other information that may affect the timing or intensity level of electrical stimulation delivered by IMD  16 . Throughout the disclosure, the term “intensity” is used to describe a level of electrical stimulation delivered to a patient. An intensity of stimulation may be a function of, for example, a current or voltage amplitude of the stimulation signal generated and delivered by IMD  16 , the frequency of the stimulation signal, the shape of the stimulation signal, the duty cycle of the stimulation signal, the electrode combination used to deliver the stimulation signal, or any combination of the stimulation parameters. Thus, in some examples, intensity of stimulation may be modulated by modifying an amplitude of the electrical stimulation applied to the patient. Amplitude of electrical stimulation may refer to a magnitude of the voltage or current of a stimulation signal applied to the patient by IMD  16 . For example, IMD  16  may increase/decrease a voltage and/or current delivered to the patient to increase/decrease the intensity of the electrical stimulation. 
     In the example of  FIG.  3   , therapy delivery circuitry  52  is electrically coupled to a single lead  28  but multiple leads could be used, and therapy delivery circuitry  52  delivers electrical stimulation to a tissue site of patient  14  via selected electrodes  29 A- 29 D carried by lead  28  (e.g., a lead sized and configured for placement to stimulation sacral, such as within sacral foramen, pudendal, or other nerve). A proximal end of lead  28  extends from housing  40  of IMD  16 , and a distal end of lead  28  extends to one or more target therapy sites, e.g., within a pelvic floor of patient  14 . In some examples, target therapy sites may include tissue proximate a sacral nerve, a pudendal nerve, a hypogastric nerve, a tibial nerve, a urinary sphincter, or a detrusor muscle, although other target therapy sites may be used. In other examples, therapy delivery circuitry  52  may deliver electrical stimulation with electrodes on more than one lead and each of the leads may carry one or more electrodes. The leads may be configured as axial leads with ring electrodes and/or paddle leads with electrode pads arranged in a two-dimensional array. Additionally, or alternatively, the leads may include segmented and/or partial ring electrodes. The electrodes may operate in a bipolar or multi-polar configuration with other electrodes, or may operate in a unipolar configuration referenced to an electrode carried by outer housing  40  of IMD  16 . In yet other examples, such as system  10 B shown in  FIG.  2    that includes microstimulators  32 , processing circuitry  50  may act as a “master” module that controls microstimulators  32  to deliver stimulation at target therapy sites. In other examples, however, one of microstimulators  32  may act as a master module or microstimulators  32  may be self-controlled. 
     In the example of  FIG.  3   , impedance module  54  includes voltage measurement circuitry  62  and current source  64 , and may include an oscillator (not shown) or the like for producing an alternating signal, as is known. In some examples, as described above with respect to  FIG.  1   , impedance module  54  may use a four-wire, or Kelvin, arrangement. As an example, processing circuitry  50  may periodically control current source  64  to, for example, source an electrical current signal through electrode  19 A and sink the electrical current signal through electrode  21 A. Impedance module  54  may also include a switching module (not shown) for selectively coupling electrodes  19 A,  19 B,  21 A, and  21 B to current source  64  and voltage measurement circuitry  62 . Voltage measurement circuitry  62  may measure the voltage between electrodes  19 B and  21 B. Voltage measurement circuitry  62  may include sample and hold circuitry or other suitable circuitry for measuring voltage amplitudes. Processing circuitry  50  determines an impedance value from the measured voltage values received from voltage measurement circuitry  52 . 
     In examples in which sensing circuitry  22  includes a pressure sensor, processing circuitry  50  may determine a bladder pressure value based on signals received from the pressure sensor. Processing circuitry  50  may determine whether contractions of bladder  12  are indicative of an imminent incontinence event, for example, based on comparison of the sensed pressure to a pressure threshold that indicates an imminent event. For example, processing circuitry  50  may detect an imminent incontinence event when the sensed pressure is greater than the pressure threshold. 
     In some examples, sensing circuitry  22  may be configured to determine an amplitude or existence of an electrical signal generated by patient  14 . For example, one or more of electrodes  29  of lead  28  may be sensing electrodes that sense electrical signals. Electrodes  29  may in some examples provide dual function of sensing and stimulation. Although not shown, sensing circuitry  22  may receive the sensed signals from one or more of electrodes  29  and determine whether patient  14  generated an electrical signal such as a nerve action potential (e.g., EMG signal or eCAP). In some examples, sensing circuitry  22  may receive signals from other components external to IMD  16 . For example, patient  14  may wear an accelerometer that outputs a signal, via telemetry circuitry  58  and processing circuitry  50 , to sensing circuitry that indicates whether there is motor movement from patient  14 . 
     The threshold values stored in memory  56  may be determined using any suitable technique. In some examples, the threshold values may be determined during implantation of IMD  16  or during a trial period in a clinician&#39;s office following the implant procedure. For example, a clinician may record impedance values during involuntary voiding events and use the recorded impedance values or values calculated based on the recorded values as threshold values. These threshold values may be adapted over time based on patient input, e.g., via external programmer  24 . As described above, patient  14  may indicate, via programmer  24 , when an involuntary voiding event takes place. When the patient input is received, processing circuitry  50  may determine an impedance value during the event or immediately prior to the event based on signals received from impedance module  54 . A new threshold value may be determined using this impedance value. For example, the threshold value stored may be a running average of impedance values measured during involuntary voiding events. 
     The threshold values stored in memory  56  may be a first set of therapy parameters for delivery of sensory electrical stimulation (e.g., during a therapy induction phase) and a second set of therapy parameters for delivery of subsensory electrical stimulation (e.g., during a therapy maintenance phase). For instance, an acute physiological response does not occur when the patient is stimulated with subsensory electrical stimulation. The first set of therapy parameters for sensory electrical stimulation includes a first amplitude, a first pulse width, and a first frequency. The second set of therapy parameters for subsensory electrical stimulation includes a second amplitude, a second pulse width, and a second frequency. In accordance with one or more examples described in this disclosure, two or more of the second amplitude, the second pulse width, and the second frequency are less than the first amplitude, the first pulse width, and the first frequency for electrical stimulation at a sensory threshold (e.g., sensory electrical stimulation). The acute physiological occurs in patient  14  in response to the electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold. 
     In this way, the threshold values stored in memory  56  may be a set of therapy parameters for sub sensory electrical stimulation of a patient. The delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation results in a therapeutic effect for incontinence therapy at a stimulation intensity that is less than or equal to approximately 90% of a stimulation intensity at a sensory threshold (e.g., including stimulation intensity that is in range of less than 50% to approximately 80% of the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold). Patient  14  does not perceive delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation and perceives delivery of stimulation at the sensory threshold. 
     There may be various ways in which the first and second set of therapy parameters of subsensory electrical stimulation are generated and stored in memory  56 . As one example, the clinician or patient  14  may use programmer  24  to program memory  56  with the first and second set of therapy parameters. As another example, processing circuitry  50  may receive information indicative of first set of therapy parameters (e.g., the first amplitude, the first pulse width, and the first frequency for electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold), and determine the second set of therapy parameters (e.g., second amplitude, the second pulse width, and the second frequency) based on the received information indicative of the first set of therapy parameters (e.g., first amplitude, the first pulse width, and the first frequency). 
     For example, based on the first amplitude, first pulse width, and first frequency, processing circuitry  50  may determine a stimulation intensity for the sensory threshold (e.g., integral of the amplitude over the pulse width multiplied by one divided frequency). Processing circuitry  50  may determine a stimulation intensity for the subsensory electrical stimulation (e.g., between 90% to 10% of the stimulation intensity of the sensory threshold) based on the stimulation intensity for the sensory threshold to determine the second set of parameters (e.g., second amplitude, second pulse width, and second frequency). 
     Processing circuitry  50  may then select the second amplitude, second pulse width, and second frequency such that the resulting simulation intensity is approximately, e.g., ±20%, of the determined stimulation intensity of the subsensory electrical stimulation. For example, memory  56  may store strength-duration curves that indicate what the appropriate amplitude should be for a given pulse width, and vice-versa for the subsensory electrical stimulation. Processing circuitry  50  may select an amplitude or pulse width and determine the other one of pulse width or amplitude based on the strength-duration curve. 
     In some examples, IMD  16  includes impedance sensing module  54  and not sensing circuitry  22 , while in other examples IMD  16  includes sensing circuitry  22  but not impedance sensing module  54 . Moreover, in some examples, sensing circuitry  22  and/or impedance sensing module  54  may be physically separate from IMD  16 . Physically separate sensors may be useful in examples in which either sensing circuitry  22  and/or impedance sensing module  54  sense one or more physiological parameters at a location that is not accessible by IMD  16  or difficult to access by IMD  16 . However, in other examples of IMD  16 , IMD  16  may not include impedance module  54  or sensing circuitry  22  and may include other sensing circuitry or may not include any sensing circuitry configured to sense a patient parameter. 
     Processing circuitry  50  may control therapy delivery circuitry  52  to deliver electrical stimulation therapy based on patient input received via telemetry circuitry  58 . Telemetry circuitry  58  includes any suitable hardware, firmware, software or any combination thereof for communicating with another device, such as programmer  24  of systems  10 A and  10 B. Under the control of processing circuitry  50 , telemetry circuitry  58  may receive downlink telemetry, e.g., patient input, from and send uplink telemetry to programmer  24  with the aid of an antenna, which may be internal and/or external. Processing circuitry  50  may provide the data to be uplinked to programmer  24  and the control signals for the telemetry circuit within telemetry circuitry  58  and receive data from telemetry circuitry  58 . 
     Processing circuitry  50  may control telemetry circuitry  58  to exchange information with medical device programmer  24 . Processing circuitry  50  may transmit operational information and receive stimulation programs or stimulation parameter adjustments via telemetry circuitry  58 . Also, in some examples, IMD  16  may communicate with other implanted devices, such as stimulators, control devices, or sensors, via telemetry circuitry  58 . 
     Memory  56  stores instructions for execution by processing circuitry  50 . Memory  56  may store one or more therapy programs for controlling delivery of electrical stimulation therapy by therapy delivery circuitry  52 , one or more reminder programs, or both therapy programs and reminder programs. In some examples, memory  56  stores patient parameter information, such as information generated by impedance module  54  and/or sensing circuitry  22 . For example, information related to measured impedance and determined posture may be recorded for long-term storage and retrieval by a user or used by processing circuitry  50  for adjustment of stimulation parameters, such as amplitude, pulse width, and pulse rate. Memory  56  may include separate memories for storing instructions, electrical signal information, stimulation programs, data pertaining to a voiding diary of patient  14 , and other data. 
     In the example shown in  FIG.  3   , memory  56  stores therapy programs  40 , reminder programs  42 , and patient data  44 . Therapy programs  40  store one or more therapy programs for use by processing circuitry  50  and therapy delivery circuitry  52  to control the delivery of electrical stimulation therapy to patient  14 . In some examples, for each stored therapy program, the stored information may include parameters pertaining to the values of time X and time Y of a cycle setting of the therapy program, the electrode combination with which therapy delivery circuitry  52  delivers electrical stimulation to patient  14 , and the electrical stimulation parameter values defining the electrical stimulation signal delivered to patient  14 . 
     In some examples, it may be efficacious for IMD  16  to deliver electrical stimulation therapy according to a plurality of cycle settings over time. Cycle settings refer to turning off stimulation for a period of time (e.g., off-cycle) and then turning stimulation back on after a period of time (e.g., on-cycle). For example, IMD  16  may deliver electrical stimulation therapy according to a first cycle setting for a first period of time (a first cycle time period), and subsequently deliver electrical stimulation therapy according to one or more different cycle settings for additional respective periods of time. Thus, therapy programs  40  may store multiple cycle settings that can be selected by processing circuitry  50 . Processing circuitry  50  may select the cycle setting by, for example, selecting a therapy program, which may include a cycle setting as part of its parameters, or by selecting a stored cycle setting, which can be stored in memory  56 . In some examples, memory  56  may store a list of cycle settings in a predetermined order, and processing circuitry  50  may select cycle settings from the list in the predetermined order. Thus, at the end of a cycle time period or at another suitable time, processing circuitry  50  may select a next cycle setting to use to control delivery of electrical stimulation by therapy delivery circuitry  52  by selecting the next cycle setting in the preordered list. 
     As one example, therapy delivery circuitry  52  may be configured to cycle delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation to patient  14 , between an on-cycle and an off-cycle, according to a cycle ratio of between about 2% and 50%, based on the second set of therapy parameters during the therapy maintenance phase. The subsensory electrical stimulation may have a stimulation intensity in range of 2% to 80%, including less than 50% to approximately 80% of the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold. Examples of the on-cycle and off-cycle include one of the following pairs: (1) the on-cycle is approximately 8 hours and the off-cycle is approximately 16 hours, (2) the on-cycle is approximately 30 minutes and the off-cycle is approximately 30 minutes, or (3) the on-cycle is approximately 1.5 hours and the off-cycle is approximately 1.5 hours. In some examples, the on-cycle may be 30 minutes and the off-cycle may be 23 hours and 30 minutes. 
     In other examples, memory  56  may store a list of cycle settings, and processing circuitry  50  may pseudo-randomly select cycle settings from the list, e.g., using a pseudo random counter, each number in the counter being associated with a stored cycle setting, or using any other suitable means. Thus, at the end of a cycle time period or at another suitable time, processing circuitry  50  may select a next cycle setting to use to control delivery of electrical stimulation by therapy delivery circuitry  52  by pseudo-randomly select cycle settings from a predetermined list of cycle settings. 
     Reminder programs  42  may include parameters pertaining to the timing, intensity, and duration of the electrical reminder therapy to be delivered to patient  14 . Reminder therapy may be delivered to patient  14  as a reminder for patient  14  to voluntarily void, or as a reminder of the existence of therapy. Reminder programs  42  are optional. 
     In some examples, while IMD  16  is delivering subsensory electrical stimulation, patient  14  may desire to revert back to electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold, or possibly greater than the sensory threshold. For instance, if the subsensory electrical stimulation does not provide sufficient therapeutic effect or patient  14  desires to perceive the therapy, or possibly for some other reason, patient  14  may configure IMD  16  to deliver electrical stimulation at or greater than the sensory threshold. Memory  56  may also store the therapy parameters for delivering therapy at the sensory threshold. In such examples, in response to patient  14  requesting that therapy be delivered at the sensory threshold, processing circuitry  50  may cause therapy delivery circuitry  52  to deliver at the sensory threshold. 
     As illustrated, memory  56  stores patient data  44 . Patient data  44  may include, for example, a voiding diary, physiological parameter values sensed by sensing circuitry  22 , impedance module  54 , or both, and any other suitable patient data  44 . 
     In accordance with techniques described in this disclosure, the stimulation parameter values of a therapy program stored by memory  56  may define a therapy with an intensity below a perception threshold of the target tissue being stimulated. In other words, the simulation parameter values stored by memory  56  may be for subsensory electrical stimulation. For example, the electrical stimulation may have an intensity such that patient  14  does not feel the electrical stimulation delivered by IMD  16 . As another example, the electrical stimulation may have an intensity such that the electrical stimulation delivered by IMD  16  does not result in a motor response from the patient. A motor response may be reported by the patient, observed by a clinician, or automatically detected by one or more sensors internal or external to the patient. An example of motor response can be, for example, an acute motor response, e.g., muscle twitch, inducted by the electrical stimulation. When stimulating one of a spinal nerve, sacral nerve, pudendal nerve, or the like, the physiological response may be a contraction of a toe of the patient, a flexing of an anal sphincter of the patient, or a detected EMG or eCAP signal. 
     In some examples, feeling of the stimulation by patient  14  may occur prior to an observed response of a muscle that is being driven by the nerve being stimulated. In other words, the feeling of the stimulation by patient  14  may occur at a lower intensity than the intensity at which patient  14  has a motor movement. 
     Accordingly, in one or more examples, patient  14  perceiving the delivery of stimulation at the sensory threshold may be patient  14  feeling the stimulation at the sensory threshold, and patient  14  not perceiving the delivery of subsensory electrical stimulation may be patient  14  not feeling the subsensory electrical stimulation. In one or more examples, patient  14  perceiving the delivery of stimulation at the sensory threshold may be patient  14  responding with a motor response to the stimulation at the sensory threshold, and patient  14  not perceiving the delivery of subsensory electrical stimulation may be patient  14  not responding to the subsensory electrical stimulation with the motor response. In one or more examples, patient  14  perceiving the delivery of stimulation at the sensory threshold may be patient  14  generating a detectable electrical signal (e.g., amplitude is high enough to be detected) in response to the stimulation at the sensory threshold, and patient  14  not perceiving the delivery of subsensory electrical stimulation may be patient  14  not generating the detectable electrical signal (e.g., amplitude is too low to be distinguished from other electrical signals) in response to the subsensory electrical stimulation. 
     Memory  56  may include any volatile, non-volatile, magnetic, or electrical media, such as a random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), non-volatile RAM (NVRAM), electrically-erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), flash memory, and the like. Memory  56  may store program instructions that, when executed by processing circuitry  50 , cause IMD  16  to perform the functions ascribed to IMD  16  herein. 
     Power source  60  delivers operating power to the components of IMD  16 . Power source  60  may include a battery and a power generation circuit to produce the operating power. In some examples, the battery may be rechargeable to allow extended operation. Recharging may be accomplished through proximal inductive interaction between an external charger and an inductive charging coil within IMD  16 . In other examples, an external inductive power supply may transcutaneously power IMD  16  whenever stimulation therapy is to occur. 
     As described above, by delivering electrical stimulation at a subsensory level, IMD  16  may consume less power from power source  60  as compared to IMD  16  delivering electrical stimulation at levels at or greater than the sensory threshold. Accordingly, by delivering electrical stimulation at subsensory levels, the longevity of power source  60  may be increased (e.g., in examples where power source  60  is not rechargeable) or the interval between recharges of power source  60  may be increased (e.g., in examples where power source  60  is rechargeable). 
     Although processing circuitry  50 , therapy delivery circuitry  52 , and telemetry circuitry  58  may be separate modules, in some examples, two or more of processing circuitry  50 , therapy delivery circuitry  52 , and telemetry circuitry  58  can be functionally integrated. In some examples, processing circuitry  50 , therapy delivery circuitry  52 , and telemetry circuitry  58  correspond to individual hardware units, such as ASICs, DSPs, FPGAs, or other hardware units. 
       FIG.  4    is a functional block diagram illustrating example components of example external programmer  24 . While programmer  24  may generally be described as a hand-held computing device, the programmer may be a notebook computer, a cell phone, or a workstation, for example. As illustrated in  FIG.  4   , external programmer  24  may include a processing circuitry  70 , memory  72 , user interface  74 , telemetry circuitry  76 , and power source  78 . Memory  72  may store program instructions that, when executed by processing circuitry  70 , cause processing circuitry  70  to provide the functionality ascribed to programmer  24  throughout this disclosure. 
     In some examples, memory  72  of programmer  24  may store a plurality of therapy programs defining one or more electrical stimulation parameter values and/or cycle settings for the delivery electrical stimulation therapy, similar to those stored in memory  56  of IMD  16 . The therapy programs stored in memory  72  may be downloaded into memory  56  of IMD  16 . Memory  72  may also include reminder programs defining one or more parameters for the delivery of electrical reminder stimulation. The reminder programs stored in memory  72  also may be downloaded into memory  56  of IMD  16 . 
     Memory  72  may include any volatile, non-volatile, fixed, removable, magnetic, optical, or electrical media, such as RAM, ROM, CD-ROM, hard disk, removable magnetic disk, memory cards or sticks, NVRAM, EEPROM, flash memory, and the like. Processing circuitry  70  can take the form one or more microprocessors, DSPs, ASICs, FPGAs, programmable logic circuitry, or the like, and the functions attributed to processing circuitry  70  herein may be embodied as hardware, firmware, software or any combination thereof. Processing circuitry  70  may be similar to processing circuitry  50 , but may in some examples, provide greater processing capabilities. 
     User interface  74  may include a button or keypad, lights, a speaker for voice commands, and a display, such as a liquid crystal (LCD). In some examples the display may be a touch screen. As discussed in this disclosure, processing circuitry  70  may present and receive information relating to stimulation therapy via user interface  74 . For example, processing circuitry  70  may receive patient input via user interface  74 . The patient input may be entered, for example, by pressing a button on a keypad or selecting an icon from a touch screen. Patient input may include, but is not limited to, input that indicates an urge felt by the patient, a leakage incident experienced by the patient, an imminent voiding event predicted by the patient, or a voluntary voiding event to be undertaken by the patient. 
     Telemetry circuitry  76  supports wireless communication between IMD  16  and external programmer  24  under the control of processing circuitry  70 . Telemetry circuitry  76  may be substantially similar to telemetry circuitry  58  described above, providing wireless communication via an RF or proximal inductive medium. In some examples, telemetry circuitry  76  may include an antenna, which may take on a variety of forms, such as an internal or external antenna. An external antenna that is coupled to programmer  24  may correspond to a programming head that may be placed over IMD  16 . Telemetry circuitry  76  may also be configured to communicate with another computing device via wireless communication techniques, or direct communication through a wired connection. Examples of local wireless communication techniques that may be employed to facilitate communication between programmer  24  and another computing device include RF communication according to IEEE 802.11 or Bluetooth specification sets, infrared communication, e.g., according to an IrDA standard, or other standard or proprietary telemetry protocols. In this manner, other external devices may be capable of communicating with programmer  24  without needing to establish a secure wireless connection. 
     Power source  78  delivers operating power to the components of programmer  24 . In some examples, power source  78  may include a battery, such as a rechargeable or non-rechargeable battery. A non-rechargeable battery may be selected to last for several years, while a rechargeable battery may be inductively charged from an external device, e.g., on a daily or weekly basis. Recharging of a rechargeable battery may be accomplished by using an alternating current (AC) outlet or through proximal inductive interaction between an external charger and an inductive charging coil within programmer  24   
     Patient  14  may also interact with user interface  74  of programmer  24  to store data pertaining to voiding events in memory  72  of programmer  24  or memory  56  of IMD  16 . In this manner, patient  14  may create a voiding diary that contains data indicating, for example, the number, frequency, and timing of involuntary voiding events. For example, patient  14  may enter, via a keypad or touch screen of user interface  74 , an indication that an involuntary voiding event occurred at a particular time. Processing circuitry  70  of programmer  24  may correlate the timing of the voiding event with other data, such as the therapy program and/or specific cycle setting being used by IMD  16  at the time of the voiding events to deliver electrical stimulation therapy, patient posture data, patient activity data, and bladder impedance data sensed by impedance module  54  and sensing circuitry  22  at or shortly before the time of the voiding event. 
     Correlating involuntary voiding events with a particular therapy program or a particular cycle setting (multiple therapy programs may have the same cycle setting) may help control the timing with which processing circuitry  50  or  70  changes a currently implemented cycle setting. For example, processing circuitry  50  or  70  may compare the number of involuntary voiding events associated with a particular therapy program or a particular cycle setting with a predetermined threshold value (which may be stored in memory  56  or memory  72 ), and, in response to determining the number of involuntary voiding events is greater than or equal to the threshold value, processing circuitry  50  or  70  may control therapy delivery circuitry  52  to deliver therapy according to a different cycle setting. For example, as discussed below, the different cycle setting may be selected as the next cycle setting in a predetermined order of a plurality of cycle settings, or may be pseudo-randomly selected from a list of predetermined cycle settings. 
     In other examples, patient  14  may also interact with user interface  74  to cause memory  72  to store data pertaining to a voluntary voiding event or an increased urge event, which processing circuitry  70  may correlate with other data sensed by impedance module  54  or sensing circuitry  22  at the time of the voluntary voiding event or increased urge event. In other examples, processing circuitry  70  of programmer  24  may transmit the data regarding the patient input indicative of the occurrence of one or more voiding events to IMD  16 , and processing circuitry  50  of IMD  16  may perform any of the functions described herein instead of processing circuitry  70 . 
     In other examples, processing circuitry  50  may independently cause memory  56  of IMD  16  to store data pertaining to various urinary events, which may be sensed by IMD  16  (e.g., by sensing circuitry  22 ) or indicated by patient requests to deliver or suspend stimulation, which, as described above, may occur when patient  14  senses that an involuntary voiding episode may be imminent. In such examples, processing circuitry  50  may cause the data to be stored in the voiding diary as a record of the number, frequency, and timing of various urinary events, and, in some cases, as one or more physiological parameters sensed by sensing circuitry  22  or another sensing device. As with voiding data manually entered by patient  14  into programmer  24 , processing circuitry  50  of IMD  16  may correlate the timing of a request for extra stimulation with other data, such as patient posture data, patient activity data, and bladder impedance data sensed by impedance module  54  and sensing circuitry  22  at or around the time of the event. Thus, a voiding diary of patient  14  may contain data entered by patient  14  and data independently stored by processing circuitry  50  and memory  56  of IMD  16 , thereby providing a more robust representation of symptoms experienced by patient  14  than would be provided by patient-entered data or data independently stored by IMD  16  alone. 
     In some examples, programmer  24  may be a medical device configured to perform example techniques described in this disclosure. For example, a clinician and patient  14  may determine a first set of parameters that define a sensory threshold (e.g., a first amplitude, a first pulse width, and a first frequency). The clinician or patient  14  may enter the first set of parameters into programmer  24  via user interface  74  for storage in memory  72 . As described, an acute physiological response occurs in patient  14  in response to the electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold being delivered to patient  14 . 
     Processing circuitry  70  may be configured to determine a second set of therapy parameters (e.g., second amplitude, second pulse width, and second frequency) for subsensory electrical stimulation of the patient. The acute physiological response does not occur when patient  14  is stimulated with the subsensory electrical stimulation. As one example, processing circuitry  70  may be configured to determine the second set of therapy parameters such that the subsensory electrical stimulation is between 90% to 10% of a stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold (e.g., 80% to 20% or 80% to 50% or 50% of the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold). 
     For instance, processing circuitry  70  based on the first amplitude, pulse width, and frequency may determine the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold. Processing circuitry  70  may determine a stimulation intensity that is 90% to 10% or 80% to 50% of the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold. Processing circuitry  70  may then select the second amplitude, second pulse width, and second frequency such that the resulting stimulation intensity is equal to the determined stimulation intensity for the subsensory electrical stimulation. 
     Processing circuitry  70  may output the second therapy parameters to telemetry circuitry  76  and cause telemetry circuitry  76  to output the second set of therapy parameters to IMD  16  for stimulating patient  14  with subsensory electrical stimulation. For example, memory  56  may store the set of therapy parameters determined by programmer  24  for subsensory electrical stimulation. Processing circuitry  50  may then cause therapy delivery circuitry  52  to deliver therapy for subsensory electrical stimulation. 
       FIG.  5    is a flowchart illustrating example techniques related to controlling delivery of electrical stimulation therapy to patient  14  to help manage an incontinence condition of patient  14 . As described herein, the techniques illustrated in  FIG.  5    may be employed using one or more components of systems  10 A and  10 B, which have been described above with respect to  FIGS.  1 - 4   . The example of  FIG.  5    is provided merely as an example and should not be considered limiting. Steps of  FIG.  5    may be skipped or performed out of order. 
     In  FIG.  5   , steps  82 ,  84 , and  86  refer to steps in a therapy induction phase, and steps  88  and  90  refer to steps in a therapy maintenance phase. In the therapy induction phase, the clinician and patient  14  may determine the sensory threshold. In the therapy maintenance phase, patient  14  may be stimulated with subsensory electrical stimulation to treat incontinence. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  5   , a clinician may review documentation that explains ways in which to set the therapy parameters for stimulating patient  14  to treat incontinence. The documentation may instruct the clinician to evaluate therapy with an external device ( 82 ). For example, the clinician may install an external medical device with leads that are subcutaneously inserted to be placed for incontinence. The lead placement may be for determining the sensory threshold. The documentation may instruct the clinician to titrate up or down the stimulation parameters until the clinician determines the sensory threshold. For example, the documentation may instruct the clinician to ask patient  14  if he/she is perceiving the electrical stimulation, or if the clinician can see or an accelerometer or other sensor can sense motor movement, or if there is an electrical signal that is generated and electrically sensed. In other words, the clinician may determine the sensory threshold (e.g., minimum intensity where patient  14  feels the stimulation, where patient  14  has a motor response, or where patient  14  generates an electrical signal such as EMG signal or eCAP). 
     The documentation may instruct the clinician to evaluate therapy over a period of time (e.g., 7 days or 14 days). For example, the documentation may instruct the clinician to cause the external device to deliver in continuous mode (e.g., nonstop) at a particular amplitude, pulse width, and frequency such that the resulting stimulation intensity is equal to the sensory threshold. As one example, the documentation may instruct the clinician to set the pulse width to 210 micro-seconds and the frequency to 14 Hz and determine which electrode configuration results in the smallest amplitude for the sensory threshold. The resulting amplitude, with 210 micro-seconds and 14 Hz in this example, is the amplitude parameter for sensory threshold. 
     Patient  14  may be implanted with IMD  16  ( 84 ). In some examples, step  82  may be skipped, and patient  14  may be first implanted with IMD  16  and the therapy evaluation described above for step  82  may be performed after IMD  16  is implanted. After implantation, the documentation may instruct the clinician to deliver therapy in continuous mode to the patient at the sensory threshold ( 86 ). For example, the documentation may instruct the clinician to allow IMD  16  to deliver continuous therapy at the sensory threshold for a certain amount of time (e.g., 4-6 weeks). During this time, the clinician may ensure that electrical stimulation is effective. 
     In this way, the documentation may instruct the clinician to determine a first set of therapy parameters for electrical stimulation at a sensory threshold. As described, an acute physiological occurs in patient  14  in response to the electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold. The documentation may instruct the clinician to determine that electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold results in effective incontinence therapy. 
     After the time period, the clinician, programmer  24 , or IMD  16  may determine the therapy parameters for the subsensory electrical stimulation, as described above. IMD  16  may deliver continuous therapy with subsensory electrical stimulation ( 88 ). In some examples, the delivery of continuous therapy with subsensory electrical stimulation may be skipped. 
     The documentation may instruct the clinician to cause IMD  16  to deliver cycling subsensory electrical stimulation ( 90 ). As part of the cycling subsensory electrical stimulation, during a first time period (e.g., 6 weeks to 3 months), IMD  16  may deliver subsensory electrical stimulation with a certain on time (e.g., on-cycle) and certain off time (e.g., off-cycle) over the entire day. Then during a second time period, after the first time period, such as after 3 months, IMD  16  may deliver subsensory electrical stimulation with a certain on time and certain off time over a part of the day. 
     In one or more examples, during the maintenance phase, it may be possible that patient  14  chooses to revert back to stimulation at the sensory threshold. For such cases, it may be possible for patient  14 , through programmer  24 , to revert back to stimulation at the sensory threshold (e.g., restore therapy to full dose settings). There may be a button on programmer  24  that allows patient  14  to revert back to stimulation at the sensory threshold, or patient  14  may increase the amplitude, pulse width, and/or frequency to revert back to stimulation at the sensory threshold. Also, in some examples, stochastic stimulation and closed loop stimulation may be used to further improve the therapeutic effectiveness of the subsensory electrical stimulation. 
     There may be various ways in which memory  56  of IMD  16  may store the parameters for the subsensory electrical stimulation. As one example, the documentation may instruct the clinician to program IMD  16  with the set of therapy parameters for the subsensory electrical stimulation and cause IMD  16  to deliver the subsensory electrical stimulation based on the programmed set of therapy parameters. As another example, the documentation may instruct the clinician to program IMD  16  with the set of therapy parameters for sensory threshold, and IMD  16  may be configured to determine the set of therapy parameters for the subsensory electrical threshold based on the set of therapy parameters for the sensory threshold. The documentation may instruct the clinician to cause IMD  16  to deliver the subsensory electrical stimulation based on determined set of therapy parameters for the subsensory electrical stimulation. As another example, the documentation may instruct the clinician to program programmer  24  with the set of therapy parameters for the sensory threshold. Programmer  24  may be configured to determine the set of therapy parameters for the subsensory electrical stimulation based on the set of therapy parameters for the sensory threshold. The documentation may instruct the clinician to cause IMD  16  to deliver the subsensory electrical stimulation based on the determined set of therapy parameters for the subsensory electrical stimulation. In some examples, the techniques may be delivering subsensory electrical stimulation without first providing continuous therapy at the sensory threshold. 
       FIG.  6    is another flowchart illustrating example techniques related to controlling delivery of electrical stimulation therapy to patient  14  to help manage an incontinence condition of patient  14 . In one or more examples, memory  56  may be configured to store a first set of therapy parameters for delivery of sensory electrical stimulation at a sensory threshold during a therapy induction phase and a second set of therapy parameters for delivery of subsensory electrical stimulation during a therapy maintenance phase 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  6   , IMD  16  (e.g., via therapy delivery circuitry  52 ) may continuously deliver the sensory electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold to patient  14  based on the first set of therapy parameters during the therapy induction phase ( 92 ). The delivery of the sensory electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold results in a therapeutic effect for incontinence therapy, and the therapy induction phase may include at least four weeks (although fewer weeks are possible) after implantation of IMD  16  within patient  14 . Patient  14  perceives delivery of the sensory electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold. As one example, the first set of therapy parameters comprises a minimum current or voltage amplitude at which the patient perceives the sensory electrical stimulation, a pulse width of approximately 60 μs to 210 μs, and a frequency of approximately 5 Hz to 25 Hz. The minimum current or voltage amplitude at which the patient perceives the sensory electrical stimulation may be the sensory threshold. 
     IMD  16  (e.g., via therapy delivery circuitry  52 ) may cycle delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation to patient  14  ( 94 ). For example, therapy delivery circuitry  52  may cycle delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation to patient  14 , between an on-cycle and an off-cycle, according to a cycle ratio of between about 2% and 50%, based on the second set of therapy parameters during the therapy maintenance phase. The subsensory electrical stimulation may have a stimulation intensity in range of less than 50% to approximately 80% of the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold. In some examples, the therapy maintenance phase immediately follows the therapy induction phase, and delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation results in the therapeutic effect for the incontinence therapy. Patient  14  may not perceive delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation. 
     The second set of therapy parameters comprises a current or voltage amplitude that is in a range of 50% to 80% less than a minimum current or voltage amplitude at which the patient perceives the sensory electrical stimulation, a pulse width of approximately 60 μs to 210 μs, and a frequency of approximately 5 Hz to 25 Hz (e.g., 14 Hz). Therapy delivery circuitry  52  may be configured to deliver the subsensory electrical stimulation to at least one of a tibial or sacral nerve of patient  14 . 
     In some examples, the on-cycle is approximately 8 hours and the off-cycle is approximately 16 hours. In some examples, the on-cycle is approximately 30 minutes and the off-cycle is approximately 30 minutes. In some examples, the on-cycle is approximately 1.5 hours and the off-cycle is approximately 1.5 hours. The stimulation intensity of the subsensory electrical stimulation may be less than or equal to 50% of the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold. 
     As described, therapy delivery circuitry  52  may deliver subsensory electrical stimulation. Therapy delivery circuitry  52  may be configured to deliver the subsensory electrical stimulation based on the stored set of therapy parameters to provide immediate therapeutic effect caused by the ongoing delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation to address incontinence. For instance, the delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation may cause the therapeutic effect immediately rather than patient  14  experiencing the therapeutic effect after delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation. Although the above example is described with respect to cycling, the example techniques are not limited to cycling. For instance, the delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation (whether cycling or not) may provide immediate therapeutic effect caused by the ongoing delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation to address incontinence at a desired level. Again, the delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation may provide immediate therapy that addresses the incontinence at a desired level, rather than there being a delay in when patient  14  experiences the desired level of therapeutic effect. 
     Processing circuitry  50  may determine whether to revert back to continuous delivery of sensory electrical stimulation based on a patient request ( 95 ). If there is patient request to revert (YES of  95 ), processing circuitry  50  may cause therapy delivery circuitry  52  to, during the therapy maintenance phase, revert to continuous delivery of the sensory electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold to the patient based on the first set of therapy parameters in response to the patient request. If there is no patient request to revert (NO of  95 ), processing circuitry  50  may cause therapy delivery circuitry to cycle delivery of subsensory electrical stimulation. 
       FIG.  7    is a graph illustrating interim results of therapy from subsensory electrical stimulation. The x-axis of  FIG.  7    indicates the number of weeks from initial setting of stimulation intensity. The y-axis of  FIG.  7    indicates the number of urge urinary incontinent (UUI) episodes (e.g., leakage episodes) per day. Line  96  reflects the number of urinary incontinent episodes per day over time for when patients received therapy at the sensory threshold. Line  98  reflects the number of urinary incontinent episodes per day over time for when patients received therapy with subsensory electrical stimulation (e.g., 80% of the sensory threshold). Line  100  reflects the number of urinary incontinent episodes per day over time for when patients received therapy with subsensory electrical stimulation (e.g., 50% of the sensory threshold). 
     The results illustrated in  FIG.  7    are generated by stimulating three groups. For each group, a clinician determined the sensory threshold. The first group (identified by line  96 ) then received therapy at the sensory threshold. For the second group (identified by line  98 ), the clinician reduced the amplitude to 80% of the amplitude at the sensory threshold. For the third group (identified by line  100 ), the clinician reduced the amplitude to 50% of the amplitude of the sensory threshold. The other parameters (e.g., pulse width and frequency) were not changed. Lines  96 ,  98 , and  100  show the mean results for each group. 
     As illustrated, initially delivering therapy at the sensory threshold provides worse results (e.g., more incontinence episodes) at the baseline, as shown by line  96 , as compared to the 80% of sensory threshold, as shown by line  98 , or 50% of sensory threshold, as shown by line  100 . Baseline refers to UUI episodes/day prior to initiation of therapy. The 1, 6 and 12 week timepoints then indicate reduction of UUI episodes from baseline values at those times after initiating therapy at sensory threshold, 80% sensory threshold, and 50% sensory threshold. 
     However, overtime, such as at 12 weeks,  FIG.  7    shows that therapy at the sensory threshold (e.g., line  96 ) had fewer number of incontinence episodes per day as compared to 50% of sensory threshold (e.g., line  100 ) and 80% of sensory threshold (e.g., line  98 ).  FIG.  7    does not illustrate the variability in the results of the groups. In some cases, when the variability of the results for each group, rather than just the mean, is accounted for, the results may show that there is very little change in the therapeutic effectiveness of the therapy delivery between 50% to 80% amplitude, as compared to therapeutic effectiveness of therapy at the sensory threshold. 
       FIG.  8    is a graph illustrating an example of strength-duration curves that may be utilized to determine subsensory electrical stimulation parameters. The strength-duration curves of  FIG.  8    illustrate amplitude of electrical stimulation relative to pulse width to generate an motor response from the patient (e.g., an EMG). Lines  102  and  104  are generated intra-operatively, and line  106  is generated post-operatively. In general, lines  102 ,  104 , and  106  may be considered as illustrating parameters (e.g., amplitude and pulse width) for the motor threshold. In other words, when patient  14  is stimulated with an amplitude and corresponding pulse width from one of lines  102 ,  104 , and  106 , patient  14  may be considered as receiving electrical stimulation at the motor threshold. 
     For example, the surgeon may set a particular pulse width (e.g., approximately 50 micro-seconds to approximately 400 micro-seconds) and determine the amplitude at which the nerve is captured to provide effective therapy. There may be various ways in which the surgeon may determine that there is nerve capture. As one example, the patient may have a motor response to the stimulation, and an EMG signal may be measured. As another example of a motor response (e.g., which is an example of sensor threshold), the patient may have a physiological response (e.g., clenching of buttocks) to the stimulation that can be visually observed rather than measured with EMG. 
     Line  102  is generated intra-operatively. During the operation, the surgeon may set a particular pulse width and titrate the amplitude until there is an EMG signal. The surgeon may record the amplitude for the particular pulse width that generate the EMG signal. The surgeon may then change the pulse width and repeat. In this manner, the surgeon may generate line  102 . In some examples, the surgeon may select a particular amplitude and titrate the pulse width until there is an EMG signal, record the pulse width for the particular amplitude, change the amplitude and repeat to generate line  102 . 
     Line  104  is also generated intra-operatively. Rather than measuring EMG signal, line  104  is based on visible changes in the patient. For example, the surgeon may generate line  104  similar to line  102 . However, rather than determining when there is an EMG, the surgeon may monitor the patient to determine when the buttocks of the patient clench. The surgeon may record the amplitude, for a given pulse width, or pulse width, for a given amplitude, at which the buttocks of the patient clenched to generate line  104 . 
     Line  106  is generated post-operatively. The surgeon or clinician may generate line  106  similar to line  102  (e.g., using EMG signal) but post-operatively rather than intra-operatively. Although not shown, it may be possible to generate a line, like line  104 , that is based on visually perceived changes in the patient in a post-operative setting. 
     In some examples, patient  14 , the surgeon, and/or the clinician may utilize the examples of the strength-duration curves of  FIG.  8    to determine the subsensory electrical stimulation parameters. For example, patient  14 , the surgeon, and/or the clinician may determine the amplitude for a given pulse width (or vice-versa) that provides stimulation at the motor responses (e.g., which may be used as proxy for sensory threshold), using any one of lines  102 ,  104 , and  106 . As one example, using line  106 , the clinician may determine that for 100 micro-second pulse width, the amplitude is 1.8 mA for electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold. To achieve 50% of sensory threshold stimulation (e.g., subsensory electrical stimulation having intensity that is 50% of the intensity of the sensory threshold), the clinician may reduce the amplitude of 1.8 mA by 50% (e.g., 0.9 mA). 
     In general, responses plotted in strength duration curves (e.g., of  FIG.  8   ) are for motor responses, and could be used as a proxy for sensory threshold. For instance, intraoperatively the patient is anesthetized and cannot report sensation therefore an EMG-measured motor response could be used as a proxy for the sensory responses under the same stimulation conditions (e.g. pulse width and amplitude). 
     In some examples, processing circuitry  50  and/or processing circuitry  70  may be configured to determine the electrical stimulation parameters for the subsensory electrical stimulation. For example, memory  56  and/or memory  72  may store tables or line equations for one or more of lines  102 ,  104 , and  106 . Processing circuitry  50  and/or processing circuitry  70  may determine the amplitude for a given pulse width (or vice-versa) that results in stimulation at the sensory threshold based on the tables or line equations stored in memory  56  and/or memory  72 . Processing circuitry  50  and/or processing circuitry  70  may scale the amplitude and/or pulse width to achieve the desired subsensory electrical stimulation (e.g., scale the amplitude or pulse width by 50% to achieve electrical stimulation having 50% intensity relative to sensory threshold). 
       FIGS.  9 A- 9 E  are graphs illustrating examples of an electromyography (EMG) signals for different pulse widths with stimulation at sensory threshold or above and subsensory electrical stimulation. In  FIGS.  9 A- 9 E , lines  108 A- 108 E represent the EMG signal generated when electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold is delivered (e.g., which is based on being a proxy for motor response). Lines  110 A- 110 E represent the EMG signal generated when subsensory electrical stimulation is delivered. For example, lines  110 A- 110 E are generated by reducing the amplitude by 0.1 mA from the amplitude that was used to generate lines  108 A- 108 E (e.g., if 0.8 mA is used to generate lines  108 A- 108 E, then 0.7 mA is used to generate lines  110 A- 110 E). 
     Each one of  FIGS.  9 A- 9 E  are generated with different pulse widths. For instance,  FIG.  9 A  is generated with pulse width of 60 micro-seconds,  FIG.  9 B  is generated with pulse width of 90 micro-seconds,  FIG.  9 C  is generated with pulse width of 120 micro-seconds,  FIG.  9 D  is generated with pulse width of 210 micro-seconds, and  FIG.  9 E  is generated with pulse width of 450 micro-seconds. In some examples, the pulse width of the subsensory electrical stimulation may be in the range of approximately 60 micro-seconds to approximately 450 micro-seconds. 
     The following provides additional results from subsensory electrical stimulation. The results were generated from a multicenter, randomized, single-blind feasibility study to explore the efficacy and quality of life under three different amplitude settings (subsensory amplitudes of 50% and 80% of sensory threshold and amplitude at the sensory threshold for respective patients). For example, the amplitude at the sensory threshold may be different for different patients, and therefore, the amplitude of the 50% and 80% of sensory threshold stimulation may be different for different patients. Efficacy was characterized by assessing change from baseline through twelve weeks in number of urge urinary incontinent (UUI) episodes and patient reported outcomes (e.g., qualitative information provided by the patients). 
     During programming, the subject&#39;s sensory threshold amplitude may be determined according to the following process: start stimulation at an amplitude of 0.05 volts (V) and increase the voltage amplitude in 0.05-0.1 V increments until the subject reports sensation. One example of sensory threshold may be the stimulation amplitude at which the subject perceives the first sensation of the stimulation in the perineum, perianal region, vaginal region, leg, toe or any location deemed appropriate while in a seated position. 
     Subjects were randomized to one of the three amplitude settings: 50% of sensory threshold, 80% of sensory threshold, and sensory threshold. One objective was to explore and characterize the reduction in number of UUI episodes under each amplitude setting from baseline. 
     Change in UUI episodes per day (e.g., over 24 hour period) from baseline to 12 weeks is summarized in Table 1 and the change in UUI episodes per day from baseline to 6 weeks is summarized in Table 2. In Table 1, the change from baseline to 12 weeks is −3.1 UUI episodes per day (95% CI (confidence interval): −4.7 to −1.5) for the 50% of Sensory Threshold group, −2.9 UUI episodes/day (95% CI: −4.7 to −1.2) for 80% of Sensory Threshold group, and −3.6 UUI episodes/day (95% CI: −5.6 to −1.6) for the Sensory Threshold group. UUI episodes were included in the calculation irrespective of urgency status. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
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                 Change in UUI episodes/day from Baseline to 12 Weeks, 
               
               
                 Primary Analysis (Complete Case Subject Set) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 50% of Sensory 
                 80% of Sensory 
                 Sensory 
               
               
                   
                 Threshold 
                 Threshold 
                 Threshold 
               
               
                   
                 Mean ± SD (N) 
                 Mean ± SD (N) 
                 Mean ± SD (N) 
               
               
                   
                 Median [Min, Max] 
                 Median [Min, Max] 
                 Median [Min, Max] 
               
               
                 Measure 
                 95% CI 
                 95% CI 
                 95% CI 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Baseline 
                 4.7 ± 3.1 (14) 
                 5.3 ± 3.1 (13) 
                 5.3 ± 5.1 (11) 
               
               
                   
                 3.2 [1.7, 11.7] 
                  4.3 [2.7, 14.3] 
                 3.7 [1.7, 20.0] 
               
               
                   
                 3.0, 6.5 
                 3.4, 7.2 
                 1.9, 8.7 
               
               
                 12 Weeks 
                 1.6 ± 2.9 (14) 
                 2.4 ± 3.0 (13) 
                 1.7 ± 2.5 (11) 
               
               
                   
                 0.3 [0.0, 10.0] 
                 1.0 [0.0, 9.7] 
                 1.0 [0.0, 8.3]  
               
               
                   
                 −0.0, 3.3  
                 0.5, 4.2 
                 0.0, 3.4 
               
               
                 Change from Baseline 
                 −3.1 ± 2.7 (14)  
                 −2.9 ± 2.9 (13)  
                 −3.6 ± 3.0 (11)  
               
               
                 to 12 weeks 
                 −2.3 [−7.7, 2.0]  
                 −3.0 [−8.0, 4.7] 
                  −3.3 [−11.7, −0.7] 
               
               
                   
                 −4.7, −1.5 
                 −4.7, −1.2 
                 −5.6, −1.6 
               
               
                 Percent Change from 
                 −69.8 ± 47.8 (14)    
                 −60.0 ± 51.2 (13)    
                 −72.7 ± 28.2 (11)    
               
               
                 Baseline to 12 weeks 
                 −91.3 [−100, 60.0]  
                  −70.0 [−100, 93.3] 
                  −83.3 [−100, −30.8] 
               
               
                   
                 −97.4, −42.2 
                 −90.9, −29.1 
                 −91.6, −53.8 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 2 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Change in UUI episodes/day from Baseline to 6 Weeks, 
               
               
                 Primary Analysis (Complete Case Subject Set) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 50% of Sensory 
                 80% of Sensory 
                 Sensory 
               
               
                   
                 Threshold 
                 Threshold 
                 Threshold 
               
               
                   
                 Mean ± SD (N) 
                 Mean ± SD (N) 
                 Mean ± SD (N) 
               
               
                   
                 Median [Min, Max] 
                 Median [Min, Max] 
                 Median [Min, Max] 
               
               
                 Measure 
                 95% CI 
                 95% CI 
                 95% CI 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Baseline 
                 4.4 ± 2.9 (17) 
                 5.3 ± 3.1 (13) 
                 4.9 ± 4.8 (13) 
               
               
                   
                  3.0 [1.3, 11.7] 
                 4.3 [2.7, 14.3] 
                 3.7 [1.3, 20.0] 
               
               
                   
                 2.9, 5.9 
                 3.4, 7.2 
                 2.0, 7.9 
               
               
                 6 Weeks 
                 1.3 ± 2.0 (17) 
                 2.4 ± 3.6 (13) 
                 1.5 ± 2.5 (13) 
               
               
                   
                 0.3 [0.0, 6.7] 
                 0.3 [0.0, 10.7] 
                 0.7 [0.0, 9.3]  
               
               
                   
                 0.3, 2.3 
                 0.2, 4.6 
                 −0.0, 3.0  
               
               
                 Change from Baseline 
                 −3.1 ± 2.5 (17)  
                 −2.9 ± 2.6 (13)  
                 −3.5 ± 2.5 (13)  
               
               
                 to 6 weeks 
                 −2.3 [−7.7, 1.3] 
                 −3.7 [−6.0, 4.3]  
                  −3.3 [−10.7, −1.3] 
               
               
                   
                 −4.4, −1.8 
                 −4.5, −1.3 
                 −5.0, −1.9 
               
               
                 Percent Change from 
                 −70.7 ± 41.3 (17)    
                 −61.8 ± 56.3 (13)    
                 −78.2 ± 17.8 (13)    
               
               
                 Baseline to 6 weeks 
                 −87.5 [−100, 44.4] 
                 −93.8 [−100, 86.7] 
                 −82.4 [−100, −50.0] 
               
               
                   
                 −92.0, −49.5 
                 −95.8, −27.7 
                 −88.9, −67.4 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
       FIG.  10    is a graph illustrating results of therapy from subsensory electrical stimulation. In particular,  FIG.  10    illustrates the results of the therapy from subsensory electrical stimulation from the patient testing described above and shown in Tables 1 and 2. For instance,  FIG.  7    illustrates one example of the results of therapy from subsensory electrical stimulation, and  FIG.  10    illustrates another example of the results for therapy from subsensory electrical stimulation. 
     Similar to  FIG.  7   , the x-axis of  FIG.  10    indicates the number of weeks from initial setting of stimulation intensity, and the y-axis of  FIG.  10    indicates the number of urge urinary incontinent (UUI) episodes (e.g., leakage episodes) per day. Line  112  reflects the number of urinary incontinent episodes per day over time for when patients received therapy at the sensory threshold. Line  114  reflects the number of urinary incontinent episodes per day over time for when patients received therapy with subsensory electrical stimulation at 80% of the sensory threshold. Line  116  reflects the number of urinary incontinent episodes per day over time for when patients received therapy with subsensory electrical stimulation at 50% of the sensory threshold. 
     As described above, the results illustrated in  FIG.  10   , like  FIG.  7   , are generated by stimulating three groups of patients. For each group, a clinician determined the sensory threshold. The first group (identified by line  112 ) then received therapy at the sensory threshold. For the second group (identified by line  114 ), the clinician delivered the electrical stimulation at 80% of the amplitude at the sensory threshold. For the third group (identified by line  116 ), the clinician delivered the electrical stimulation at 50% of the amplitude of the sensory threshold. The other parameters (e.g., pulse width and frequency) were not changed. Lines  112 ,  114 , and  116  show the mean results for each group. 
     For the therapy, the pulse width was fixed at 210 microseconds and the frequency was fixed at 14 Hz. However, pulse width of 210 microseconds and frequency of 14 Hz is one example and should not be considered limiting. The pulse width may be 60 microseconds to 210 microseconds, and the pulse width may be 5 Hz to 25 Hz. Table 3 illustrates examples of sensory thresholds. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 3 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Sensory Thresholds 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 By group 
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 50% of Sensory 
                 80% of Sensory 
                 Sensory 
                   
               
               
                   
                 Threshold 
                 Threshold 
                 Threshold 
                 Total 
               
               
                 Sensory 
                 Mean ± SD (N) 
                 Mean ± SD (N) 
                 Mean ± SD (N) 
                 Mean ± SD (N) 
               
               
                 thresholds 
                 Median [Min, Max] 
                 Median [Min, Max] 
                 Median [Min, Max] 
                 Median [Min, Max] 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Seated: 
                 1.1 ± 0.8 (18) 
                 0.8 ± 0.4 (13) 
                 0.8 ± 0.3 (13) 
                 0.9 ± 0.6 (44) 
               
               
                 Lowest threshold of 
                 0.8 [0.4, 3.2] 
                 0.8 [0.4, 1.9] 
                 0.7 [0.5, 1.5] 
                 0.7 [0.4, 3.2] 
               
               
                 sensory response (V) 
                   
                 3.4, 7.2 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     As illustrated, delivering therapy at 50% of sensory threshold resulted in the fewest incontinence episodes, as shown by line  116 , as compared to delivering therapy at the sensory threshold, as shown by line  112 , and delivering therapy at 80% of sensory threshold, as shown by line  114 . For instance, at baseline (e.g., prior to delivery of therapy), after 6 weeks, and after 12 weeks, the patients experienced the fewest incontinence episodes when the therapy was delivered at 50% of sensory threshold. In the results shown in  FIG.  10   , delivering therapy at 80% of sensory threshold had the most incontinence episodes. 
     Table 4 is an example of cycle ratio, on- and off-cycles, and stimulation intensity that IMD  16  may be deliver to provide immediate therapeutic effect caused by the ongoing delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation to address incontinence (e.g., address incontinence at the desired level of therapeutic response). It should be understood that the on-cycle and off-cycle for a cycle ratio is provided as one example in Table 4. Other on-cycles and off-cycles may be used to achieve the same cycle ratio. Also, the cycle ratio and the stimulation intensity may be within a range of cycle ratios and stimulation intensity, and are not limited to the specific cycle ratio and stimulation intensity in Table 4. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                 TABLE 4 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Stimulation 
               
               
                   
                 Cycle Ratio 
                   
                 On-Cycle 
                 Off-Cycle 
                 Intensity 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                  2% 
                 30 
                 minutes 
                 23.5 
                 hours 
                 95% 
               
               
                   
                  2% 
                 30 
                 minutes 
                 23.5 
                 hours 
                 80% 
               
               
                   
                  2% 
                 30 
                 minutes 
                 23.5 
                 hours 
                 50% 
               
               
                   
                 33% 
                 8 
                 hours 
                 16 
                 hours 
                 95% 
               
               
                   
                 33% 
                 8 
                 hours 
                 16 
                 hours 
                 50% 
               
               
                   
                 50% 
                 1.5 
                 hours 
                 1.5 
                 hours 
                 50% 
               
               
                   
                 50% 
                 30 
                 minutes 
                 30 
                 minutes 
                 50% 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     While the techniques described above are primarily described as being performed by processing circuitry  50  of IMD  16  or processing circuitry  70  of programmer  24 , in other examples, one or more other processors may perform any part of the techniques described herein alone or in addition to processing circuitry  50  or processing circuitry  70 . Thus, reference to “processing circuitry” may refer to “one or more processing circuitries.” Likewise, “one or more processing circuitries” may refer to single or multiple processing circuitries in different examples. 
     The following describes one or more examples techniques. The example techniques may be performed separately or in any combination. 
     Example 1. A system comprising a memory configured to store a first set of therapy parameters for delivery of sensory electrical stimulation at a sensory threshold during a therapy induction phase and a second set of therapy parameters for delivery of subsensory electrical stimulation during a therapy maintenance phase and therapy delivery circuitry configured to continuously deliver the sensory electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold to a patient based on the first set of therapy parameters during the therapy induction phase, wherein delivery of the sensory electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold results in a therapeutic effect for incontinence therapy, wherein the therapy induction phase includes at least four weeks after implantation of an implantable medical device (IMD) within the patient, and wherein the patient perceives delivery of the sensory electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold, and cycle delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation to the patient, between an on-cycle and an off-cycle, according to a cycle ratio of between about 2% and 50%, based on the second set of therapy parameters during the therapy maintenance phase, the subsensory electrical stimulation having a stimulation intensity less than 80% of the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold, wherein the therapy maintenance phase immediately follows the therapy induction phase, wherein delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation results in the therapeutic effect for the incontinence therapy, and wherein the patient does not perceive delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation. 
     Example 2. The system of example 1, wherein the on-cycle is approximately 8 hours and the off-cycle is approximately 16 hours. 
     Example 3. The system of example 1, wherein the on-cycle is approximately 30 minutes and the off-cycle is approximately 30 minutes. 
     Example 4. The system of example 1, wherein the on-cycle is approximately 1.5 hours and the off-cycle is approximately 1.5 hours. 
     Example 5. The system of any of examples 1-4, wherein the stimulation intensity of the subsensory electrical stimulation is less than or equal to 50% of the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold. 
     Example 6. The system of any of examples 1-5, wherein, during the therapy maintenance phase, the therapy delivery circuitry is configured to revert to continuous delivery of the sensory electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold to the patient based on the first set of therapy parameters in response to a patient request. 
     Example 7. The system of any of examples 1-6, wherein the first set of therapy parameters comprises a minimum current or voltage amplitude at which the patient perceives the sensory electrical stimulation, a pulse width of approximately 60 μs to 210 μs, and a frequency of approximately 5 to 25 Hz, wherein the minimum current or voltage amplitude at which the patient perceives the sensory electrical stimulation is the sensory threshold. 
     Example 8. The system of any of examples 1-7, wherein the second set of therapy parameters comprises a current or voltage amplitude that is in a range of 50% to 80% less than a minimum current or voltage amplitude at which the patient perceives the sensory electrical stimulation, a pulse width of approximately 60 μs to 210 μs, and a frequency of approximately 5 to 25 Hz. 
     Example 9. The system of any of examples 1-8, wherein the therapy delivery circuitry is configured to deliver the subsensory electrical stimulation to at least one of a tibial or sacral nerve of the patient. 
     Example 10. The system of any of examples 1-9, wherein the IMD comprises the therapy delivery circuitry, and wherein at least one of a programmer or the IMD comprises the memory. 
     Example 11. A method comprising continuously delivering, with an implantable medical device (IMD), sensory electrical stimulation at a sensory threshold to a patient based on a first set of therapy parameters during a therapy induction phase, wherein delivery of the sensory electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold results in a therapeutic effect for incontinence therapy, wherein the therapy induction phase includes at least four weeks after implantation of the IMD within the patient, and wherein the patient perceives delivery of the sensory electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold, and cycling, with the IMD, delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation to the patient, between an on-cycle and an off-cycle, according to a cycle ratio of between about 2% and 50%, based on a second set of therapy parameters during a therapy maintenance phase, the subsensory electrical stimulation having a stimulation intensity less than 80% of the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold, wherein the therapy maintenance phase immediately follows the therapy induction phase, wherein delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation results in the therapeutic effect for the incontinence therapy, and wherein the patient does not perceive delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation. 
     Example 12. The method of example 11, wherein the on-cycle is approximately 8 hours and the off-cycle is approximately 16 hours. 
     Example 13. The method of example 11, wherein the on-cycle is approximately 30 minutes and the off-cycle is approximately 30 minutes. 
     Example 14. The method of example 11, wherein the on-cycle is approximately 1.5 hours and the off-cycle is approximately 1.5 hours. 
     Example 15. The method of any of examples 11-14, wherein the stimulation intensity of the subsensory electrical stimulation is less than or equal to 50% of the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold. 
     Example 16. The method of any of examples 11-15, further comprising, during the therapy maintenance phase, reverting to continuous delivery of the sensory electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold to the patient based on the first set of therapy parameters in response to a patient request. 
     Example 17. The method of any of examples 11-16, wherein the first set of therapy parameters comprises a minimum current or voltage amplitude at which the patient perceives the sensory electrical stimulation, a pulse width of approximately 60 μs to 210 μs, and a frequency of approximately 5 to 25 Hz, wherein the minimum current or voltage amplitude at which the patient perceives the sensory electrical stimulation is the sensory threshold. 
     Example 18. The method of any of examples 11-17, wherein the second set of therapy parameters comprises a current or voltage amplitude that is in a range of 50% to 80% less than a minimum current or voltage amplitude at which the patient perceives the sensory electrical stimulation, a pulse width of approximately 60 μs to 210 μs, and a frequency of approximately 5 to 25 Hz. 
     Example 19. The method of any of examples 11-18, wherein cycling delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation to the patient comprises cycling delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation to at least one of a tibial or sacral nerve of the patient. 
     Example 20. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that when executed cause one or more processors of an implantable medical device (IMD) to continuously deliver sensory electrical stimulation at a sensory threshold to a patient based on a first set of therapy parameters during a therapy induction phase, wherein delivery of the sensory electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold results in a therapeutic effect for incontinence therapy, wherein the therapy induction phase includes at least four weeks after implantation of the IMD within the patient, and wherein the patient perceives delivery of the sensory electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold, and cycle delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation to the patient, between an on-cycle and an off-cycle, according to a cycle ratio of between about 2% and 50%, based on a second set of therapy parameters during a therapy maintenance phase, the subsensory electrical stimulation having a stimulation intensity less than 80% of the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold, wherein the therapy maintenance phase immediately follows the therapy induction phase, wherein delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation results in the therapeutic effect for the incontinence therapy, and wherein the patient does not perceive delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation. 
     Example 21. The computer-readable storage medium of example 20, wherein the on-cycle and the off-cycle comprise one of the following pairs: (1) the on-cycle is approximately 8 hours and the off-cycle is approximately 16 hours, (2) the on-cycle is approximately 30 minutes and the off-cycle is approximately 30 minutes, or (3) the on-cycle is approximately 1.5 hours and the off-cycle is approximately 1.5 hours. 
     Example 22. The computer-readable storage medium of any of examples 20 and 21, wherein the stimulation intensity of the subsensory electrical stimulation is less than or equal to 50% of the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold. 
     Example 23. The computer-readable storage medium of any of examples 20-22, further comprising instructions that cause the one or more processors to during the therapy maintenance phase, revert to continuous delivery of the sensory electrical stimulation at the sensory threshold to the patient based on the first set of therapy parameters in response to a patient request. 
     Example 24. A implantable medical device (IMD) comprising a memory configured to store a set of therapy parameters for subsensory electrical stimulation of a patient and therapy delivery circuitry configured to deliver the subsensory electrical stimulation to at least one of a sacral nerve or tibial nerve based on the stored set of therapy parameters to provide immediate therapeutic effect caused by the ongoing delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation to address incontinence, wherein a stimulation intensity of the subsensory electrical stimulation is less than 80% of a stimulation intensity at a sensory threshold, and wherein the patient does not perceive delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation and perceives delivery of stimulation at the sensory threshold. 
     Example 25. The IMD of example 24, wherein to deliver the subsensory electrical stimulation, the therapy delivery circuitry is configured to cycle delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation to the patient, between an on-cycle and an off-cycle, according to a cycle ratio of between about 2% and 50%. 
     Example 26. The IMD of example 25, wherein the on-cycle and the off-cycle comprise one of the following pairs: (1) the on-cycle is approximately 8 hours and the off-cycle is approximately 16 hours, (2) the on-cycle is approximately 30 minutes and the off-cycle is approximately 30 minutes, or (3) the on-cycle is approximately 1.5 hours and the off-cycle is approximately 1.5 hours. 
     Example 27. The IMD of any of examples 24-26, wherein the stimulation intensity of the subsensory electrical stimulation is less than or equal to 50% of the stimulation intensity at the sensory threshold. 
     For example, various aspects of the techniques may be implemented within one or more processors, including one or more microprocessors, DSPs, ASICs, FPGAs, or any other equivalent integrated or discrete logic circuitry, as well as any combinations of such components, embodied in programmers, such as physician or patient programmers, electrical stimulators, or other devices. The term “processor” or “processing circuitry” may generally refer to any of the foregoing logic circuitry, alone or in combination with other logic circuitry, or any other equivalent circuitry. 
     In one or more examples, the functions described in this disclosure may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software, the functions may be stored on, as one or more instructions or code, a computer-readable medium and executed by a hardware-based processing unit. Computer-readable media may include computer-readable storage media forming a tangible, non-transitory medium. Instructions may be executed by one or more processors, such as one or more DSPs, ASICs, FPGAs, general purpose microprocessors, or other equivalent integrated or discrete logic circuitry. Accordingly, the term “processor,” as used herein may refer to one or more of any of the foregoing structure or any other structure suitable for implementation of the techniques described herein. The parameters associated with the cycle settings described above may be stored in memory of the IMD or in memory of another device, and used by processing circuitry  50  to control delivery of the electrical stimulation. 
     In addition, in some aspects, the functionality described herein may be provided within dedicated hardware and/or software modules. Depiction of different features as modules or units is intended to highlight different functional aspects and does not necessarily imply that such modules or units must be realized by separate hardware or software components. Rather, functionality associated with one or more modules or units may be performed by separate hardware or software components, or integrated within common or separate hardware or software components. Also, the techniques could be fully implemented in one or more circuits or logic elements. The techniques of this disclosure may be implemented in a wide variety of devices or apparatuses, including an IMD, an external programmer, a combination of an IMD and external programmer, an integrated circuit (IC) or a set of ICs, and/or discrete electrical circuitry, residing in an IMD and/or external programmer. 
     Various aspects of the disclosure have been described. These and other aspects are within the scope of the following claims.