Patent ID: 7881782

Claim:
An implantable medical system for delivering neural stimulation therapy to a neural stimulation target and for preventing simultaneous delivery of the neural stimulation therapy with another energy discharge, the system comprising: at least one stimulator circuit configured to use a first set of outputs to deliver the neural stimulation therapy through a first intended current path to the neural stimulation target, wherein the other energy discharge uses a second set of outputs to provide a second intended current path, wherein the first and second intended current paths are different paths; and at least one controller adapted to: control the at least one stimulator circuit to stimulate the neural target; determine when neural stimulation is to be delivered through the first intended current path; determine that, unless overridden, simultaneous delivery of the neural stimulation therapy and the other energy discharge will occur, and override to prevent delivery of the neural stimulation simultaneously with the other energy discharge to prevent an unintended current path between the first and second sets of outputs; and an implantable housing configured to be implanted in the patient and to house the at least one stimulator circuit and the at least one controller.