Patent ID: 8260425

Claim:
A deep brain stimulation system for determining the effectiveness of the treatment of a patient comprising: an implantable pulse generator configured to generate a stimulation signal; a brain stimulation lead configured to receive the stimulation signal from the implantable pulse generator and configured to deliver the stimulation signal to a patient at a brain treatment site; and at least one of a clinician programmer or a patient programmer configured to exchange information with the implantable pulse generator, wherein one of the clinician programmer or the patient programmer comprises a first sensor that generates a first reading and the implantable pulse generator or the brain stimulation lead comprises a second sensor that generates a second reading, wherein one of the clinician programmer, the patient programmer, or the implantable pulse generator comprises a processor configured to compare the first reading to the second reading to obtain a relative measurement of motion or posture and to evaluate the patient based on the relative measurement of motion or posture, and wherein the system further comprises communication interfaces for transmitting the first and second readings to the processor from the implantable pulse generator, the brain stimulation lead, the clinician programmer and the patient programmer via a wireless connection or a wired connection.