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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2018
Systems, methods, and devices for evaluating lead placement based on patient physiological responses
Nuvectra Corporation, Plano, TX (US);
Norbert Kaula, Arvada, CO (US);
Yohannes Iyassu, Denver, CO (US);
NUVECTRA CORPORATION, Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
An electrical stimulation is applied to a patient via a lead by increasing a stimulation parameter over time. An anal sphincter response, a bellows response, and a toes response from the patient are detected as a result of the electrical stimulation. A first value of the stimulation parameter associated with the anal sphincter response, a second value of the stimulation parameter associated with the bellows response, and a third value of the stimulation parameter associated with the toes response are determined. A placement of the lead inside the patient is evaluated based on: a chronological occurrence of the anal sphincter response, the bellows response, and the toes response; a comparison of the first value with a predetermined threshold; a deviation of the second value from the first value; a deviation of the third value from the first value; or a deviation of the third value from the second value.