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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Martin T. Gerber, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Steven M. Goetz, North Oaks, MN (US);
Christopher Poletto, North Oaks, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/4893 (2013.01); A61B 5/0031 (2013.01); A61B 5/4058 (2013.01); A61B 5/4836 (2013.01); A61B 5/686 (2013.01); A61B 5/6868 (2013.01); A61B 5/6877 (2013.01); A61N 1/36128 (2013.01); A61N 1/37247 (2013.01); A61N 1/0529 (2013.01); A61N 1/0551 (2013.01); A61N 1/36185 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable nerve stimulator is implanted in a patient near a nerve target. The implantable nerve stimulator has a plurality of electrodes through which stimulation is provided to the nerve target. The relative location of the nerve target and the electrodes may be determined by applying stimulation to the nerves via each of the electrodes, determining an effect of the stimulation for each of the electrodes, and mapping a location of the nerve relative to the electrodes based on the effect of the stimulation for each of the electrodes.