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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2002
John Delfin Rodriguez, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Nathan A. Torgerson, Andover, MN (US);
Marc Stein, Chandler, AZ (US);
Steven L. Jensen, Andover, MN (US);
John Delfin Rodriguez, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Nathan A. Torgerson, Andover, MN (US);
Marc Stein, Chandler, AZ (US);
Steven L. Jensen, Andover, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
In the embodiment of the invention, apparatus and method provide flexibility in generating a stimulation waveform (that comprises at least a stimulation pulse) to an electrode of an Implantable Neuro Stimulator (INS). The waveform is synthesized for each rate period interval. A portion of the rate period interval is identified, in which the portion comprises at least one phase. During each phase, the stimulation waveform is synthesized by a waveform controller and a waveform generator. The waveform controller utilizes waveform parameters, e.g. the initial value, final value, and step time duration, to form a digital signal to the waveform generator. The waveform generator utilizes the digital signal to form the synthesized waveform.