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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2009
Jon Parker, San Jose, CA (US);
Andre B. Walker, Monte Sereno, CA (US);
Udai Singh, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jon Parker, San Jose, CA (US);
Andre B. Walker, Monte Sereno, CA (US);
Udai Singh, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nevro Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
System and methods for adjusting electrical therapy based on impedance changes are disclosed herein. A method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes applying a therapeutic electrical signal to a patient via an implanted portion of a patient stimulation system that includes a signal delivery device in electrical communication with a target neural population of the patient. The electrical signal is delivered in accordance with a signal delivery parameter having a first value. Using the implanted portion of the patient stimulation system, a change in an impedance of an electrical circuit that includes the signal delivery device is detected. Based at least in part on the detected impedance change, the method can further include automatically adjusting the value of the signal delivery parameter from the first value to a second value different from the first, without human intervention.