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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2006
Joseph J. Nolan, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Ruth E. Bauhahn, Fridley, MN (US);
Steven M. Goetz, Brooklyn Center, MN (US);
Shahram Malekkhosravi, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Joseph J. Nolan, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Ruth E. Bauhahn, Fridley, MN (US);
Steven M. Goetz, Brooklyn Center, MN (US);
Shahram Malekkhosravi, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
The disclosure describes a method and system that allows a user to manage multiple groups of stimulation programs that provide stimulation therapy. A physician may prepare a plurality of programs, arranged in groups that each focus on one area, that the patient may evaluate in an effort to determine if any programs provide efficacious therapy. Since the patient may be evaluating many groups by using a patient programmer, managing the groups may be difficult. The patient programmer may enable the patient to hide ineffective groups to minimize the number of groups available for therapy. In addition, the programmer may allow the patient to mark each group or program as effective or ineffective, to more easily manage groups and programs during stimulation therapy. In addition, the patient may unhide a group or program if the patient desires to reevaluate a formerly hidden option.