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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2014
Pacesetter, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Yelena Nabutovsky, Mountain View, CA (US);
Fujian Qu, San Jose, CA (US);
Lalit Venkatesan, Prosper, TX (US);
Kyungmoo Ryu, Palmdale, CA (US);
Pacesetter, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for neurostimulation. The method includes applying electrical stimulation to a patient using a paddle lead that includes a plurality of electrodes, acquiring local impedances associated with at least some of the plurality of electrodes, wherein the local impedances are indicative of electrode-tissue contact and effectiveness of the electrical stimulation, transmitting the local impedances data to a computing device, and processing the local impedances data using the computing device to adjust the amplitude of stimulations and electrode configurations, and monitor electrode-tissue contact status over time.