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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2011
Hubert Cécile François Martens, Eindhoven, NL;
Michel Marcel Jose Decré, Eindhoven, NL;
Kevin Thomas Dolan, Oxford, GB;
Hubert Cécile François Martens, Eindhoven, NL;
Michel Marcel Jose Decré, Eindhoven, NL;
Kevin Thomas Dolan, Oxford, GB;
MEDTRONIC BAKKEN RESEARCH CENTER B.V., Maastricht, NL;
Abstract
A method and control system for determining and applying stimulation settings for a brain stimulation probe () is provided. The brain stimulation probe () comprises a plurality of stimulation electrodes (). The method comprises for multiple stimulation electrodes () of the plurality of stimulation electrodes (): applying a test current and determining a corresponding patient response, determining a volume of influence based () on the test current and a position of the stimulation electrode (), combining the volume of influence () and the corresponding patient response with generalized anatomic knowledge of stimulation induced behavior for associating the volume of influence () to an anatomic structure (), and determining an intersection () of the volume of influence () and the associated anatomic structure (). Then, based on the determined intersections () an optimal stimulation volume and corresponding stimulation settings for the brain stimulation probe () are determined.