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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2009
Gary W. King, Fridley, MN (US);
Steven M. Goetz, North Oaks, MN (US);
Andrew H. Houchins, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Jeffrey T. Keacher, Stanford, CA (US);
Jordan J. Greenberg, Blaine, MN (US);
Gary W. King, Fridley, MN (US);
Steven M. Goetz, North Oaks, MN (US);
Andrew H. Houchins, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Jeffrey T. Keacher, Stanford, CA (US);
Jordan J. Greenberg, Blaine, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Peripheral nerve field stimulation (PNFS) delivered by medical device to a patient may be programmed by specifying one or more characteristics of a stimulation field generated by the IMD to provide the PNFS. The characteristics of the stimulation field may include, for example, a direction of stimulation within the field, a breadth of the stimulation field, a focus of stimulation within the stimulation field, a depth of the stimulation field relative to a reference point, such as the epidermis of the patient, or a nerve fiber diameter selection.