Neuromodulation Waveform Editor for Multi-Parameter Programming
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional neuromodulation systems lack intuitive and efficient tools for programming stimulation parameters, requiring manual, sequential tuning of individual parameters, which is time-consuming and difficult to optimize, and lack real-time feedback for therapeutic outcomes.
Innovation Solution
A multidimensional graphical user interface (GUI) that allows simultaneous adjustment of multiple stimulation parameters, providing real-time visualization and intelligent guidance through physiological models to enhance user interaction and therapeutic precision.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual sequential tuning of individual parameters is used, then the programming interface is simple, but the programming process is time-consuming and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the traditional sequential parameter adjustment interface into a multidimensional graphical parameter space where multiple stimulation parameters (amplitude, pulse width, frequency) are represented as orthogonal axes. This dimensional transformation allows clinicians to navigate and adjust multiple parameters simultaneously through spatial navigation, converting a time-consuming sequential process into a more efficient multidimensional exploration interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The graphical parameter space is designed to be dynamically interactive, allowing real-time adjustment of stimulation parameters through user navigation. The system provides dynamic visual feedback and allows flexible movement through the parameter space, enabling adaptive exploration of parameter combinations rather than static, fixed-step adjustments.
2Manufacturing precision
If multiple stimulation parameters are adjusted simultaneously, then therapeutic optimization is improved, but the interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates real-time visual feedback mechanisms that display the current position in parameter space and the corresponding stimulation parameter values. This feedback loop helps clinicians understand the relationship between their navigation actions and the resulting parameter changes, making simultaneous multi-parameter adjustment more intuitive and easier to control.
Solution Approach 2:
The graphical parameter space acts as an intermediary interface between the clinician's intent and the actual stimulation parameter settings. Instead of directly manipulating multiple numerical parameters, users navigate through a visual spatial representation that mediates the adjustment process, making complex multi-parameter optimization more accessible.
3Loss of information
If conventional programming interfaces are used, then the system is easy to implement, but real-time visualization and intelligent guidance are lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-calculates and displays relevant therapeutic information and parameter relationships before the clinician makes final adjustments. By providing advance visualization of parameter interactions and therapeutic guidance in the parameter space, the system reduces information loss and helps clinicians make more informed decisions without requiring post-adjustment analysis.
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AI summary
A computing system for programming stimulation parameters of a neuromodulation system is disclosed. The computing system includes a graphical user interface configured to display a multidimensional parameter space, wherein each axis of the parameter space corresponds to a respective stimulation parameter associated with stimulation pulses deliverable by the neuromodulation system, and render a target within the multidimensional parameter space, the target representing a set of stimulation parameters corresponding to coordinates along two or more axes of the multidimensional parameter space. The system further includes one or more user-operable controls configured to enable movement of the target within the multidimensional parameter space. Movement of the target within the multidimensional parameter space causes simultaneous adjustment of the stimulation parameters associated with the neuromodulation system along the two or more axes based on a position of the target in the multidimensional parameter space.