Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems, methods, and devices for evaluating lead placement based on generated visual representations of sacrum and lead
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Application No.: US15174318Application Date: 2016-06-06
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Publication No.: US09750946B2Publication Date: 2017-09-05
- Inventor: Norbert Kaula , Yohannes Iyassu , Steven Siegel
- Applicant: Nuvectra Corporation
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: NUVECTRA CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: NUVECTRA CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Haynes and Boone, LLP
- Agent Eric Li
- Main IPC: A61B5/00
- IPC: A61B5/00 ; A61N1/372 ; A61N1/05 ; A61N1/36
Abstract:
A method of evaluating an implantation of a lead is disclosed. Via a graphical user interface of an electronic device, a visual representation of a sacrum of the patient and a lead that is implanted in the sacrum is displayed. The lead includes a plurality of electrode contacts. An evaluation is made as to how well the lead has been implanted in the sacrum based on the visual representation of the sacrum and the lead. The evaluating comprises: determining whether the lead is inserted in a predetermined region of the sacrum, determining how far a predetermined one of the electrode contacts is located from an edge of the sacrum, and determining a degree of curvature of the lead.
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