Programming Instructions
76
RNS
®
System User Manual
Before programming responsive therapy, at least one detector must be defined in a detection set. (If
detection pattern specific therapy is selected, at least one detector must be defined for each pattern.)
Detection must be enabled before responsive therapy can be enabled.
Enabling, Disabling, or Changing Responsive Therapy
1. Go to the
C
ONFIGURE
S
ETTINGS
tab.
2. Select the
R
ESPONSIVE
T
HERAPY
tab.
3. Select
P
OST
-E
PISODE
I
NTERVAL
to determine the time the RNS
®
Neurostimulator waits after
detecting the end of activity before recognizing a new episode. If a new episode begins
before the end of the post-episode interval, no bursts are delivered during the new episode.
4. Select
T
HERAPY
L
IMIT
P
ER
D
AY
to set the number of episodes that may be treated by the
neurostimulator per day. The therapy limit counter is restarted whenever the neurostimulator
is reprogrammed.
5. Select a channel configured for
P
ULSE
I
NTERVAL
A
DAPTATION
, if desired.
6. Select the channel for
S
YNCHRONIZATION
, if desired.
To set up a therapy sequence, determine the number of therapies desired for delivery in
response to an episode. Select each therapy and configure each burst, which is a collection of
one to many biphasic pulses.
1. Select the stimulation pathway by choosing at least one electrode (or the neurostimulator
can) as the anode and at least one electrode (or the neurostimulator can) as the cathode for
the stimulation.
2. Select the level of
C
URRENT
that will be delivered.
3. Select the
B
URST
D
URATION
to determine the length of the stimulation burst.
4. Select the
PW
P
ER
P
HASE
to determine the duration of each phase of the biphasic current
pulse.
5. Select the
F
REQUENCY
to determine the frequency of the current pulses (the inverse of the
duration between the start of one current pulse and the start of a subsequent current pulse).
6. Select
T
HERAPY
T
ESTING
to test patient toleration of stimulation by delivering test stimulations.
Stimulation parameters selected on the
T
HERAPY
tab are copied to the therapy testing screen.
Note: The RNS
®
System cannot deliver a test stimulation while an episode is being
detected or during any type of therapy delivery. Disable detection and/or therapies or
wait for a detected episode or therapy delivery to finish in order to continue with a
successful test stimulation.
Precaution: Afterdischarge Activity
If evidence of afterdischarge activity resulting from stimulation is seen either
on stored ECoGs or during test stimulation delivery, stimulation parameters
should be adjusted to prevent such occurrence.
7. On the therapy testing screen, select the
D
ELIVER
button to initiate a test stimulation. Delivery
of the test stimulation may be stopped by selecting the
H
ALT
button.
8. To store a real-time ECoG, a) select the
S
TOP
button to stop the ECoG from scrolling and
then b) select the
S
TORE
button to save the ECoG record.
9. Change stimulation parameters as desired and select the
D
ELIVER
button to initiate a test
stimulation. When test stimulation is complete, select
A
CCEPT
C
HANGES
and the current