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Vercise™ DBS Programming Manual
Custom Mode
Custom Mode allows you to manually select contacts to be anodes or cathodes. You may
create both monopolar and multipolar configurations of contacts in Custom Mode.
1 If necessary (i.e., to switch to Custom Mode from E‑Troll Mode), press the
button at the top of the middle panel on the Programming screen.
2
Click on a contact to select that contact.
3
Click on the selected contact to turn the contact into an anode.
Click on the selected contact again to turn the contact into a cathode.
Click on the selected contact again to turn the contact OFF (blank).
Contact polarity options include anode (+), cathode (‑), and OFF (blank).
Note: Changing the contact polarities will reset the amplitude to zero.
4 Repeat steps 3 through 4 until all desired contacts are selected.
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Note: When using the External Trial Stimulator, if a monopolar configuration is
programmed, then all unassigned contacts will contribute as anodes.
Note: Contacts assigned to a monopolar configuration in one Area cannot be
assigned to a multipolar configuration in another Area and vice versa.
Note: Although an "X" inside a contact indicates higher than normal impedances,
contacts may still be included in a stimulation configuration.
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Increase the percentage of total cathodic or
anodic current on the selected contact.
Decrease the percentage of total cathodic or
anodic current on the selected contact.
Equalize the percentages of current on all
contacts of the selected contact type (anode
or cathode).
Measure the impedances of the contacts.