Selective high frequency spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain with reduced side effects, and associated systems and methods
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1. A method for treating pain in a patient, comprising:
- delivering an electrical signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord via at least one signal delivery device implantable in the patient'"'"'s epidural space,wherein the electrical signal has a frequency between 1.5 kHz and 50 kHz, an amplitude between 0.5 mA and 4 mA, and pulses with a pulse width between 10 microseconds and 35 microseconds.
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Abstract
Selective high-frequency spinal chord modulation for inhibiting pain with reduced side affects and associated systems and methods are disclosed. In particular embodiments, high-frequency modulation in the range of from about 1.5 KHz to about 50 KHz may be applied to the patient'"'"'s spinal chord region to address low back pain without creating unwanted sensory and/or motor side affects. In other embodiments, modulation in accordance with similar parameters can be applied to other spinal or peripheral locations to address other indications.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for treating pain in a patient, comprising:
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delivering an electrical signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord via at least one signal delivery device implantable in the patient'"'"'s epidural space, wherein the electrical signal has a frequency between 1.5 kHz and 50 kHz, an amplitude between 0.5 mA and 4 mA, and pulses with a pulse width between 10 microseconds and 35 microseconds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for treating pain in a patient, comprising:
- programming an implanted signal generator to
(i) generate an electrical signal having a frequency between 1.5 kHz and 50 kHz, an amplitude between 0.5 mA and 4 mA, and pulses with pulse widths between 10 microseconds and 35 microseconds, and (ii) deliver the electrical signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord via an implantable signal delivery device implanted within the patient'"'"'s epidural space. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
- programming an implanted signal generator to
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12. A spinal cord modulation system for treating pain in a patient, comprising:
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a signal generator that in operation generates an electrical signal, wherein at least a portion of the electrical signal has a frequency between 1.5 kHz and 50 kHz, an amplitude between 0.5 mA and 4 mA, and a pulse width between 10 microseconds and 35 microseconds; and an implantable signal delivery device operably coupleable to the signal generator and designed to be implanted within a patient'"'"'s epidural space to deliver the electrical signal from the signal generator to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A spinal cord modulation system for treating pain in a patient, comprising:
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a signal generator that in operation generates an electrical signal having a frequency between 1.5 kHz and 50 kHz, an amplitude between 0.5 mA and 4 mA, and pulse widths between 10 microseconds and 35 microseconds; and an implantable signal delivery device operably coupleable to the signal generator and designed to be implanted within a patient'"'"'s epidural space to deliver the electrical signal from the signal generator to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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