Method and apparatus for diagnosing and treating neural dysfunction
First Claim
1. A method for performing nerve modification procedures on a patient'"'"'s body, comprising:
- providing a device adapted for connection to an electrode; and
supplying a high frequency energy source to said at least one electrode in a pulsed manner, wherein said pulsed high frequency energy is modified to limit the energy delivered to said electrode.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for diagnosing and treating neural dysfunction is disclosed, which comprises taking the energy output from a high frequency generator module and delivering this energy as in a pulsed manner to a treatment electrode. In one exemplary embodiment, a temperature set point is utilized, and the pulses are modified to limit the energy delivered such that the temperature is limited. One exemplary method of modifying pulses includes reducing the amplitude of the pulses. Another exemplary method of modifying pulses includes reducing pulse width. Another exemplary embodiment of modifying pulses includes only delivering full width and amplitude pulses.
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1. A method for performing nerve modification procedures on a patient'"'"'s body, comprising:
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providing a device adapted for connection to an electrode; and
supplying a high frequency energy source to said at least one electrode in a pulsed manner, wherein said pulsed high frequency energy is modified to limit the energy delivered to said electrode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device for performing nerve modification procedures on a patient'"'"'s body, comprising:
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a device adapted for connection to an electrode; and
a high frequency energy source operatively associated with said device, wherein said high frequency energy source or said device is configured to provide high frequency energy to said at least one electrode in a pulsed manner, and wherein said pulsed high frequency energy is modified to limit the energy delivered to said electrode. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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