DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING HIGH FREQUENCY SPINAL CORD MODULATION FOR INHIBITING PAIN, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS, INCLUDING SIMPLIFIED PROGRAM SELECTION
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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. In particular embodiments, aspects of the foregoing modulation therapies may be implemented by systems and devices that have simplified functionalities.
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82 Claims
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56. A method for treating a patient, comprising:
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selecting a signal delivery program from between at most two available signal delivery programs, including a first signal delivery program having first signal delivery parameters and a second signal delivery program having second signal delivery parameters, with at least one of the second signal delivery parameters different than a corresponding one of the first signal delivery parameters; and applying an electrical signal to the patient in accordance with the selected signal delivery program at a frequency of from about 3 kHz to about 50 kHz, at a vertebral level of from about T9 to about T12 to at least inhibit chronic low back pain in the patient. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A patient therapy system, comprising:
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a patient-implantable signal delivery device; a patient-implantable pulse generator electrically connected to the signal delivery device, the pulse generator being programmed with instructions for delivering a modulation signal at a frequency of from about 3 kHz to about 50 kHz; and a remote control having an input device that is wirelessly coupleable to the pulse generator, the input device being operable to select from at most two selectable signal delivery programs in accordance with which signals are provided to the signal delivery device, including a first signal delivery program having first signal delivery parameters and a second signal delivery program having second signal delivery parameters, with at least one of the second signal delivery parameters different than a corresponding one of the first signal delivery parameter. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. A patient therapy system, comprising:
a controller operatively coupleable to a patient-implantable lead body, the controller including; a display medium; a machine-readable medium having instructions for simultaneously presenting at the display medium; a graphical indication of lead body locations; a graphical indication of signal amplitude levels available for signals delivered to the lead body; and a graphical indication of multiple patient pain levels as a function of lead body location and amplitude; and an input device coupled to the machine readable medium to direct an input corresponding to a selection of lead body location, signal amplitude or both lead body location and signal amplitude for a therapeutic modulation signal. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74)
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75. A computer-implemented method for selecting patient therapy parameters, comprising:
simultaneously presenting at a display medium of a controller for a patient-implantable pulse generator; a graphical indication of lead body locations; a graphical indication signal amplitude levels available from the pulse generator; a graphical indication of multiple patient pain levels as a function of lead body location and amplitude; and a graphical indication of an amplitude selected for a therapeutic modulation signal. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77)
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78. A patient therapy system, comprising:
a controller operatively coupleable to a patient-implantable pulse generator, the controller including; a display medium; a machine-readable medium having instructions for presenting at the display medium a non-zero minimum current amplitude level; and an input device coupled to the machine readable medium to direct an input corresponding to a selection of lead body location, signal amplitude or both lead body location and signal amplitude for a spinal therapeutic modulation signal. - View Dependent Claims (79)
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80. A computer-implemented method for selecting patient therapy parameters, comprising:
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presenting at a display medium of a controller for a patient-implantable pulse generator an indication of a non-zero minimum current amplitude level; and accepting an input for a signal amplitude of a spinal therapeutic modulation signal a value that is at or above the minimum current amplitude level. - View Dependent Claims (81, 82)
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