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 a patient, comprising:
- delivering or instructing delivery of an electrical signal to a patient'"'"'s spinal cord from a position lateral of a midline of the patient'"'"'s spinal cord via at least one implantable signal delivery device to treat a contralateral patient indication, the signal having a frequency of from about 1.5 kHz to about 50 kHz.
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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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1. A method for treating a patient, comprising:
delivering or instructing delivery of an electrical signal to a patient'"'"'s spinal cord from a position lateral of a midline of the patient'"'"'s spinal cord via at least one implantable signal delivery device to treat a contralateral patient indication, the signal having a frequency of from about 1.5 kHz to about 50 kHz. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for treating a patient, comprising:
- delivering or instructing delivery of an electrical signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord from a position lateral of a midline of the patient'"'"'s spinal cord via at least one implantable signal delivery device to reduce or inhibit contralateral pain in the patient the signal having a frequency of from about 1.5 kHz to about 50 kHz.
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18. A method for treating a patient, comprising:
activating or instructing activation of a signal generator to apply electrical signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord from an epidural location lateral of a midline of the patient'"'"'s spinal cord via at least one implantable signal delivery device to inhibit or reduce contralateral patient pain, the signal having a frequency of from about 1.5 kHz to about 50 kHz. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method for treating a patient, comprising:
activating or instructing activation of an implanted signal generator to apply a an electrical signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord from an epidural location lateral of a midline of the patient'"'"'s spinal cord via at least one implantable signal delivery device to reduce or inhibit contralateral pain in the patient, the signal having a frequency of from about 1.5 kHz to about 50 kHz. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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