SELECTIVE HIGH FREQUENCY SPINAL CORD STIMULATION FOR INHIBITING PAIN WITH REDUCED SIDE EFFECTS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a signal generator to deliver a therapy signal to a patient'"'"'s spinal cord region, wherein the signal generator is electrically coupleable to at least one implantable signal delivery device, and wherein the implantable signal delivery device is implantable proximate to a vertebral level between about T9 and about T12 in the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region, the method comprising:
- (1) identifying or instructing identification of a frequency for a therapy signal as one that at least partially reduces the patient'"'"'s sensation of pain without generating paresthesia, wherein the frequency is in a frequency range of from about 3 kHz to about 20 kHz; and
(2) programming or instructing the programming of the signal generator to(a) generate the therapy signal, wherein at least a portion of the therapy signal is at the identified frequency, and wherein at least a portion of the therapy signal isa bi-phasic square-wave witha current amplitude in an amplitude range of from about 0.5 mA to about 4 mA, anda pulse width between about 25 microseconds and about 166 microseconds; and
(b) deliver the therapy signal via the at least one implantable signal delivery device.
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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 configuring a signal generator to deliver a therapy signal to a patient'"'"'s spinal cord region, wherein the signal generator is electrically coupleable to at least one implantable signal delivery device, and wherein the implantable signal delivery device is implantable proximate to a vertebral level between about T9 and about T12 in the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region, the method comprising:
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(1) identifying or instructing identification of a frequency for a therapy signal as one that at least partially reduces the patient'"'"'s sensation of pain without generating paresthesia, wherein the frequency is in a frequency range of from about 3 kHz to about 20 kHz; and (2) programming or instructing the programming of the signal generator to (a) generate the therapy signal, wherein at least a portion of the therapy signal is at the identified frequency, and wherein at least a portion of the therapy signal is a bi-phasic square-wave with a current amplitude in an amplitude range of from about 0.5 mA to about 4 mA, and a pulse width between about 25 microseconds and about 166 microseconds; and (b) deliver the therapy signal via the at least one implantable signal delivery device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for configuring a signal generator to deliver a therapy signal to a patient'"'"'s spinal cord region, wherein the signal generator is electrically coupleable to at least one implantable signal delivery device, and wherein the implantable signal delivery device is implantable proximate to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region, the method comprising:
programming or instructing the programming of the signal generator to generate and deliver a therapy signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region, via the at least one implantable signal delivery device, wherein at least a portion of the therapy signal has a frequency in a frequency range of from about 1.5 kHz to about 50 kHz, a current amplitude in an amplitude range of from about 0.1 mA to about 6 mA, a pulse width between about 10 microseconds and about 333 microseconds, and at least partially reduces the patient'"'"'s sensation of pain without affecting neural transmissions of touch or heat. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for configuring a signal generator to deliver a therapy signal to a patient'"'"'s spinal cord region, wherein the signal generator is electrically coupleable to at least one implantable signal delivery device, and wherein the implantable signal delivery device is implantable proximate to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region, the method comprising:
programming or instructing the programming of the signal generator to (1) generate a therapy signal, wherein at least a portion of the therapy signal is at a supratheshold current amplitude in an amplitude range of from about 0.5 mA to about 6 mA; and (2) deliver the therapy signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region, via the at least one implantable signal delivery device, wherein the signal does not induce paresthesia in the patient. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for configuring a signal generator to deliver a therapy signal to a patient'"'"'s spinal cord region the method comprising:
programming or instructing the programming of the signal generator to (1) generate a non-paresthesia-producing therapy signal, wherein at least a portion of the therapy signal has a frequency in a frequency range of from about 1.5 kHz to about 100 kHz; and (2) deliver the therapy signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region via an implantable signal delivery device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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