SELECTIVE HIGH FREQUENCY SPINAL CORD MODULATION FOR INHIBITING PAIN WITH REDUCED SIDE EFFECTS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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Abstract
Selective high-frequency spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain with reduced side effects 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 cord region to address low back pain without creating unwanted sensory and/or motor side effects. 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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167 Claims
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1-137. -137. (canceled)
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138. A method for configuring a signal generator to deliver a therapy signal to a patient'"'"'s spinal cord, wherein the signal generator is in electrical communication with at least one implantable signal delivery device, and wherein the implantable signal delivery device is implantable in the patient'"'"'s epidural space proximate to a vertebral level between about T9 and about T12, inclusively, the method comprising:
programming the signal generator to (a) generate a non-paresthesia-producing therapy signal, wherein at least a portion of the therapy signal is at a frequency in a frequency range of from 3 kHz to 20 kHz, 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 0.5 mA to 10 mA, and a pulse width between 10 microseconds and 333 microseconds; and (b) deliver the therapy signal via the at least one implantable signal delivery device. - View Dependent Claims (139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144)
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145. A method for configuring a signal generator to deliver a therapy signal to a patient'"'"'s spinal cord via an implantable signal delivery device, wherein the implantable signal delivery device is implantable in the patient'"'"'s epidural space, the method comprising:
programming the signal generator to generate and deliver a therapy signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord, via the 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 generating paresthesia. - View Dependent Claims (146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153)
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154. A method for configuring a signal generator to deliver a therapy signal to a patient'"'"'s spinal cord via an implantable signal delivery device, wherein the implantable signal delivery device is implantable proximate to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord, the method comprising:
programming the signal generator to (1) generate a therapy signal, wherein at least a portion of the therapy signal is at a frequency in a frequency range between 5 kHz and 15 kHz, and at an amplitude that provides pain relief without generating paresthesia; and (2) deliver the therapy signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord via the implantable signal delivery device. - View Dependent Claims (155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160)
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161. A method for configuring a signal generator to deliver a therapy signal to a patient'"'"'s spinal cord, the method comprising:
programming 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 1.5 kHz to 100 kHz; and (2) deliver the therapy signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord via a signal delivery device implanted in the patient'"'"'s epidural space. - View Dependent Claims (162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167)
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