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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138. A spinal cord modulation system for reducing or eliminating back and/or leg pain in a patient, without using paresthesia or tingling to mask the patient'"'"'s sensation of the pain, the system comprising:
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an implantable signal generator having a housing and one or more processors disposed within the housing, wherein the one or more processors are configured to generate a non-paresthesia-producing therapy signal, wherein at least a portion of the therapy signal is a biphasic square-wave signal, with pulses having a pulse width in a pulse width range from 25 microseconds to 166 microseconds, and a current amplitude in a current amplitude range from 0.5 mA to 10 mA; and an elongated electrical lead electrically coupled to the implantable signal generator and configured to be implanted in the patient'"'"'s epidural space, wherein the electrical lead includes two or more electrodes configured to deliver the therapy signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region. - View Dependent Claims (139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150)
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151. A spinal cord stimulation system for reducing or eliminating pain in a patient, the system comprising:
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an implantable signal generator configured to generate a non-paresthesia-producing therapy signal, wherein at least a portion of the therapy signal includes pulses having a pulse width in a pulse width range from 25 microseconds to 166 microseconds, and a current amplitude in a current amplitude range from 0.1 mA to 20 mA; and a signal delivery device electrically coupleable to the implantable signal generator and configured to deliver the therapy signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord. - View Dependent Claims (152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161)
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162. A spinal cord stimulation system, the system comprising:
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an implantable signal generator configured to generate a non-paresthesia-producing therapy signal, wherein at least a portion of the therapy signal includes pulses having pulse widths in a pulse width range from 25 microseconds to 166 microseconds, and wherein the therapy signal is at an amplitude that at least partially alleviates pain in a patient without generating the sensation of paresthesia; and a signal delivery device configured to be electrically coupled to the implantable signal generator and to deliver the therapy signal to a target location in the patient'"'"'s spinal cord. - View Dependent Claims (163, 164, 165, 166, 167)
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