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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160 Claims
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1-137. -137. (canceled)
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138. A spinal cord modulation system for reducing or eliminating pain in a patient, the system comprising:
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means for generating a non-paresthesia-producing therapy signal, wherein at least a portion of the therapy signal is at a frequency in a frequency range from 1.5 kHz to 100 kHz; and implantable means for delivering the therapy signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region. - View Dependent Claims (139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146)
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147. A spinal cord modulation system for reducing or eliminating pain in a patient, the system comprising:
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means for generating a paresthesia-free therapy signal with a signal frequency in a frequency range from 1.5 kHz to 100 kHz; and means for delivering the therapy signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord. - View Dependent Claims (148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155)
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156. A method for treating a patient, comprising:
a step for programming a signal generator to generate and deliver a paresthesia-free therapy signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord via at least one implantable signal delivery device, wherein the therapy signal has (a) a frequency in a frequency range from 1.5 kHz to 100 kHz, (b) a plurality of bi-phasic pulses having a pulse width in a pulse width range from 10 microseconds to 333 microseconds, and (c) is at an amplitude that is therapeutic but does not generate paresthesia in the patient. - View Dependent Claims (157, 158, 159, 160)
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