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 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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180 Claims
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138. A method of programming a spinal cord stimulation system to provide pain relief to a patient, wherein the spinal cord stimulation system includes a signal generator configured to generate an electrical therapy signal and a signal delivery device electrically coupleable to the signal generator and configured to deliver the electrical therapy signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord, the method comprising:
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placing a physician programmer in wireless communication with the signal generator; using the physician programmer to select a plurality of electrical therapy signal parameters for the electrical therapy signal, wherein the plurality of electrical therapy signal parameters include a frequency, an amplitude, and a pulse width, wherein to generate a paresthesia-inducing therapy signal, the physician programmer is used to set the frequency to less than 1.2 kHz, the amplitude to between 1 mA and 20 mA, and the pulse width to between 10 microseconds and 1,000 microseconds, and wherein to generate a non-paresthesia-inducing therapy signal, the physician programmer is used to set the frequency to between 3 kHz and 20 kHz, the amplitude to between 0.1 mA and 20 mA, and the pulse width to between 25 microseconds and 166 microseconds; and using the physician programmer to configure the signal generator to deliver the electrical therapy signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord via the signal delivery device. - View Dependent Claims (139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148)
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149. A method of programming a spinal cord stimulation system to provide pain relief to a patient, wherein the spinal cord stimulation system includes a pulse generator configured to generate an electrical therapy signal and a signal delivery device electrically coupleable to the pulse generator and configured to deliver the electrical therapy signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord, the method comprising:
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using an external programmer to select one or more electrical therapy signal parameters for the electrical therapy signal; wherein the one or more electrical therapy signal parameters include a first frequency in a first frequency range of less than 1.2 kHz to generate a paresthesia-inducing therapy signal, and a second frequency in a second frequency range between 1.5 kHz and 100 kHz to generate a non-paresthesia-inducing therapy signal; and using the external programmer to configure the pulse generator to deliver the electrical therapy signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord via the signal delivery device. - View Dependent Claims (150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159)
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160. A method of programming a spinal cord stimulation system to provide pain relief to a patient, wherein the spinal cord stimulation system includes a signal generator configured to generate an electrical therapy signal and a signal delivery device electrically coupleable to the signal generator and configured to deliver the electrical therapy signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord, the method comprising:
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using an external programmer to select one or more electrical therapy signal parameters for the electrical therapy signal; wherein the one or more electrical therapy signal parameters include a first frequency in a first frequency range of less than 500 Hz to generate a paresthesia-inducing therapy signal, and a second frequency in a second frequency range between 3 kHz and 20 kHz to generate a non-paresthesia-inducing therapy signal; and using the external programmer to configure the signal generator to deliver the electrical therapy signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord via the signal delivery device. - View Dependent Claims (161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169)
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170. A method of programming a spinal cord stimulation system to provide pain relief to a patient, wherein the spinal cord stimulation system includes a pulse generator configured to generate an electrical therapy signal and a signal delivery device electrically coupleable to the pulse generator and configured to deliver the electrical therapy signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord and an external programmer configured to program one or more electrical therapy signal parameters in the pulse generator, the method comprising:
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programming the pulse generator to generate either a paresthesia-inducing electrical therapy signal or a non-paresthesia-inducing electric therapy signal, wherein the one or more electrical therapy signal parameters include a first frequency in a first frequency range of less than 1.2 kHz to generate a paresthesia-inducing therapy signal, and a second frequency in a second frequency range between 1.5 kHz and 100 kHz to generate a non-paresthesia-inducing therapy signal; and programming the signal generator to deliver the electrical therapy signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord via the signal delivery device. - View Dependent Claims (171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180)
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