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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Citations
179 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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a signal generator configured to generate a therapy signal producing no sensory effect other than to reduce or eliminate pain, 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 an implantable signal delivery device electrically coupleable to the signal generator and 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, 151)
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152. A spinal cord modulation system for reducing or eliminating pain in a patient without creating a sensory effect other than reducing or eliminating pain in the patient, the system comprising:
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an implantable signal generator configured to generate a therapy signal producing no sensory effect other than to reduce or eliminate pain in the patient, wherein at least a portion of the therapy signal is a biphasic square-wave signal, at a frequency in a frequency range from 1.5 kHz to 100 kHz, and at a current amplitude of less than about 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 region. - View Dependent Claims (153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160)
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161. A method for configuring a spinal cord stimulation system to deliver a therapy signal to a patient'"'"'s spinal cord, the method comprising:
programming the spinal cord stimulation system to (1) generate a therapy signal, wherein at least a portion of the therapy signal has a frequency in a frequency range from 1.5 kHz to 100 kHz and does not create a sensory effect other than to reduce or eliminate pain in the patient; and (2) deliver the therapy signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord via an implantable signal delivery device. - View Dependent Claims (162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168)
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169. A method for treating a patient, comprising:
delivering an electrical therapy signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord via at least one implanted signal delivery device to reduce or eliminate pain in the patient without producing a sensory effect other than to reduce or eliminate the pain, the signal having a frequency in a frequency range from 1.5 kHz to 100 kHz. - View Dependent Claims (170, 171, 172, 173, 174)
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175. A method for treating a patient, comprising:
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delivering or instructing delivery of an electrical signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord via at least one implantable signal delivery device; and wherein the electrical signal has a frequency in a frequency range from 1.5 kHz to 100 kHz and does not create a sensory effect other than to reduce or eliminate pain in the patient. - View Dependent Claims (176, 177, 178, 179)
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