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ELECTRICAL SPINAL CORD STIMULATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF PAIN

  • US 3,822,708 A
  • Filed: 12/07/1972
  • Issued: 07/09/1974
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/07/1972
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of suppressing pain by stimulating a preselected spinal cord level, said method comprising the steps of:

  • positioning at least three electrodes in a single row in at least a portion of said spinal cord substantially longitudinal to the length of said spinal cord along the natural separation of said spinal cord, generating electrical energy in a source of electric power, and electrically connecting said electrodes with the source of electric power, thereby establising a plurality of electric dipoles having their fields oriented longitudinally with said spinal cord.

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