Combination non-intrusive analgesic neuroaugmentive system and method triple-modulated gigatens with optional bipolar spike

• US 5,851,223 A
• Filed: 02/16/1995
• Issued: 12/22/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: MEDI Consultants Incorporated
• Original Assignee: MEDI Consultants Incorporated
• Inventors: Litvinov, Grigoriy S., Liss, Saul, Lobarey, Valeri, Liss, Bernard, Shealy, C. Norman
• Primary Examiner(s): Getzow, Scott M.
• Application Number:
  US08/389,499
• Time in Patent Office: 1,405 Days
• Field of Search: 607/66, 607/72, 607/73, 607/74, 607/46
• US Class Current: 607/46
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36021 for treatment of pain

Abstract

This invention provides a system and apparatus for treating neurally responsive conditions by use of a novel combined waveform in combination with, and preferably modulated onto, a gigaTENS waveform administered to a patient. This modulated combined waveform can also be administered synchronously or asynchronously with a conventional mono- or bipolar spiked waveform, useful for TENS applications and/or for stimulatory input to the patient.

Claims

1. In combination, in a system for the treatment of certain neural responsive conditions, said system comprising:

A. means for generating a carrier frequency in the range of between 1 KHz and 300 GHz;

B. means for modulating said carrier at a frequency between 0.01 and 199 KHz; and

C. means for further modulating the carrier at a frequency in the range between 0.1 and 300 KHz;

to produce a combined waveform;

D. means for further modulating the carrier frequency by generating a millimeter waveform in the GHz frequency range and modulating said carrier therewith to provide a gigahertz-modulated combined waveform; and

E. electrodes for applying said gigahertz-modulated combined waveform to a patient in need thereof.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising means for generating a monopolar or bipolar spike waveform.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the spike waveform has a frequency in the range of 1 to 256 Hz.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the spike waveform has at least one discrete frequency of 2ⁿ where 0<

n<

8.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein said spike waveform is modulated by said carrier (A), said modulation (B), said further modulation (C), or a combination thereof.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein said spike waveform is asynchronous with said other waveforms and modulations.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein said millimeter waveform is modulated by said carrier (A), said modulation (B), said further modulation (C), said spike waveform, or a combination thereof.

8. In combination, in a method for the treatment of certain neural responsive conditions, said method comprising

(i) providing a stimulating signal comprising:

A. a carrier frequency in the range of between 1 KHz and 300 GHz;

B. a modulation of said carrier at a frequency between 0.01 and 199 KHz; and

C. a further modulation of said carrier at a frequency in the range between 0.1 and 300 KHz;

to produce a combined waveform; and

D. a further modulation of said carrier using a millimeter waveform in the GHz frequency range to produce a gigahertz-modulated combined waveform; and

(ii) administering said pigahertz-modulated combined waveform to a patient in need thereof.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein said waveform (D) is modulated by said combined waveform.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein said modulated combined waveform is administered to the patient through electrodes.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said electrodes are placed on said patient such that during said administration one electrode is on the patient'"'"'s spinous process and the other electrode is positioned on the patient distally from the location of the condition.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the electrodes comprise positive and negative electrodes, and the positive electrode is position on the patient'"'"'s spinous process.

13. The system of claim 8, further comprising means for generating a monopolar or bipolar spike waveform.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the spike waveform has a frequency in the range of 1 to 256 Hz.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the spike waveform has at least one discrete frequency of 2ⁿ where 0<

n<

8.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein said spike waveform is modulated by said carrier (A), said modulation (B), said further modulation (C), or a combination thereof.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein said spike waveform is asychronous with said other waveforms and modulations.