Methods and systems for treating osteoarthritis
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1. A method of treating a patient with osteoarthritis, said method comprising:
- implanting a system control unit at least partially within said patient;
configuring one or more stimulation parameters to treat osteoarthritis;
programming said system control unit with said one or more stimulation parameters;
generating a stimulus configured to treat said osteoarthritis with said system control unit in accordance with said one or more stimulation parameters; and
applying said stimulus to a stimulation site within said patient;
wherein said stimulation site comprises at least one or more of an artery supplying a joint affected by said osteoarthritis, a spinal cord, a spinal segment supplying somatic sensation at said affected joint, a spinal segment supplying sympathetic control of said affected joint, a sympathetic ganglia, a nucleus gracilis, a nucleus cuneatis, a cranial nerve, a deep brain location, a hypothalamus, a thalamus, and a motor cortex;
wherein said system control unit is coupled to one or more electrodes disposed on an outer surface of said system control unit; and
wherein said stimulus comprises a stimulation current delivered to said stimulation site via said electrodes.
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Abstract
Methods of treating osteoarthritis include applying at least one stimulus to a stimulation site within a patient with an implanted system control unit in accordance with one or more stimulation parameters. Systems for treating osteoarthritis include a system control unit configured to apply at least one stimulus to a stimulation site within a patient in accordance with one or more stimulation parameters.
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1. A method of treating a patient with osteoarthritis, said method comprising:
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implanting a system control unit at least partially within said patient; configuring one or more stimulation parameters to treat osteoarthritis; programming said system control unit with said one or more stimulation parameters; generating a stimulus configured to treat said osteoarthritis with said system control unit in accordance with said one or more stimulation parameters; and applying said stimulus to a stimulation site within said patient; wherein said stimulation site comprises at least one or more of an artery supplying a joint affected by said osteoarthritis, a spinal cord, a spinal segment supplying somatic sensation at said affected joint, a spinal segment supplying sympathetic control of said affected joint, a sympathetic ganglia, a nucleus gracilis, a nucleus cuneatis, a cranial nerve, a deep brain location, a hypothalamus, a thalamus, and a motor cortex; wherein said system control unit is coupled to one or more electrodes disposed on an outer surface of said system control unit; and wherein said stimulus comprises a stimulation current delivered to said stimulation site via said electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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7. A method of treating a patient with osteoarthritis, said method comprising:
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implanting a system control unit within said patient; configuring one or more stimulation parameters to treat osteoarthritis; programming said system control unit with said one or more stimulation parameters; generating a stimulation current configured to treat said osteoarthritis with said system control unit in accordance with said one or more stimulation parameters; and applying said stimulation current to a stimulation site within said patient; wherein said stimulation site comprises an artery supplying a joint affected by said osteoarthritis. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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