Methods and systems for treating chronic pelvic pain
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1. A method of treating a patient with chronic pelvic pain, said method comprising:
- implanting a system control unit at least partially within said patient;
implanting one or more electrodes at a stimulation site within said patient, wherein said system control unit is coupled to the one or more electrodes;
configuring one or more stimulation parameters to treat chronic pelvic pain;
programming said system control unit with said one or more stimulation parameters;
generating a stimulus configured to treat said chronic pelvic pain with said system control unit in accordance with said one or more stimulation parameters; and
applying said stimulus to the stimulation site within said patient using said electrodes;
wherein said stimulation site comprises at least one or more of a frankenhauser'"'"'s ganglion, a cauda equina, a thalamus, a motor cortex, a frontal cortex, an arterial supply to a reproductive organ, and an arterial supply to a pelvic floor.
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Abstract
Methods of treating chronic pelvic pain 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 chronic pelvic pain 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 chronic pelvic pain, said method comprising:
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implanting a system control unit at least partially within said patient; implanting one or more electrodes at a stimulation site within said patient, wherein said system control unit is coupled to the one or more electrodes; configuring one or more stimulation parameters to treat chronic pelvic pain; programming said system control unit with said one or more stimulation parameters; generating a stimulus configured to treat said chronic pelvic pain with said system control unit in accordance with said one or more stimulation parameters; and applying said stimulus to the stimulation site within said patient using said electrodes; wherein said stimulation site comprises at least one or more of a frankenhauser'"'"'s ganglion, a cauda equina, a thalamus, a motor cortex, a frontal cortex, an arterial supply to a reproductive organ, and an arterial supply to a pelvic floor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of treating a patient with chronic pelvic pain, said method comprising:
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implanting a system control unit within said patient; implanting one or more electrodes at a stimulation site within said patient, wherein said system control unit is coupled to the one or more electrodes; configuring one or more stimulation parameters to treat chronic pelvic pain; programming said system control unit with said one or more stimulation parameters; generating a stimulation current configured to treat said chronic pelvic pain with said system control unit in accordance with said one or more stimulation parameters; and applying said stimulation current to the stimulation site within said patient using said one or more electrodes; wherein said stimulation site comprises at least one or more of a frankenhauser'"'"'s ganglion, a cauda equina, a thalamus, a motor cortex, a frontal cortex, an arterial supply to a reproductive organ, and an arterial supply to a pelvic floor. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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