Selective high frequency spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain with reduced side effects, and associated systems and methods
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1. A method for treating a patient, comprising:
- percutaneously placing or instructing percutaneous placement of at least one signal delivery device at an implanted position along the patient'"'"'s spinal cord as at least part of a placement process, without using or instructing use of patient feedback during the placement process to at least assist in selecting the position; and
causing or instructing causation of an electrical signal to be applied to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord via the at least one signal delivery device, the signal having a frequency of from about 1.5 kHz to about 50 kHz.
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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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84 Claims
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1. A method for treating a patient, comprising:
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percutaneously placing or instructing percutaneous placement of at least one signal delivery device at an implanted position along the patient'"'"'s spinal cord as at least part of a placement process, without using or instructing use of patient feedback during the placement process to at least assist in selecting the position; and causing or instructing causation of an electrical signal to be applied to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord via the at least one signal delivery device, the signal having a frequency of from about 1.5 kHz to about 50 kHz. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for treating a patient, comprising:
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percutaneously placing or instructing percutaneous placement of at least one signal delivery device at an implanted position along the patient'"'"'s spinal cord as at least part of a placement process, without using or instructing use of patient feedback during the placement process to at least assist in selecting the position; and causing or instructing causation of an electrical signal to be applied to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord via the at least one signal delivery device to cause pain in the patient to be reduced or inhibited, the signal having a frequency of from about 1.5 kHz to about 50 kHz. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method for treating a patient, comprising:
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percutaneously placing or instructing percutaneous placement of at least one signal delivery device at an implanted position along the patient'"'"'s spinal cord as at least part of a placement process, without using or instructing use of patient feedback during the placement process to at least assist in selecting the position; and activating or instructing activation of a signal generator to apply an electrical signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord via at the least one signal delivery device, the signal having a frequency of from about 1.5 kHz to about 50 kHz. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A method for treating a patient, comprising:
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percutaneously placing or instructing percutaneous placement of at least one signal delivery device at an implanted position along the patient'"'"'s spinal cord without using or instructing use of patient feedback during the placement process to at least assist in selecting the position; and activating or instructing activation of a signal generator to apply an electrical signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord via the at least one signal delivery device to cause pain in the patient to be reduced or inhibited, the signal having a frequency of from about 1.5 kHz to about 50 kHz. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. A method for treating a patient, comprising:
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percutaneously placing or instructing percutaneous placement of at least one signal delivery device at a position along the patient'"'"'s spinal cord as at least part of a placement process, without using or instructing use of patient feedback during the placement process to at least assist in selecting the position; coupling or instructing coupling of the at least one signal delivery device to an implanted signal generator without undergoing a trial period during which, after placement of the at least one signal delivery device, the at least one signal delivery device is percutaneously coupled to an external signal generator; and causing or instructing causation of an electrical signal to be applied to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord via the at least one signal delivery device, the signal having a frequency of from about 1.5 kHz to about 50 kHz. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84)
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