Method of using spinal cord stimulation to treat gastrointestinal and/or eating disorders or conditions
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1. A method of treating gastroparesis, comprising:
- implanting at least one electrical lead of an electrical spinal cord stimulation system by inserting at least one electrode contact of the electrical lead into the epidural space of the T5, T5/T6, or T6 thoracic vertebral segments of the spine of a patient having gastroparesis symptoms such that the at least one electrode contact of the electrical lead is disposed within the epidural space and adjacent to spinal nervous tissue of the dorsal column of the patient'"'"'s spinal cord associated with the T5, T5/T6, or T6 thoracic vertebral segments;
selecting a plurality of operating parameters for the electrical spinal cord stimulation system that are effective for treating the gastroparesis;
programming the electrical spinal cord stimulation system according to the plurality of operating parameters; and
treating the patient'"'"'s gastroparesis by activating the electrical spinal cord stimulation system to deliver the electrical pulses from the electrode contact to the spinal nervous tissue of the dorsal column within the epidural space associated with the T5, T5/T6, or T6 thoracic vertebral segments to induce normal gastric emptying and bowel function in the patient.
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Abstract
The present invention involves a method and a system for using electrical stimulation to treat gastrointestinal and/or eating disorders. More particularly, the method comprises surgically implanting an electrical stimulation lead that is in communication with predetermined thoracic vertebral segments to cause spinal nervous tissue stimulation, thus treating a wide variety of gastrointestinal disorders.
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1. A method of treating gastroparesis, comprising:
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implanting at least one electrical lead of an electrical spinal cord stimulation system by inserting at least one electrode contact of the electrical lead into the epidural space of the T5, T5/T6, or T6 thoracic vertebral segments of the spine of a patient having gastroparesis symptoms such that the at least one electrode contact of the electrical lead is disposed within the epidural space and adjacent to spinal nervous tissue of the dorsal column of the patient'"'"'s spinal cord associated with the T5, T5/T6, or T6 thoracic vertebral segments; selecting a plurality of operating parameters for the electrical spinal cord stimulation system that are effective for treating the gastroparesis; programming the electrical spinal cord stimulation system according to the plurality of operating parameters; and treating the patient'"'"'s gastroparesis by activating the electrical spinal cord stimulation system to deliver the electrical pulses from the electrode contact to the spinal nervous tissue of the dorsal column within the epidural space associated with the T5, T5/T6, or T6 thoracic vertebral segments to induce normal gastric emptying and bowel function in the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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