System and method for spinal cord stimulation to treat motor disorders
First Claim
1. A method for of performing a medical procedure on a patient suffering from a motor disorder, the method using a stimulation lead having at least one electrode, the method comprising:
- introducing a stimulation lead having at least one electrode within a ventral portion of an epidural space of the patient;
facing at least a portion of the at least one electrode toward a spinal cord of the patient; and
affixing the lead within the patient, such that the portion of the at least one electrode faces the spinal cord.
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Abstract
A method for using spinal cord stimulation to treat symptoms of motor disorders includes implanting a stimulation lead within a ventral portion of the epidural space. The lead is implanted with at least a portion of the electrodes facing the spinal cord. In a method for providing therapy to a patient suffering from a motor disorder, electrical stimulation energy is applied to at least one ventral column nerve fiber through the implanted stimulation lead. A peripheral region of the patient'"'"'s body exhibits the symptoms of the motor disorder, and the ventral column nerve fiber to which the stimulation is applied innervates that peripheral region.
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11 Claims
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1. A method for of performing a medical procedure on a patient suffering from a motor disorder, the method using a stimulation lead having at least one electrode, the method comprising:
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introducing a stimulation lead having at least one electrode within a ventral portion of an epidural space of the patient; facing at least a portion of the at least one electrode toward a spinal cord of the patient; and affixing the lead within the patient, such that the portion of the at least one electrode faces the spinal cord. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for providing therapy to a patient suffering from a motor disorder using at least one electrode implanted within a ventral portion of an epidural space of the patient, the method comprising:
applying electrical stimulation energy to at least one ventral column nerve fiber of the patient, thereby treating symptoms of the motor disorder. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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