Multi-frequency neural treatments and associated systems and methods
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1. A method for alleviating patient pain or discomfort, without relying on paresthesia or tingling to mask the patient'"'"'s sensation of the pain, comprising:
- implanting a percutaneous lead in the patient'"'"'s epidural space, wherein the percutaneous lead includes at least one electrode, and wherein implanting the percutaneous lead includes positioning the at least one electrode proximate to a target location in the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region and outside the sacral region;
implanting a signal generator in the patient;
electrically coupling the percutaneous lead to the signal generator; and
programming the signal generator to generate and deliver an electrical therapy signal to the spinal cord region, via the at least one electrode, wherein at least a portion of the electrical therapy signal is at a frequency in a frequency range of from about 2,500 Hz to about 100,000 Hz.
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Multi-frequency neural treatments and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes at least reducing patient pain by applying a first electrical signal to a first target location of the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region at a frequency in a first frequency range of up to about 1,500 Hz, and applying a second electrical signal to a second target location of the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region at a frequency in a second frequency range of from about 2,500 Hz to about 100,000 Hz.
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1. A method for alleviating patient pain or discomfort, without relying on paresthesia or tingling to mask the patient'"'"'s sensation of the pain, comprising:
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implanting a percutaneous lead in the patient'"'"'s epidural space, wherein the percutaneous lead includes at least one electrode, and wherein implanting the percutaneous lead includes positioning the at least one electrode proximate to a target location in the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region and outside the sacral region; implanting a signal generator in the patient; electrically coupling the percutaneous lead to the signal generator; and programming the signal generator to generate and deliver an electrical therapy signal to the spinal cord region, via the at least one electrode, wherein at least a portion of the electrical therapy signal is at a frequency in a frequency range of from about 2,500 Hz to about 100,000 Hz. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for alleviating patient pain or discomfort, without relying on paresthesia or tingling to mask the patient'"'"'s sensation of the pain, comprising:
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implanting a percutaneous lead in the patient'"'"'s epidural space, wherein the percutaneous lead includes at least one electrode, and wherein implanting the percutaneous lead includes positioning the at least one electrode proximate to a target location in the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region and outside the scaral region; implanting a signal generator in the patient; electrically coupling the percutaneous lead to the signal generator; and programming the signal generator to generate and deliver an electrical therapy signal to the spinal cord region, via the at least one electrode, wherein at least a portion of the electrical therapy signal is at a frequency in a frequency range of from about 2,500 Hz to about 100,000 Hz and a current amplitude between about 2 mA and about 20 mA. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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