Multi-frequency neural treatments and associated systems and methods
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method for alleviating patient pain or discomfort, without using paresthesia or tingling to mask the patient'"'"'s sensation of pain or discomfort, the method comprising:
- directing a lead having at least one electrode into the patient'"'"'s epidural space;
positioning the at least one electrode proximate to the patient'"'"'s dorsal root ganglion and outside the sacral region;
applying an electrical therapy signal to the patient'"'"'s dorsal root ganglion via the at least one electrode,wherein at least a portion of the therapy signal is at a frequency in a frequency range of from about 2,500 Hz to about 100,000 Hz, andwherein the electrical therapy signal inhibits or prevents the patient'"'"'s sensation of pain.
6 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
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.
274 Citations
26 Claims
-
1. A method for alleviating patient pain or discomfort, without using paresthesia or tingling to mask the patient'"'"'s sensation of pain or discomfort, the method comprising:
-
directing a lead having at least one electrode into the patient'"'"'s epidural space; positioning the at least one electrode proximate to the patient'"'"'s dorsal root ganglion and outside the sacral region; applying an electrical therapy signal to the patient'"'"'s dorsal root ganglion via the at least one electrode, wherein at least a portion of the therapy signal is at a frequency in a frequency range of from about 2,500 Hz to about 100,000 Hz, and wherein the electrical therapy signal inhibits or prevents the patient'"'"'s sensation of pain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
-
-
12. A method for alleviating a patient'"'"'s pain or discomfort, without relying on paresthesia or tingling to mask the patient'"'"'s sensation of the pain or discomfort, comprising:
-
directing a lead having at least one electrode into the patient'"'"'s epidural space; positioning the at least one electrode proximate to the patient'"'"'s dorsal root ganglion and outside the sacral region; electrically coupling the electrode to a signal generator; and programming the signal generator to generate and deliver an electrical therapy signal to the dorsal root ganglion, 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 (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
-
Specification