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Systems and methods for providing electrical stimulation of multiple dorsal root ganglia with a single lead

  • US 8,897,893 B2
  • Filed: 03/21/2014
  • Issued: 11/25/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for implanting an electrical stimulation lead into a patient, the method comprising:

  • advancing a distal end portion of a multi-armed lead into an epidural space of the patient, the multi-armed lead comprising a main body portion, a first stimulation arm extending from a distal end portion of the main body portion, and a second stimulation arm extending from the distal end portion of the main body portion;

    advancing the first stimulation arm through a first intervertebral foramen from inside the epidural space; and

    advancing the second stimulation arm through a second intervertebral foramen from inside the epidural space.

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