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Peripheral nerve stimulation

  • US 9,333,339 B2
  • Filed: 10/13/2011
  • Issued: 05/10/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/29/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of treating lower back pain comprising:

  • (a) palpating the lower back of a patient to identify a painful area,(b) percutaneously placing at least one electrode in subcutaneous tissue proximate to said area of pain;

    (c) applying electrical stimulating pulses from an implantable tissue stimulator to said electrode of a frequency, amplitude and duration sufficient to induce paresthesia; and

    (d) surgically implanting the tissue stimulator beneath the skin.

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