Spatially selective nerve stimulation in high-frequency nerve conduction block and recruitment

• US 9,463,323 B2
• Filed: 06/18/2010
• Issued: 10/11/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation (Boston Scientific Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation (Boston Scientific Corporation)
• Inventors: Hershey, Bradley, Lee, Dongchul, Bradley, Kerry
• Primary Examiner(s): FAIRCHILD, MALLIKA DIPAYAN
• Application Number:
  US12/819,107
• Publication Number:
  US 20100324630A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,307 Days
• Field of Search: 607/46, 607/117
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/06 for high-frequency therapy
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36007 of urogenital or gastrointestinal organs, e.g. for incontinence control
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36071 Pain
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36167 Timing, e.g. stimulation onset

Abstract

A method of providing therapy to a patient using at least one electrode is provided. The patient has a neural tissue region that is relatively close to the at least one electrode, and a neural tissue region that is relatively far from the at least one electrode. The method comprises conveying time-varying electrical energy from the electrode(s) into the relatively close and far neural tissue regions, wherein the electrical energy has a frequency and amplitude that blocks stimulation of the relatively close neural tissue region, while stimulating the relatively far neural tissue region.

Claims

1. A method of providing therapy to a patient using at least one electrode, the patient having a neural tissue region that is relatively close to the at least one electrode, and a neural tissue region that is relatively far from the at least one electrode, the method comprising:

conveying time-varying electrical energy from the at least one electrode into the relatively close and far neural tissue regions, wherein the electrical energy has a frequency and amplitude that blocks stimulation of the relatively close neural tissue region, while stimulating the relatively far neural tissue region,

wherein the relatively close neural tissue region results in a side-effect when stimulated, and the relatively far neural tissue region results in therapy when stimulated.