Devices for controlling high frequency spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain, and associated systems and methods, including simplified program selection
First Claim
1. A method for treating a patient, comprising:
- selecting a signal delivery program from between at most two available signal delivery programs stored in a memory device, including a first signal delivery program having first signal delivery parameters and a second signal delivery program having second signal delivery parameters, with at least one of the second signal delivery parameters different than a corresponding one of the first signal delivery parameters; and
applying an electrical signal to the patient via a pulse generator in accordance with the selected signal delivery program at a frequency of from about 3 kHz to about 50 kHz, at a vertebral level of from about T9 to about T12 to at least inhibit chronic low back pain in the patient.
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Abstract
Selective high-frequency spinal chord modulation for inhibiting pain with reduced side affects and associated systems and methods are disclosed. In particular embodiments, high-frequency modulation in the range of from about 1.5 KHz to about 50 KHz may be applied to the patient'"'"'s spinal chord region to address low back pain without creating unwanted sensory and/or motor side affects. In other embodiments, modulation in accordance with similar parameters can be applied to other spinal or peripheral locations to address other indications. In particular embodiments, aspects of the foregoing modulation therapies may be implemented by systems and devices that have simplified functionalities.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for treating a patient, comprising:
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selecting a signal delivery program from between at most two available signal delivery programs stored in a memory device, including a first signal delivery program having first signal delivery parameters and a second signal delivery program having second signal delivery parameters, with at least one of the second signal delivery parameters different than a corresponding one of the first signal delivery parameters; and applying an electrical signal to the patient via a pulse generator in accordance with the selected signal delivery program at a frequency of from about 3 kHz to about 50 kHz, at a vertebral level of from about T9 to about T12 to at least inhibit chronic low back pain in the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A patient therapy system, comprising:
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a patient-implantable pulse generator electrically coupleable to a signal delivery device, the pulse generator being programmed with instructions for delivering a modulation signal at a frequency of from about 3 kHz to about 50 kHz; and a remote control having an input device that is wirelessly coupleable to the pulse generator, the input device being operable to select from at most two selectable signal delivery programs in accordance with which signals are provided to the signal delivery device, including a first signal delivery program having first signal delivery parameters and a second signal delivery program having second signal delivery parameters, with at least one of the second signal delivery parameters different than a corresponding one of the first signal delivery parameter. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for treating a patient, comprising:
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selecting a signal delivery program from between at most three available signal delivery programs stored in a memory device, including a first signal delivery program having first signal delivery parameters, a second signal delivery program having second signal delivery parameters, and a third signal deliver program having third signal delivery parameters, wherein at least one of the first signal delivery parameters is different than a corresponding one of the second signal delivery parameters, and a corresponding one of the third signal delivery parameters is different than the corresponding first and second signal delivery parameters; and applying an electrical signal to the patient via a pulse generator in accordance with the selected signal delivery program at a frequency of from about 3 kHz to about 50 kHz, at a vertebral level of from about T9 to about T12 to at least inhibit chronic low back pain in the patient. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A patient therapy system, comprising:
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a patient-implantable pulse generator electrically coupleable to a signal delivery device, the pulse generator being programmed with instructions for delivering a modulation signal at a frequency of from about 3 kHz to about 50 kHz; and a remote control having an input device that is wirelessly coupleable to the pulse generator, the input device being operable to select from at most three selectable signal delivery programs in accordance with which signals are provided to the signal delivery device, including a first signal delivery program having first signal delivery parameters, a second signal delivery program having second signal delivery parameters, and a third signal deliver program having third signal delivery parameters, wherein at least one of the first signal delivery parameters is different than a corresponding one of the second signal delivery parameters, and a corresponding one of the third signal delivery parameters is different than the corresponding first and second signal delivery parameters. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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