Extended pain relief via high frequency spinal cord modulation, and associated systems and methods
US8649874B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 30, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/36175
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Extended pain relief via high frequency spinal cord modulation, and associated systems and methods. A method for treating a patient in accordance with a particular embodiment includes selecting a neural modulation site to include at least one of a dorsal root entry zone and dorsal horn of the patient's spinal cord, and selecting parameters of a neural modulation signal to reduce patient pain for a period of time after ceasing delivery of the signals, the period of time being at least one tenth of one second.
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