Methods and systems for disease treatment using electrical stimulation
US9895539B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 9, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/36175
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems for disease treatment using electrical stimulation are disclosed. A representative method for treating a patient includes changing an activity, expression, or both activity and expression of a fast sodium channel, a glial cell, or both a fast sodium channel and a glial cell of the patient by applying to a target neural population of the patient an electrical therapy signal having a frequency in a frequency range of 1.5 kHz to 100 kHz.
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