Systems and methods for delivering spinal cord stimulation therapy
AssigneeBoston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
InventorsJordi Parramon, Que T. Doan
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Abstract
This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods to provide a paresthesia therapy to a patient using an implantable neuromodulation system, wherein providing the paresthesia therapy may include delivering to the patient an electrical waveform having a duration and a distribution of frequencies in the range of 0.001 kHz to 20 kHz, wherein the distribution of frequencies includes a first frequency group of one or more frequencies and a second frequency group of one or more frequencies, and wherein the patient continuously experiences paresthesia throughout the duration of the electrical waveform.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- applying a single pain therapy to a patient using an implantable neuromodulation system, wherein providing the single pain therapy includes:
- delivering to the patient an electrical waveform, wherein the electrical waveform includes pulses and bursts of pulses and the electrical waveform has different pulse-to-pulse intervals such that the electrical waveform has a distribution of frequencies in the range of 0.001 kHz to 20 kHz, wherein the distribution of frequencies for the electrical waveform includes at least two frequencies caused by different pulse-to-pulse intervals less than a threshold frequency value and at least two frequencies caused by different pulse-to-pulse intervals above the threshold frequency value, wherein the threshold frequency value is 0.3 kHz.
A method implemented using a graphical user interface, comprising:
- receiving, via the graphical user interface, at least one user input to determine an electrical waveform to be delivered to the patient for a single pain therapy, wherein the electrical waveform includes pulses and bursts of pulses having different pulse-to-pulse intervals such that the electrical waveform has a distribution of frequencies in the range of 0.001 kHz to 20 kHz, wherein the distribution of frequencies for the electrical waveform includes at least two frequencies caused by different pulse-to-pulse intervals less than a threshold frequency value and at least two frequencies caused by different pulse-to-pulse intervals above the threshold frequency value, wherein the threshold frequency value is 0.3 kHz.
A neuromodulation system comprising:
- a first storage device configured to store a waveform pattern including pulses and bursts of pulses having different pulse-to-pulse intervals;
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- modulation circuitry configured to provide at least a single pain therapy by delivering an electrical waveform to a patient, the electrical waveform for the single pain therapy including the stored waveform pattern having the different pulse-to-pulse intervals such that the electrical waveform has a distribution of frequencies in the range of 0.001 kHz to 20 kHz, wherein the distribution of frequencies for the electrical waveform includes at least two frequencies caused by different pulse-to-pulse intervals less than a threshold frequency value and at least two frequencies caused by different pulse-to-pulse intervals above the threshold frequency value, wherein the threshold frequency value is 0.3 kHz.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.