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US 12,179,022 B2Granted
Methods and systems for treating osteoarthritis using an implantable stimulator
AssigneeValencia Bioscience, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey H. Greiner, David K. L. Peterson, Stacy Greiner Chambliss
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Abstract
A method of treating osteoarthritis includes an implantable stimulator generating stimulation sessions at a duty cycle that is less than 0.05 and applying the stimulation sessions by way of the central electrode and the annular electrode to a location within a patient that includes at least one of an acupoint labeled ST35, an acupoint labeled EX-LE-4, or a location on a line that intersects the acupoints labeled ST35 and EX-LE-4.
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A method of treating osteoarthritis, comprising:
- generating, by an implantable stimulator, stimulation sessions at a duty cycle that is less than 0.05, wherein
- the duty cycle is a ratio of T3 to T4,
- each stimulation session included in the stimulation sessions has a duration of T3 minutes and occurs at a rate of once every T4 minutes, and
- the implantable stimulator comprises a central electrode of a first polarity centrally located on a first surface of a housing of the implantable stimulator and an annular electrode of a second polarity and that is spaced apart from the central electrode;
- and
- applying, by the implantable stimulator, the stimulation sessions by way of the central electrode and the annular electrode to a location within a patient that includes at least one of an acupoint labeled ST35, an acupoint labeled EX-LE-4, or a location on a line that intersects the acupoints labeled ST35 and EX-LE-4.
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A method of treating osteoarthritis, comprising:
- generating, by an implantable stimulator configured to be implanted beneath a skin surface of a patient, stimulation sessions at a duty cycle that is less than 0.05, wherein
- the duty cycle is a ratio of T3 to T4, and
- each stimulation session included in the stimulation sessions has a duration of T3 minutes and occurs at a rate of once every T4 minutes;
- and
- applying, by the implantable stimulator in accordance with the duty cycle, the stimulation sessions to a location that includes at least one of an acupoint labeled ST35, an acupoint labeled EX-LE-4, or a location on a line that intersects the acupoints labeled ST35 and EX-LE-4.
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An implantable stimulator, comprising:
- a housing;
- a central electrode of a first polarity and centrally located on a first surface of the housing;
- an annular electrode of a second polarity and that surrounds the central electrode on the first surface of the housing, the annular electrode being spaced apart from the central electrode;
- and
- pulse generation circuitry located within the housing, the pulse generation circuitry configured to
- generate stimulation sessions at a duty cycle that is less than 0.05, and
- apply the stimulation sessions to a patient by way of the central electrode and the annular electrode a location that includes at least one of an acupoint labeled ST35, an acupoint labeled EX-LE-4, or a location on a line that intersects the acupoints labeled ST35 and EX-LE-4;
- wherein
- the duty cycle is a ratio of T3 to T4, and
- each stimulation session included in the stimulation sessions has a duration of T3 minutes and occurs at a rate of once every T4 minutes.
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