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US 2026/0284398 A1Published application
Systems and methods to place one or more leads in tissue for providing functional and/or therapeutic stimulation
AssigneeSpr Therapeutics, Inc.
InventorJoseph W. Boggs, II
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Abstract
Systems and methods make possible the placement of one or more electrode leads in a tissue region for providing functional and/or therapeutic stimulation to tissue. The systems and methods are adapted to provide the relief of pain.
Claims30
A method to reduce and/or relieve pain in a targeted painful region comprising:
- applying electrical stimulation to activate a peripheral nerve innervating the targeted painful region with an electrode inserted into muscle tissue near the peripheral nerve and outside of the targeted painful region;
- and
- evoking muscle contraction within at least a portion of the targeted painful region without damaging the peripheral nerve.
A method to reduce and/or relieve pain in a targeted painful region comprising:
- applying electrical stimulation to activate a peripheral nerve innervating the targeted painful region with an electrode inserted into muscle tissue near the peripheral nerve;
- and
- evoking muscle contraction within at least a portion of the targeted painful region without stimulation at a motor point and without damaging the peripheral nerve.
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