Peripheral nerve stimulation method
OwnerRichard L. Weinerinventor
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Abstract
A method for treating pain by subcutaneous electrical stimulation of a peripheral nerve is disclosed. A lead is placed subcutaneously over a peripheral nerve that is causing pain. The peripheral nerve is electrically stimulated to cause paresthesia. The method encompasses subcutaneous placement of an electrical lead near any peripheral nerve causing pain and subsequent electrical stimulation of the nerve to cause paresthesia. In particular, a method for treating intractable occipital neuralgia using percutaneous peripheral nerve electrostimulation techniques is disclosed.
Claims48
A method of stimulating a peripheral nerve to treat pain emanating from the peripheral nerve, the method comprising the steps of:
- placing a lead having at least one electrode in fascia superior to and near the peripheral nerve that is causing pain so that at least one electrode is in the fascia;
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- electrically stimulating the peripheral nerve with the at least one electrode in the fascia to cause paresthesia of the painful area.
A method of stimulating an occipital nerve to treat occipital neuralgia comprising the steps of:
- placing a lead having at least one electrode in fascia superior to and near the occipital nerve that is causing pain so that at least one electrode is in the fascia;
- electrically stimulating the occipital nerve with the at least one electrode in the fascia to cause paresthesia of the painful area.
A method of stimulating a peripheral nerve to treat pain emanating from the peripheral nerve, the peripheral nerve chosen from a group consisting of a supraorbital nerve, a clunial nerve, an iliolinguinal nerve, a median nerve, an ulnar nerve and a sciatic nerve, the method comprising the steps of:
- placing a lead having at least one electrode in fascia superior to and near the peripheral nerve that is causing pain so that at least one electrode is in the fascia;
- and
- electrically stimulating the peripheral nerve with the at least one electrode in the fascia to cause paresthesia of the painful area.
A method of stimulating a peripheral nerve to treat neuralgias emanating from the peripheral nerve, the method comprising the steps of:
- placing a lead having at least one electrode in fascia superior to and near the peripheral nerve that is causing the neuralgia emanating from the peripheral nerve so that at least one electrode is in the fascia;
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- electrically stimulating the peripheral nerve with the at least one electrode in the fascia to cause paresthesia of the area producing the neuralgia.
A method of stimulating a peripheral nerve to treat neuralgias emanating from the peripheral nerve, the neuralgias chosen from a group consisting of post herpetic neuralgia, chronic deafferentation pain, chronic peripheral nerve pain, post craniotomy pain, incisional pain, clunial nerve pain, post herniorrhapy pain, localized low back or other spine pain, incisional neuroma pain, stump neuroma pain, incisional scar pain, deafferention pain, chronic peripheral nerve pain, sciatic neuralgia, medial neuralgia and ulnar neuralgia, the method comprising the steps of:
- placing a lead having at least one electrode in fascia superior to and near the peripheral nerve that is causing the neuralgia emanating from the peripheral nerve so that at least one electrode is in the fascia;
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- electrically stimulating the peripheral nerve with the at least one electrode in the fascia to cause paresthesia of the area producing the neuralgia.
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