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US 8,412,337 B2Granted
Systems and methods for treating pain using brain stimulation
AssigneeFunctional Neuroscience Inc.
InventorAndres Lozano
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Abstract
The invention comprises systems and methods for treating nociceptive pain including at least one force-regulatable device in mechanical, electrical, or chemical communication with at least one brain area identified as processing nociceptive pain signals. The force-regulatable device acts to alter the nociceptive pain signals in a brain area to alleviate nociceptive pain.
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A method for treating nociceptive pain, comprising:
- contacting at least one region of the brain using a force-regulatable device;
- applying a mechanical stimulus to the at least one region of the brain to alter nociceptive pain signals;
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- alleviating nociceptive pain by altering the nociceptive pain signals in the at least one region of the brain, wherein the at least one region of the brain comprises the nucleus accumbens, the anterior limb of the internal capsule, the subcallosal cingulate area, the orbital frontal lobes, medial frontal lobes or dorsolateral frontal lobes.
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A method for treating chronic nociceptive pain, comprising:
- implanting at least one force-regulatable device in mechanical communication with at least one region of the brain;
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- applying mechanical stimulation to the at least one region of the brain to alter nociceptive pain signals;
- wherein the force-regulatable device is in communication with a mechanical power source, and wherein the at least one region of the brain comprises the nucleus accumbens, the anterior limb of the internal capsule, the subcallosal cingulate area, the orbital frontal lobes, the medial frontal lobes or the dorsolateral frontal lobes.
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