Combination of tonic and burst stimulations to treat neurological disorders

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9656077-B2
Application number	US-201615254432-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 1, 2016
Priority date	Apr 24, 2007
Publication date	May 23, 2017
Grant date	May 23, 2017

Abstract

The present application relates to a new stimulation design which can be utilized to treat neurological conditions. The stimulation system produces a combination of burst and tonic stimulation which alters the neuronal activity of the predetermined site, thereby treating the neurological condition or disorder.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of treating chronic pain in a patient with reduced paresthesia, the method comprising:
storing, in an implantable pulse generator, burst stimulation parameters that define stimulation pulses to be repeated in bursts, wherein the burst stimulation parameters include a pulse repetition frequency of at least 200 Hz, a burst rate of at least 18 Hz, and a pulse width of approximately 1 ms;
generating, by the implantable pulse generator, burst stimulation according to the stimulation parameters, wherein the burst stimulation includes a plurality of bursts with each burst Including a plurality of pulses having the pulse width repeating at the pulse repetition frequency followed by quiescent periods such that bursts within the plurality of bursts repeat at the burst rate;
providing the burst stimulation from the implantable pulse generator to a stimulation lead; and
applying the burst stimulation to nerve tissue of the patient via one or more electrodes of the stimulation lead, wherein the burst stimulation causes the patient to experience pain relief with reduced paresthesia.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the applying applies the burst stimulation to the spinal cord of the patient.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the applying applies the burst stimulation to a dorsal root ganglion of the patient.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein each burst of the plurality of bursts includes at least five (5) pulses.

Assignees

• Advanced Neuromodulation Systems Inc

Inventors

• De Ridder Dirk

Classifications

• H04R25/75

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• A61N1/361

  Phantom sensations, e.g. tinnitus · CPC title

• A61N1/00

  Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor (A61N2/00 takes precedence; irradiation apparatus A61N5/00) · CPC title

• A61N1/36096

  Mood disorders, e.g. depression, anxiety or panic disorder · CPC title

• A61N1/36178

  Burst or pulse train parameters · CPC title