Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Peripheral nerve field stimulation and spinal cord stimulation
- Patent Title (中): 外周神经刺激和脊髓刺激
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Application No.: US14144307Application Date: 2013-12-30
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Publication No.: US09393416B2Publication Date: 2016-07-19
- Inventor: Ethan A. Rooney , Gary W. King , Carl D. Wahlstrand , Kenneth T. Heruth , Thomas E. Cross, Jr. , Paul W. Wacnik , Richard T. Stone
- Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Agency: Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.
- Main IPC: A61N1/34
- IPC: A61N1/34 ; A61N1/36 ; A61N1/05 ; A61N1/375 ; A61N1/372

Abstract:
Delivery of peripheral nerve field stimulation (PNFS) in combination with one or more other therapies is described. The other therapy delivered in combination with PNFS may be, for example, a different type of neurostimulation, such as spinal cord stimulation (SCS), or a drug. PNFS and the other therapy may be delivered simultaneously, in an alternating fashion, according to a schedule, and/or selectively, e.g., in response to a request received from a patient or clinician. A combination therapy that includes PNFS may be able to more completely address complex or multifocal pain than would be possible through delivery of either PNFS or other therapies alone. Further, the combination of PNFS with one or more other therapies may reduce the likelihood that neural accommodation will impair the perceived effectiveness PNFS or the other therapies.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140114374A1 PERIPHERAL NERVE FIELD STIMULATION AND SPINAL CORD STIMULATION Public/Granted day:2014-04-24
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