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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2016
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Wenbo Hou, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Alexander Kent, Mountain View, CA (US);
Edward Karst, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Gene A. Bornzin, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Riddhi Shah, San Jose, CA (US);
Caroline Jordan, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Yelena Nabutovsky, Mountain View, CA (US);
PACESETTER, INC., Sylmar, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system. The system includes at least one SCS lead including a lead body, at least one distal electrode located at a distal end of the lead body, the at least one distal electrode configured to apply electrical stimulation to a stimulation target of a patient, and a pain reduction assembly coupled to the lead body and configured to reduce post-operation pain at an incision site associated with implantation of the at least one SCS lead. The system further includes a pulse generator coupled to the at least one SCS lead and configured to control electrical stimulation delivered to the patient via the at least one SCS lead.