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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2018
Applicant:
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventors:
Dominique M. Durand, Solon, OH (US);
Brian Wodlinger, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/0556 (2013.01); A61N 1/36071 (2013.01); A61N 1/36171 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of treating pain are disclosed, wherein a non-pulsed, low-frequency electrical current is applied to the nerve carrying the pain signals in order to suppress transmission of those signals. In desired embodiments, the current is applied in a direction transverse to the nerve axis. Such currents have been found not to induce motor-neuron recruitment, meaning these methods can treat pain without causing muscle spasm or other muscular responses. A cuff for applying such a current transverse to the nerve axis is also disclosed.