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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 03, 2021
Applicant:

Shiratronics, Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);

Inventors:

Kenneth Lyle Reed, Dallas, TX (US);

Robert Raymond Bulger, Dallas, TX (US);

Paul Griffith, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Bob Ozawa, Woodland Hills, CA (US);

Navin Bunyan, Valencia, CA (US);

Assignee:

Shiratronics, Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/378 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/375 (2013.01); A61N 1/0504 (2013.01); A61N 1/0526 (2013.01); A61N 1/0529 (2013.01); A61N 1/0551 (2013.01); A61N 1/36075 (2013.01); A61N 1/3787 (2013.01); A61N 1/37211 (2013.01); A61N 1/37229 (2013.01); A61N 1/3758 (2013.01); A61N 1/37247 (2013.01); A61N 1/37514 (2017.08);
Abstract

A method for subcutaneously treating pain in a patient includes first providing a neurostimulator with an IPG body and at least a primary, a secondary, and a tertiary integral lead with electrodes disposed thereon. A primary incision is opened to expose the subcutaneous region below the dermis in a selected portion of the body. A pocket is then opened for the IPG through the primary incision and the integral leads are inserted through the primary incision and routed subcutaneously to desired nerve regions along desired paths. The IPG is disposed in the pocket through the primary incision. The primary incision is then closed and the IPG and the electrodes activated to provide localized stimulation to the desired nerve regions and at least three of the nerves associated therewith to achieve a desired pain reduction response from the patient.


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