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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2020
Spr Therapeutics, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Meredith McGee, Cary, NC (US);
Joseph W. Boggs, Carrboro, NC (US);
John Chae, Strongsville, OH (US);
Amorn Wongsarnpigoon, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Maria E. Bennett, Beachwood, OH (US);
SPR Therapeutics, INC., Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention reduces pain and improves function long-term in persons with back pain using electrical stimulation in the back. This approach involves an electrical stimulation device including at least one electrode adapted for insertion within an animal body with back pain and at least one pulse generator operatively coupled with the at least one electrode, wherein the pulse generator delivers electrical stimulation activating at least a nerve innervating at least a paraspinal muscle in a back of the animal body for pain relief.