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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
May. 12, 2022
Applicant:
Valencia Bioscience, Inc., Valencia, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey H. Greiner, Valencia, CA (US);
David K. L. Peterson, Valencia, CA (US);
Stacy Greiner Chambliss, Valencia, CA (US);
Assignee:
Valencia Bioscience, Inc., Valencia, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61H 39/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61N 1/378 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36071 (2013.01); A61H 39/002 (2013.01); A61N 1/36175 (2013.01); A61N 1/36192 (2013.01); A61N 1/36196 (2013.01); A61N 1/37235 (2013.01); A61N 1/0504 (2013.01); A61N 1/0551 (2013.01); A61N 1/36125 (2013.01); A61N 1/3756 (2013.01); A61N 1/378 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of treating osteoarthritis includes an implantable stimulator generating stimulation sessions at a duty cycle that is less than 0.05 and applying the stimulation sessions by way of the central electrode and the annular electrode to a location within a patient that includes at least one of an acupoint labeled ST35, an acupoint labeled EX-LE-4, or a location on a line that intersects the acupoints labeled ST35 and EX-LE-4.