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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
May. 23, 2003
Jay Law, Denver, CO (US);
William Borkan, North Miami Beach, FL (US);
Lance Ehren, Dallas, TX (US);
George Van Campen, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
John Erickson, Plano, TX (US);
Jay Law, Denver, CO (US);
William Borkan, North Miami Beach, FL (US);
Lance Ehren, Dallas, TX (US);
George Van Campen, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
John Erickson, Plano, TX (US);
Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
An electronic stimulation system is used to control pain over multiple regions of a patient's body. The system has one or more percutaneous leads, each having multiple electrodes, implanted within the patient's epidural space parallel to the axis of the spinal cord. The leads are connected to either a totally implanted system or a radio frequency system. The system is able to treat pain over different regions of a patient's body by 'simultaneously' stimulating the patient with at least three different stimulation settings. 'Simultaneous' stimulation involves sequentially stimulating the patient with the multiple stimulation settings such that the patient receives the cumulative effect of each stimulation setting, while not perceiving the transition from one stimulation setting to another.