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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
May. 06, 2011
Applicants:
Timothy Andrew Wagner, Cambridge, MA (US);
Felipe Fregni, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy Andrew Wagner, Cambridge, MA (US);
Felipe Fregni, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Assignee:
Highland Instruments, Somerville, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01); A61F 7/00 (2006.01); A61N 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36025 (2013.01); A61N 1/36021 (2013.01); A61N 7/00 (2013.01); A61N 2/004 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0026 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention generally relates to methods for treating osteoarthritis. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve providing stimulation to a subject's central nervous system to modulate a signal sent to or from the subject's joint, thereby treating osteoarthritis.