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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2013
Applicant:
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Inventors:
Joel D. MacDonald, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Kirk Fisher, West Jordan, UT (US);
Assignee:
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/0553 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320056 (2013.01); A61N 1/0558 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for optimizing the stimulation of the dorsal column of the spinal cord is disclosed. The method includes providing a stimulating electrode array and a frame element. The frame element is configured to couple to the stimulating electrode array and guide the stimulating electrode array to a desired position proximate the dorsal column of the spinal cord of a subject.