CPC A61N 1/36139 (2013.01) [A61N 1/36057 (2013.01); A61N 1/36071 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
delivering peripheral nerve field stimulation to a region of a body of a patient in which the patient experiences pain via at least one electrode implanted in the region;
receiving a signal indicative of a physiological parameter of the patient;
determining the patient pain state based on the signal; and
based on the patient pain state, controlling the delivery of peripheral nerve field stimulation to a region of a body of the patient in which the patient experiences pain via at least one electrode implanted in the region, wherein controlling the delivery of the peripheral nerve field stimulation comprises deactivating the delivery of the peripheral nerve field stimulation to the region of the body and wherein the peripheral nerve field stimulation is not deliberately targeting a specific nerve.
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