CPC A61N 1/3606 (2013.01) [A61N 1/36135 (2013.01); A61N 1/36146 (2013.01); G06F 13/385 (2013.01); H04L 49/90 (2013.01); H04L 49/901 (2013.01); H04L 67/565 (2022.05); H04L 67/568 (2022.05); A61N 1/0531 (2013.01); A61N 1/0534 (2013.01); A61N 1/36064 (2013.01); A61N 1/36067 (2013.01); A61N 1/36082 (2013.01); A61N 1/36103 (2013.01); A61N 1/37252 (2013.01); Y02D 10/00 (2018.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of treating chronic pain in a patient using spinal cord stimulation (SCS), comprising:
establishing a wireless communication session, using a controller device, with an implantable pulse generator (IPG) that is adapted to generate electrical stimulation for application to neural tissue of the patient according to programmed therapy parameters, wherein the IPG comprises a header structure connected to one or more implantable stimulation leads with one or more electrodes placed in an epidural space of the patient for stimulation of spinal cord fibers of the patient; and
programming therapy parameters for SCS for the patient during the wireless communication session by communicating the programmed therapy parameters from the controller device to the IPG, wherein the controller device is configured to control the IPG to direct an application of electrical stimulation to the patient in a manner such that the electrical stimulation has a burst frequency and an intra-burst frequency greater than the burst frequency, wherein the controller device directs application of the electrical stimulation according to a duty cycle with stimulation-on periods where electrical stimulation is applied with intervening stimulation-off periods where electrical stimulation is temporarily halted between respective stimulation on-periods, and wherein the duty cycle stimulation-on periods and stimulation-off periods are controlled by a programmable duty cycle parameter set by communication with the controller device.
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