US 12,447,346 B2
System and method for adaptive neural stimulation
Luca A. Annecchino, London (GB); Que Doan, West Hills, CA (US); Rosana Esteller, Santa Clarita, CA (US); and Matthew McDonald, Glendale, CA (US)
Assigned to Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation, Valencia, CA (US)
Filed by Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation, Valencia, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/153,862.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/266,859, filed on Jan. 17, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0226359 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. A61N 1/36 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/36167 (2013.01) [A61N 1/36062 (2017.08); A61N 1/36071 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
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1. A method of providing electrical stimulation to a patient's spinal cord to treat pain in the patient using one or more electrode leads implantable in the patient's spinal column, wherein each electrode lead comprises a plurality of electrodes, the method comprising:
providing a patient-specific model that models washout times as a function of stimulation durations, wherein the modeled washout times are indicative of a length of time it takes for the patient's pain to return once stimulation ceases,
using the patient-specific model to determine an on-time during which stimulation is to be applied and a corresponding off-time during which stimulation is not to be applied, wherein the off-time is configured to be less than the modeled washout time for the corresponding on-time, and
providing stimulation to the patient according to the determined on- and off-times.