Systems and methods for restoring muscle function to the lumbar spine
Dan Sachs, Minneapolis, MN (US); Prashant Brijmohansingh Rawat, Blaine, MN (US); Jason Shiroff, Edina, MN (US); and Peter Crosby, Blaine, MN (US)
Assigned to Mainstay Medical Limited, Dublin (IE)
Filed by Mainstay Medical Limited, Dublin (IE)
Filed on Apr. 24, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/188,645.
Application 19/188,645 is a continuation of application No. 18/980,413, filed on Dec. 13, 2024, granted, now 12,285,612, issued on Apr. 29, 2025.
Application 18/980,413 is a continuation of application No. 18/333,474, filed on Jun. 12, 2023, granted, now 12,168,130, issued on Dec. 17, 2024.
Application 18/333,474 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/812,989, filed on Jul. 15, 2022, granted, now 11,679,262, issued on Jun. 20, 2023.
Application 17/812,989 is a continuation of application No. 17/092,073, filed on Nov. 6, 2020, granted, now 11,951,310, issued on Apr. 9, 2024.
Application 17/092,073 is a continuation of application No. 15/944,730, filed on Apr. 3, 2018, granted, now 10,828,490, issued on Nov. 10, 2020.
Application 15/944,730 is a continuation of application No. 15/299,399, filed on Oct. 20, 2016, granted, now 10,016,603, issued on Jul. 10, 2018.
Application 15/299,399 is a continuation of application No. 14/792,430, filed on Jul. 6, 2015, granted, now 9,474,906, issued on Oct. 25, 2016.
Application 14/792,430 is a continuation of application No. 14/061,614, filed on Oct. 23, 2013, granted, now 9,072,897, issued on Jul. 7, 2015.
Application 14/061,614 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/858,809, filed on Apr. 8, 2013, granted, now 8,606,358, issued on Dec. 10, 2013.
Application 13/858,809 is a continuation of application No. 12/075,174, filed on Mar. 10, 2008, granted, now 8,428,728, issued on Apr. 23, 2013.
Application 17/092,073 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/817,574, filed on Mar. 12, 2020, granted, now 10,926,083, issued on Feb. 23, 2021.
Application 16/817,574 is a continuation of application No. 15/853,543, filed on Dec. 22, 2017, granted, now 10,661,078, issued on May 26, 2020.
Application 15/853,543 is a continuation of application No. 14/849,478, filed on Sep. 9, 2015, granted, now 9,861,811, issued on Jan. 9, 2018.
Application 14/849,478 is a continuation of application No. 13/045,421, filed on Mar. 10, 2011, granted, now 9,248,278, issued on Feb. 2, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/339,957, filed on Mar. 11, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/905,979, filed on Mar. 9, 2007.
Prior Publication US 2025/0249252 A1, Aug. 7, 2025
1. A method for alleviating or reducing back pain in a patient, the method comprising:
placing a first electrode within a back of a patient experiencing back pain to deliver electrical stimulation to tissue associated with one or more spine stabilizing muscles associated with local segmental control of the spine;
placing a second electrode within the back of the patient experiencing back pain; and
electrically stimulating the tissue associated with the one or more spine stabilizing muscles via the first electrode to cause contraction of the one or more spine stabilizing muscles to improve neuromuscular control system performance of the one or more spine stabilizing muscles and via the second electrode to reduce back pain, thereby alleviating or reducing the patient's back pain.
