- Patent Title: Combination therapy including peripheral nerve field stimulation
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Application No.: US14696248Application Date: 2015-04-24
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Publication No.: US09320847B2Publication Date: 2016-04-26
- Inventor: Ethan A. Rooney , Carl D. Wahlstrand , Gary W. King , Thomas E. Cross, Jr. , Kenneth T. Heruth , Paul W. Wacnik , Jeffrey S. Evanson
- Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
- Current Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Agency: Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.
- Main IPC: A61N1/34
- IPC: A61N1/34 ; A61M5/14 ; A61N1/05 ; A61N1/372 ; A61M5/142 ; A61N1/36 ; A61N1/375

Abstract:
Delivery of peripheral nerve field stimulation (PNFS) in combination with one or more other therapies is described. The other therapy delivered in combination with PNFS may be, for example, a different type of neurostimulation, such as spinal cord stimulation (SCS), or a drug. PNFS and the other therapy may be delivered simultaneously, in an alternating fashion, according to a schedule, and/or selectively, e.g., in response to a request received from a patient or clinician. A combination therapy that includes PNFS may be able to more completely address complex or multifocal pain than would be possible through delivery of either PNFS or other therapies alone. Further, the combination of PNFS with one or more other therapies may reduce the likelihood that neural accommodation will impair the perceived effectiveness PNFS or the other therapies.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150224251A1 COMBINATION THERAPY INCLUDING PERIPHERAL NERVE FIELD STIMULATION Public/Granted day:2015-08-13
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