Patent ID: 11883648
Assignee: ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of stimulating nerve tissue of a patient to treat a neurological disorder using an implantable pulse generator, the method comprising:
generating, by the implantable pulse generator, a burst stimulus that comprises a plurality of groups of pulses with a quiescent period between each group in the plurality of groups, wherein:
(i) each group of pulses begins and ends at a reference amplitude level,
(ii) the burst stimulus is maintained at or above an amplitude level greater than the reference amplitude level between pulses within a respective group of the plurality of pulses,
(iii) each pulse within each group is separated by an inter-pulse interval of between 0.5 to 100 milliseconds, and
(iv) each group is separated by an inter-group interval of between 5 milliseconds and 5 seconds;
providing the burst stimulus from the implantable pulse generator to a medical lead; and
applying the burst stimulus to the nerve tissue of the patient via one or several electrodes of the medical lead.