Patent ID: 11918803
Assignee: PRESIDIO MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 16:
17. A method of inhibiting pain in a patient utilizing a chargeable electrode, comprising:
generating a first current of a first polarity through a titanium nitride, platinum, or platinum-iridium electrode proximate a nerve sufficient to at least partially inhibit pain signal transmission through the nerve, wherein the electrode is configured to generate current proximate the at least one electrode sufficient to at least partially inhibit pain signal transmission in the nerve and decrease the amount of stored charge in the electrode;
generating a second current of a second polarity opposite the first polarity through the electrode; and
dynamically measuring the amount of the stored charge in the electrode while delivering the first current;
ceasing delivery of the first current when the amount of the stored charge is sensed to reach a predetermined threshold value,
wherein the second current increases the amount of the stored Charge of the electrode to recharge the electrode; and
continuing to inhibit pain in the patient for at least about 10 minutes after ceasing delivery of the first current.