Patent ID: 8880167
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61H,A61N

Abstract:
1. A method for selectively recruiting a nerve fiber type within a cranial nerve, a peripheral nerve or a spinal root, comprising: applying a first pressure to a second location of said cranial nerve, said peripheral nerve or said spinal root, said pressure sufficient to substantially block at least one of activation or conduction in at least one of an A-fiber population or a B-fiber population through said second location of said cranial nerve, said peripheral nerve or said spinal root for a blocking time period; and applying an electrical signal to a first location of said cranial nerve, said peripheral nerve, or said spinal root during said blocking time period, said electrical signal sufficient to activate at least one of a B-fiber population or a C-fiber population at said first location of cranial nerve, said peripheral nerve, or said spinal root.