Patent ID: 8209021
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: A61N,G01R

Abstract:
1. A patient treatment device, comprising: an implantable pulse generator programmed to direct a pulsed electrical signal at a frequency of from about 1.5 kHz to about 50 kHz, the implantable pulse generator having a first connector positioned to couple to at least one implantable electrical lead; and at least one implantable, elongated electrical lead having a proximal portion and a distal potion, the proximal portion having a second connector positioned to be coupled with the first connector of the implantable pulse generator, the distal portion having multiple electrical contacts for delivering the pulsed electrical signal to one or more epidural locations along a patient's spinal cord to reduce or inhibit at least one of chronic low-back pain and leg pain in the patient through application of the pulsed electrical signal, the implantable pulse generator being configured to direct the pulsed electrical signal without the electrical signal creating paresthesia.