Patent ID: 8774927
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: A61N,G16H,H04R

Abstract:
1. A method of stimulating nerve tissue of a patient using an implantable pulse generator, the method comprising: storing, in the implantable pulse generator, one or more first stimulation parameters that define a first stimulation program for tonic stimulation using electrical pulses, wherein the first stimulation program is adapted, by itself, to treat a sensory disorder of the patient; storing, in the implantable pulse generator, one or more second stimulation parameters that define a second stimulation program for burst stimulation using a plurality of bursts of multiple electrical pulses wherein (i) the second stimulation program is substantially quiescent between the plurality of bursts of multiple electrical pulses and (ii) each of the plurality of bursts of multiple electrical pulses exhibits an inter-pulse interval of 0.005 seconds or less; generating, by the implantable pulse generator, a combination of burst stimulation and tonic stimulation according to the first and second stimulation programs by repeating the first and second stimulation programs in cycles; providing the burst and tonic stimulation from the implantable pulse generator to a stimulation lead; and applying the burst and tonic stimulation to nerve tissue of the patient via one or more electrodes of the stimulation lead to treat the sensory disorder of the patient, wherein the combination of burst and tonic stimulation provides a reduced level of at least one side effect in the patient compared to tonic stimulation according to the first stimulation program by itself.