Patent ID: 8082039
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: A61M,A61N

Abstract:
1. A stimulation system, comprising: a battery; a pulse generator; an electrical connection between the battery and the pulse generator; and a lead connected proximally to the pulse generator and distally to an electrode sized and configured for implantation within a foramen and adjacent a dorsal root ganglion, the electrode driven by a signal from the pulse generator, wherein the signal is configured to stimulate a volume of tissues including at least a portion of the dorsal root ganglion in the immediate vicinity of the electrode while substantially excluding a ventral root, wherein the battery, the pulse generator, the electrical connection, the lead and the electrode are configured for implantation in the body in an arrangement wherein the lead passes through at least a portion of an epidural space while the pulse generator is disposed outside of the epidural space.