Patent Document ID: 9031658
Application ID: 12251368
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A neurostimulation system for mitigating pain comprising: at least one implantable sensor that is configured to measure a neuronal signal from a first neuron and to wirelessly transmit the neuronal signal; at least one implantable stimulator configured to wirelessly receive a stimulation command signal, wherein the implantable stimulator is configured to generate an electrical signal in response to the stimulation command signal, wherein the generated electrical signal is configured to be applied directly to a second neuron to alter neural activity at the first neuron, wherein the first neuron and the second neuron are on a neural pathway, wherein the neural pathway includes at least one of a spinal-thalamus-somatosensory pathway and a cortico-ponto-spinal decending pathway; and a remote processing device configured to: receive the wirelessly transmitted neuronal signal from the implantable sensor; receive a selection of a pain threshold based on input from a patient; determine a pain level based on the wirelessly transmitted neuronal signal; determine a stimulation command signal based on the determined pain level and the selected pain threshold; and wirelessly transmit the stimulation command signal to the implantable stimulator.