Electrical stimulator for the treatment of back pain and methods of use

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12097365
APP PUB NO 20230067424A1
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18046835

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Apparatus and methods for treating back pain are provided, in which an implantable stimulator is configured to communicate with an external control system, the implantable stimulator providing a neuromuscular electrical stimulation therapy designed to cause muscle contraction to rehabilitate the muscle, restore neural drive and restore spinal stability; the implantable stimulator further including one or more of a number of additional therapeutic modalities, including a module that provides analgesic stimulation; a module that monitors muscle performance and adjusts the muscle stimulation regime; and/or a module that provides longer term pain relief by selectively and repeatedly ablating nerve fibers. In an alternative embodiment, a standalone implantable RF ablation system is described.

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MAINSTAY MEDICAL LIMITEDSWORDS DUBLIN

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Crosby, Peter Andrew Blaine, US 32 1290
Heemels, Johannes Petrus Keerbergen, BE 10 485
Rawat, Prashant Brijmohansingh Blaine, US 25 1101
Sachs, Dan Minneapolis, US 68 5268
Shiroff, Jason Alan Edina, US 43 3117

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