Devices for controlling high frequency spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain, and associated systems and methods, including simplified program selection

摘要

Selective high-frequency spinal chord modulation for inhibiting pain with reduced side affects and associated systems and methods are disclosed. In particular embodiments, high-frequency modulation in the range of from about 1.5 KHz to about 50 KHz may be applied to the patient's spinal chord region to address low back pain without creating unwanted sensory and/or motor side affects. In other embodiments, modulation in accordance with similar parameters can be applied to other spinal or peripheral locations to address other indications. In particular embodiments, aspects of the foregoing modulation therapies may be implemented by systems and devices that have simplified functionalities.

主权项

1. A patient therapy system, comprising:
a controller operatively coupleable to a patient-implantable pulse generator, the controller including:
a display medium;a non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions for presenting at the display medium a non-zero minimum current amplitude level, a graphical indication of signal delivery device locations, a graphical indication of signal amplitude levels available for signals delivered to the signal delivery device, and a graphical indication of multiple patient pain levels as a function of signal delivery device location and amplitude; andan input device coupled to the machine readable medium to direct an input corresponding to a selection of signal delivery device location, signal amplitude or both signal delivery device location and signal amplitude for a non-paresthesia-producing spinal therapeutic modulation signal.