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`(54) NEUROSTIMULATION SYSTEM
`(75) Inventors: Daniel H. Kim, Los Altos, CA (US);
`Mir A. Imran, Los Altos, CA (US)
`(73) Assignees: Spinal Modulation, Inc., Menlo Park,
`CA (US); The Board of Trustees of the
`Leland Stanford Junior University,
`Palo Alto, CA (US)
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
`This patent is Subject to a terminal dis
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`ABSTRACT
`
`Some embodiments of the present invention provide neuro
`stimulation systems and components for selective stimulation
`and/or neuromodulation of one or more dorsal root ganglia
`through implantation of an electrode on, in or around a dorsal
`root ganglia. Some other embodiments of the present inven
`tion provide neurostimulation systems adapted for selective
`neurostimulation of one or more nerve root ganglia as well as
`techniques for applying neurostimulation to the spinal cord.
`Still other embodiments of the present invention provide
`stimulation systems and components for selective stimulation
`and/or neuromodulation of one or more dorsal root ganglia
`through implantation of an electrode on, in or around a dorsal
`root ganglia in combination with a pharmacological agent.
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`28 Claims, 47 Drawing Sheets
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