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(11) EP 3 965 874 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
16.03.2022 Bulletin 2022/11

(21) Application number: 20733072.1

(22) Date of filing: 06.05.2020
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61N 1/36(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A61N 1/36062; A61N 1/36071; A61N 1/36146; A61N 1/36171; A61N 1/36175; A61N 1/36192; A61N 1/36196; A61N 1/36185
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2020/031648
(87) International publication number:
WO 2020/227390 (12.11.2020 Gazette 2020/46)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 06.05.2019 US 201962843757 P
22.01.2020 US 202062964281 P

(71) Applicant: Medtronic SG, LLC
Minneapolis, MN 55432-5604 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • VALLEJO, Ricardo
    Bloomington, Illinois 61704 (US)
  • CEDENO, David Leonardo
    Normal, Illinois 61761 (US)
  • TORGERSON, Nathan A.
    Andover, Minnesota 55304 (US)
  • SMITH, Brian Andrew
    Apple Valley, Minnesota 55124 (US)

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80069 München
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(54) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIMODAL OR MULTIPLEXED ELECTRICAL MODULATION OF PAIN USING COMPOSITE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS