Mobile phone for stimulating the trigeminal nerve to treat disorders

A method for treating a patient with a medical condition, the method comprising:

• wirelessly receiving one or more electrical signal at a handheld unit comprising a stimulator and a mobile device, wherein the one or more electrical signal comprising one or more electrical impulses;
• contacting an outer surface of a head of the patient with a contact surface of the stimulator;
• applying the one or more electrical impulses to the outer surface such that the one or more electrical impulses passes transcutaneously through the outer surface to the trigeminal nerve, wherein the one or more electrical impulses is sufficient to modulate a trigeminal nerve within the patient and modify the medical condition;
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• treating the medical condition with a treatment regimen, wherein the treatment regimen comprises applying the one or more electrical impulses for a time period from 30 seconds to one hour as a single dose, and wherein the treatment regimen comprises applying one or more single doses substantially on a daily basis.

A method for treating a patient with a medical condition, the method comprising:

• wirelessly receiving one or more electrical signal at a mobile device, wherein the one or more electrical signal comprising one or more electrical impulses;
• contacting an outer surface of a head of the patient with a contact surface of a handheld stimulator, wherein a housing comprises the handheld stimulator and the mobile device, and wherein the handheld stimulator is coupled to the mobile device;
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• applying the one or more electrical impulses to the outer surface such that the one or more electrical impulses passes transcutaneously through the outer surface to a trigeminal nerve within the patient, wherein the one or more electrical impulses is sufficient to modulate the trigeminal nerve and modify the medical condition.

A method for treating a patient with a medical condition, the method comprising:

• wirelessly receiving one or more electrical signal comprising one or more electrical impulses at a handheld unit comprising a stimulator and a mobile device;
• wherein the wirelessly receiving comprises downloading a mobile application software onto the handheld stimulator;
• contacting an outer surface of a head of the patient with a contact surface of the handheld stimulator;
• applying the one or more electrical impulses to the outer surface such that the one or more electrical impulses passes transcutaneously through the outer surface to the trigeminal nerve, wherein the one or more electrical impulses is sufficient to modulate the trigeminal nerve and modify the medical condition;
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• prophylactically treating the medical condition with a treatment regimen, wherein the treatment regimen comprises continuously applying the one or more electrical impulses for a time period from 30 seconds to 300 seconds as a single dose, and wherein the treatment regimen comprises applying one or more doses on a daily basis.

A method for treating a patient with a medical condition, the method comprising:

• wirelessly receiving from a mobile device one or more electrical signal comprising one or more electrical impulses at a stimulator, wherein a handheld unit comprises the stimulator and the mobile device;
• contacting an outer surface of a head of the patient with a contact surface of the stimulator;
• applying the one or more electrical impulses to the outer surface such that the one or more electrical impulses passes transcutaneously through the outer surface to a trigeminal nerve, wherein the one or more electrical impulses is sufficient to modulate the trigeminal nerve and modify the medical condition;
• and
• prophylactically treating the medical condition with a treatment regimen, wherein the treatment regimen comprises continuously applying the one or more electrical impulses for a time period from 30 seconds to 300 seconds as a single dose, and wherein the treatment regimen comprises applying one or more doses on a daily basis.