Trigeminal neurostimulation based upon pulse counting and chronobiology
AssigneeNeurosigma, Inc.
InventorsIan A. Cook, Colin Kealey
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Abstract
Trigeminal nerves are stimulated based upon pulse counting and chronobiology. A cutaneous electrode assembly is applied to the forehead to stimulate the ophthalmic nerves. A method may include determining a number of pulses to be administered to a patient based upon the disorder being treated, and pulsing current through an electrode assembly to stimulate the patient's supraorbital and supratrochlear nerves with the determined number of pulses. Another method may include determining a pulse repetition frequency for pulses to be administered to a patient based upon the disorder being treated, and pulsing current through an electrode assembly to stimulate the patient's supraorbital and supratrochlear nerves at the pulse repetition frequency.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- determining a number of pulses to be administered to a patient based upon a disorder being treated;
- pulsing current through an electrode assembly to stimulate supraorbital and supratrochlear nerves on the patient with the determined number of pulses;
- and
- tracking a number of administered pulses by counting the number of administered pulses or measuring an amount of time, wherein the pulsation of the current is stopped when the number of administered pulses reaches the determined number of pulses.
A method, comprising:
- determining a pulse repetition frequency for pulses to be administered to a patient based upon a disorder being treated;
- pulsing current through an electrode assembly to stimulate the patient's supraorbital and supratrochlear nerves at the pulse repetition frequency;
- and
- tracking a number of administered pulses by counting the number of administered pulses or measuring an amount of time, wherein the pulsation of the current is stopped when the number of administered pulses reaches the determined number of pulses.
A system comprising:
- an electrode assembly;
- and
- a pulse generator communicatively coupled to the electrode assembly, the pulse generator configured to:
- determine a number of pulses to be administered to the patient based upon a disease to be treated;
- pulse current through the electrode assembly to stimulate the patient's supraorbital and supratrochlear nerves;
- and
- track a number of administered pulses by counting the number of administered pulses or measuring an amount of time, wherein the pulsation of the current is stopped when the number of administered pulses reaches the determined number of pulses.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.