Integrated Delivery and Visualization Tool for a Neuromodulation System

A delivery tool configured to deliver a neurostimulator into a patient, comprising:

• a handle portion;
• an elongate shaft comprising a contoured distal portion, the contoured distal portion shaped and configured to maintain contact with a posterior maxilla and elevate a periosteum off of the posterior maxilla to avoid soft tissue dissection;
• a visualization system embedded in the elongate shaft;
• and
• an insertion groove on the elongate shaft configured to deploy the neurostimulator.

A method of treating a neurological disorder, comprising:

• making an incision over an anterior maxilla;
• inserting a delivery tool having an integrated visualization system into the incision;
• visualizing tissue near a distal portion of the delivery tool with the visualization system;
• advancing the delivery tool sub-periosteally at a lateral edge of the zygomaticomaxillary buttress region towards the pterygopalatine fossa;
• delivering the neurostimulator in close proximity to the sphenopalatine ganglion;
• and
• applying an electrical current from the neurostimulator to the sphenopalatine ganglion to treat the neurological disorder.