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US 2016/0235990 A1Published application
Electrode configuration for implantable modulator
OwnerAdi Mashiachinventor
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Abstract
A device according to some embodiments may include an implantable flexible carrier and a pair of electrodes located on the carrier. The electrodes may be spaced from each other by a distance greater than 3 mm, and may be configured to cause, when supplied with an electrical signal, a unidirectional electric field sufficient to modulate at least one nerve.
Claims14
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A head pain management device, comprising:
- an implantable carrier configured for location beneath skin of a head of a subject;
- and
- a pair of electrodes located on the carrier and spaced from each other by a distance greater than 3 mm, wherein the pair of electrodes are configured to generate an electric field to modulate an occipital nerve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.