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Extracranial implantable devices, systems and methods for the treatment of medical disorders

  • US 10,238,862 B2
  • Filed: 04/10/2018
  • Issued: 03/26/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for treatment of a medical disorder by trigeminal nerve stimulation, comprising:

  • implanting an implantable electrode assembly including a first contact and a second contact above a pericranium and below an epidermis at a patient'"'"'s forehead such that the first contact is in contact with a supraorbital nerve and the second contact is in contact with an adjacent supratrochlear nerve; and

    applying electrical signals to the electrode assembly to stimulate the supraorbital nerve and the adjacent supratrochlear nerve at the patient'"'"'s forehead to modulate a body system of the patient to treat the medical disorder selected from the group consisting of attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

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