Surgical tools and techniques for stimulation
First Claim
1. Apparatus for treating a subject, comprising:
- a stimulation device, adapted to be implanted in a vicinity of a site selected from the list consisting of;
a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) of the subject and a neural tract originating in or leading to the SPG; and
a connecting element, coupled to the stimulation device, and adapted to be passed through at least a portion of a greater palatine canal of the subject.
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Abstract
Apparatus for treating a subject is provided, the apparatus comprising (a) a stimulation device (352), adapted to be implanted in a vicinity of a site selected from the list consisting of: a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) (52) of the subject and a neural tract originating in or leading to the SPG; and (b) a connecting element (356), coupled to the stimulation device (352), and adapted to be passed through at least a portion of a greater palatine canal (282) of the subject. Also provided is a method for implanting a treatment stimulation device (352) in a vicinity of a site of a subject, the method comprising passing the device (352) through a greater palatine foramen (22) of the subject, and bringing the device (352) into contact with the vicinity of the site, the site selected from the list consisting of: a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) (52) of the subject and a neural tract originating in or leading to the SPG.
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49 Claims
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1. Apparatus for treating a subject, comprising:
a stimulation device, adapted to be implanted in a vicinity of a site selected from the list consisting of;
a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) of the subject and a neural tract originating in or leading to the SPG; and
a connecting element, coupled to the stimulation device, and adapted to be passed through at least a portion of a greater palatine canal of the subject.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17-24. -24. (canceled)
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25. A method for implanting a treatment stimulation device in a vicinity of a site of a subject, comprising:
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passing the device through a greater palatine foramen of the subject;
and bringing the device into contact with the vicinity of the site, the site selected from the list consisting of;
a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) of the subject and a neural tract originating in or leading to the SPG. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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26. A method for implanting a treatment stimulation device in a vicinity of a site of a subject, comprising:
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passing the device through at least a portion of a greater palatine canal of the subject; and
bringing the device into contact with the vicinity of the site, the site selected from the list consisting of;
a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) of the subject and a neural tract originating in or leading to the SPG. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49-64. -64. (canceled)
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