STIMULATION METHOD FOR THE SPHENOPALATINE GANGLIA, SPHENOPALATINE NERVE, OR VIDIAN NERVE FOR TREATMENT OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS
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Abstract
A method is provided for surgically implanting a first electrode and a second electrode on or proximate to at least one of the sphenopalatine ganglia, the sphenopalatine nerves, or the vidian nerves located on different sides of a patient'"'"'s face. One step of the method includes inserting the first electrode into a coronoid notch located on one side of the patient'"'"'s face. A second electrode is inserted into a coronoid notch located on the other side of the patient'"'"'s face. The first and second electrodes are then advanced on or proximate to first and second locations on different sides of the patient'"'"'s face, respectively. Each of the first and second locations includes at least one of the sphenopalatine ganglia, the sphenopalatine nerves, or the vidian nerves.
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34 Claims
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18. A method for surgically implanting a first electrode and a second electrode on or proximate to at least one of the sphenopalatine ganglia, the sphenopalatine nerves, or the vidian nerves located on different sides of a patient'"'"'s face, the method comprising the steps of:
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inserting the first electrode into a coronoid notch located on one side of the patient'"'"'s face; inserting the second electrode into a coronoid notch located on the other side of the patient'"'"'s face; and advancing the first and second electrodes on or proximate to first and second locations on different sides of the patient'"'"'s face, respectively, each of the first and second locations comprising at least one of the sphenopalatine ganglia, the sphenopalatine nerves, or the vidian nerves. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for suppressing or preventing a medical condition in a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
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positioning a first electrode, without penetrating the cranium, on or proximate to at least one of the sphenopalatine ganglia, the sphenopalatine nerves, or the vidian nerves on one side of the patient'"'"'s face; positioning a second electrode, without penetrating the cranium, on or proximate to at least one of the sphenopalatine ganglia, the sphenopalatine nerves, or the vidian nerves on the other side of the patient'"'"'s face; applying at least one of a medication solution, an analgesic, or an electrical signal to at least one of the sphenopalatine ganglia, the sphenopalatine nerves, or the vidian nerves through the first electrode; and applying at least one of a medication solution, an analgesic, or an electrical signal to at least one of the sphenopalatine ganglia, the sphenopalatine nerves, or the vidian nerves through the second electrode. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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