NEUROSTIMULATOR SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD
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Abstract
An apparatus (10) for applying stimulation therapy to a patient includes an implantable medical device (20) and a remote controller (50) for inductively powering the medical device and communicating with the medical device. The remote controller (50) includes a feedback portion (220) for helping to establish a communication link between the remote controller and the implantable medical device (20).
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19. An apparatus for patient self-administered neurostimulation therapy, the apparatus comprising:
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a neurostimulator for being implanted in the patient head to deliver stimulation therapy to a neural structure; and a remote controller for being held adjacent the patient'"'"'s body in order to self-administer neurostimulation therapy in response to the onset of a medical condition perceived by the patient, the remote controller being adapted to inductively power the neurostimulator and communicate wirelessly with the neurostimulator to apply the neurostimulation therapy, wherein the remote controller is adapted to provide a non-visual feedback indication to the patient that the remote controller has reached a position on the patient'"'"'s body where the relative positions of the remote controller and the neurostimulator are approaching an optimal communication position. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An apparatus for patient self-administered neurostimulation therapy to the sphenopalatine (pterygopalatine) ganglion (SPG) to treat a primary headache, the apparatus comprising:
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a neurostimulator for being implanted in the patient'"'"'s head to deliver stimulation therapy to the SPG; and a remote controller for being hand-held adjacent the head by the patient in order to self-administer neurostimulation therapy SPG in response to the patient'"'"'s perceiving the onset of the primary headache, the remote controller being adapted to inductively power the neurostimulator and to communicate wirelessly with the neurostimulator to apply the therapy to the SPG to treat the primary headache, wherein the remote controller is adapted to provide a non-visual feedback indication to the patient that the remote controller has reached a position on the patient'"'"'s head where the relative positions of the remote controller and the neurostimulator are approaching an optimal communication position. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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