NERVE STIMULATION METHODS FOR AVERTING IMMINENT ONSET OR EPISODE OF A DISEASE
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1. A method of treating a patient with epilepsy, comprising:
- positioning a device adjacent to an outer skin surface of the patient;
generating one or more electrical impulses with the device; and
transmitting the electrical impulses to selected nerve fibers at a target region in the patient, the electrical impulses being sufficient to minimize or avert a seizure in the patient.
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Abstract
Transcutaneous electrical and magnetic nerve stimulation devices are disclosed, along with methods of averting imminent medical attacks using energy that is delivered noninvasively by the devices. In particular, the devices and methods involve handheld devices designed to stimulate the vagus nerve of a patient with a signal sufficient to minimize or avert epileptic seizures.
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1. A method of treating a patient with epilepsy, comprising:
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positioning a device adjacent to an outer skin surface of the patient; generating one or more electrical impulses with the device; and transmitting the electrical impulses to selected nerve fibers at a target region in the patient, the electrical impulses being sufficient to minimize or avert a seizure in the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device for treating a patient with epilepsy comprising:
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a housing having an electrically permeable contact surface for contacting an outer skin surface of a patient; an energy source within the housing configured to generate an electric field sufficient to transmit an electric impulse through the outer skin surface of the patient to a nerve at a target region within the patient; and wherein the electric impulse is sufficient to avert or at least partially ameliorate a seizure in the patient. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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