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Stimulation method for the sphenopalatine ganglia, sphenopalatine nerve, or vidian nerve for treatment of medical conditions

  • US 8,206,369 B2
  • Filed: 02/17/2009
  • Issued: 06/26/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. 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:

  • 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.

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