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Occipital neuromodulation method

  • US 8,843,202 B2
  • Filed: 10/01/2012
  • Issued: 09/23/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of treating pain in a subject comprising the steps of:

  • positioning a tip of at least one lead subcutaneously in an occipital region of a subject'"'"'s scalp substantially along an imaginary line connecting the tops of the subject'"'"'s ears, the at least one lead configured to conduct an electrical signal along an occipital nerve into the brain; and

    energizing the at least one lead to conduct the electrical signal along the occipital nerve into the brain; and

    adjusting the electrical signal to a level effective to decrease the subject'"'"'s pain over time and wherein the subject cannot feel the lead being energized; and

    maintaining the level of the electrical signal below a threshold of perception for at least a month.

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