External stimulation of the SPG
First Claim
1. Apparatus for treating a condition of a subject, comprising:
- an energy transmitter, configured to be positioned outside a body of the subject; and
a control unit, configured to;
drive the energy transmitter to transmit ultrasonic energy to a site elected from the group consisting of;
a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG), a greater palatine nerve, a lesser palatine nerve, a sphenopalatine nerve, a communicating branch between a maxillary nerve and an SPG, an otic ganglion, an afferent fiber going into the otic ganglion, an efferent fiber going out of the otic ganglion, an infraorbital nerve, a vidian nerve, a greater superficial petrosal nerve, and a lesser deep petrosal nerve, andconfigure the ultrasonic energy to stimulate the site to induce an increase in cerebral blood flow (CBF) of the subject.
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Abstract
Apparatus is provided for treating a condition of a subject, including an energy transmitter, which is configured to be positioned outside a body of the subject in a vicinity of a site selected from the group consisting of: a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG), a greater palatine nerve, a lesser palatine nerve, a sphenopalatine nerve, a communicating branch between a maxillary nerve and an SPG, an otic ganglion, an afferent fiber going into the otic ganglion, an efferent fiber going out of the otic ganglion, an infraorbital nerve, a vidian nerve, a greater superficial petrosal nerve, and a lesser deep petrosal nerve. A control unit is configured to drive the energy transmitter to transmit energy to the site, and configure the energy to stimulate the site. Other embodiments are also described.
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14 Claims
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1. Apparatus for treating a condition of a subject, comprising:
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an energy transmitter, configured to be positioned outside a body of the subject; and a control unit, configured to; drive the energy transmitter to transmit ultrasonic energy to a site elected from the group consisting of;
a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG), a greater palatine nerve, a lesser palatine nerve, a sphenopalatine nerve, a communicating branch between a maxillary nerve and an SPG, an otic ganglion, an afferent fiber going into the otic ganglion, an efferent fiber going out of the otic ganglion, an infraorbital nerve, a vidian nerve, a greater superficial petrosal nerve, and a lesser deep petrosal nerve, andconfigure the ultrasonic energy to stimulate the site to induce an increase in cerebral blood flow (CBF) of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for treating a condition of a subject, comprising:
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treating the condition by transmitting, from outside a body of the subject, ultrasonic energy to a site selected from the group consisting of;
a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG), a greater palatine nerve, a lesser palatine nerve, a sphenopalatine nerve, a communicating branch between a maxillary nerve and an SPG, an otic ganglion, an afferent fiber going into the otic ganglion, an efferent fiber going out of the otic ganglion, an infraorbital nerve, a vidian nerve, a greater superficial petrosal nerve, and a lesser deep petrosal nerve; andconfiguring the ultrasonic energy to stimulate the site. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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