Devices, systems and methods for treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders
First Claim
1. A cutaneous electrode assembly for trigeminal nerve stimulation for treatment of a neuropsychiatric disorder, the cutaneous electrode assembly comprising:
- a first pair of contacts configured for placement on a first region of a patient'"'"'s face;
a second pair of contacts configured for placement on a second region of the patient'"'"'s face; and
an insulating connection region connecting the first pair of contacts and the second pair of contacts,wherein the first pair of contacts and the second pair of contacts are configured to contact a portion of the patient'"'"'s face overlying the cutaneous distribution of at least one branch of the trigeminal nerve and to stimulate said branch of said nerve with minimal or no current penetration below the surface of the skull, and wherein the first pair of contacts and the second pair of contacts are spaced apart according to the distance between the at least one branch of the trigeminal nerve on one side of the patient'"'"'s face and the at least one branch of the trigeminal nerve on an opposing side of the patient'"'"'s face.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods, devices and systems used for the treatment of mood, anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder, and cognitive and behavioral disorders (collectively, neuropsychiatric disorders) via stimulation of the superficial elements of the trigeminal nerve (“TNS”). More specifically, cutaneous methods of stimulation of the superficial branches of the trigeminal nerve located extracranially in the face, namely the supraorbital, supratrochlear, infraorbital, auriculotemporal, zygomaticotemporal, zygomaticoorbital, zygomaticofacial, infraorbital, nasal and mentalis nerves (also referred to collectively as the superficial trigeminal nerve) are disclosed herein.
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17 Claims
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1. A cutaneous electrode assembly for trigeminal nerve stimulation for treatment of a neuropsychiatric disorder, the cutaneous electrode assembly comprising:
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a first pair of contacts configured for placement on a first region of a patient'"'"'s face; a second pair of contacts configured for placement on a second region of the patient'"'"'s face; and an insulating connection region connecting the first pair of contacts and the second pair of contacts, wherein the first pair of contacts and the second pair of contacts are configured to contact a portion of the patient'"'"'s face overlying the cutaneous distribution of at least one branch of the trigeminal nerve and to stimulate said branch of said nerve with minimal or no current penetration below the surface of the skull, and wherein the first pair of contacts and the second pair of contacts are spaced apart according to the distance between the at least one branch of the trigeminal nerve on one side of the patient'"'"'s face and the at least one branch of the trigeminal nerve on an opposing side of the patient'"'"'s face. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for trigeminal nerve stimulation for treatment of a neuropsychiatric disorder or condition, the system comprising:
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a neurostimulator; and a cutaneous electrode assembly comprising;
a first pair of contacts configured for placement on a first region of a patient'"'"'s face;
a second pair of contacts configured for placement on a second region of the patient'"'"'s face; and
an insulating connection region connecting the first pair of contacts and the second pair of contacts, wherein the first pair of contacts and the second pair of contacts are configured to contact a portion of the patient'"'"'s face overlying the cutaneous distribution of at least one branch of the trigeminal nerve, and wherein the first pair of contacts and the second pair of contacts are spaced apart according to the distance between the at least one branch of the trigeminal nerve on one side of the patient'"'"'s face and the at least one branch of the trigeminal nerve on an opposing side of the patient'"'"'s face. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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