Electrode configuration for implantable modulator
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1. A head pain management device, comprising:
- an implantable flexible carrier configured for location beneath skin of a head of a subject; and
a pair of electrodes located on the carrier and configured for implantation beneath skin of a substantially haired region of the head of the subject in a vicinity of an occipital nerve, wherein the electrodes are spaced from each other by a distance greater than 3 mm, and are configured to facilitate, when supplied with an electrical signal, a substantially unidirectional electric field sufficient to modulate the occipital nerve.
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Abstract
A device according to some embodiments may include an implantable flexible carrier and a pair of electrodes located on the carrier. The electrodes may be spaced from each other by a distance greater than 3 mm, and may be configured to cause, when supplied with an electrical signal, a unidirectional electric field sufficient to modulate at least one nerve.
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1. A head pain management device, comprising:
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an implantable flexible carrier configured for location beneath skin of a head of a subject; and a pair of electrodes located on the carrier and configured for implantation beneath skin of a substantially haired region of the head of the subject in a vicinity of an occipital nerve, wherein the electrodes are spaced from each other by a distance greater than 3 mm, and are configured to facilitate, when supplied with an electrical signal, a substantially unidirectional electric field sufficient to modulate the occipital nerve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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