Head pain management device having an antenna
First Claim
1. A head pain management device, comprising:
- a primary antenna configured to be located on a skin of a subject on a substantially hairless region of a head of the subject,at least one processor connected for electrical communication with the primary antenna, the at least one processor configured to;
cause transmission of a primary signal from the primary antenna to an implantable device implanted beneath the skin of the subject, wherein the implantable device includes at least one pair of modulation electrodes located in a vicinity of an occipital nerve beneath the skin of the subject in a substantially haired region of the head,wherein the processor is further configured to adjust one or more characteristics of the primary signal to generate a sub-modulation control signal adapted to cause a current at the at least one pair of modulation electrodes below a neuromuscular modulation threshold of the occipital nerve when received by the implantable device and to generate a modulation control signal adapted to cause a current at the at least one pair of modulation electrodes above the neuromuscular modulation threshold of the occipital nerve when received by the implantable device.
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Abstract
A device may include a primary antenna configured to be located external to a subject and at least one processor in electrical communication with the primary antenna. The at least one processor may be configured to cause transmission of a primary signal from the primary antenna to an implantable device, wherein the implantable device includes at least one pair of modulation electrodes. The at least one processor may be further configured to adjust one or more characteristics of the primary signal to generate a sub-modulation control signal adapted so as not to cause a neuromuscular modulation inducing current at the at least one pair of modulation electrodes when received by the implantable device and to generate a modulation control signal adapted so as to cause a neuromuscular modulation inducing current at the at least one pair of modulation electrodes when received by the implantable device.
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11 Claims
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1. A head pain management device, comprising:
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a primary antenna configured to be located on a skin of a subject on a substantially hairless region of a head of the subject, at least one processor connected for electrical communication with the primary antenna, the at least one processor configured to; cause transmission of a primary signal from the primary antenna to an implantable device implanted beneath the skin of the subject, wherein the implantable device includes at least one pair of modulation electrodes located in a vicinity of an occipital nerve beneath the skin of the subject in a substantially haired region of the head, wherein the processor is further configured to adjust one or more characteristics of the primary signal to generate a sub-modulation control signal adapted to cause a current at the at least one pair of modulation electrodes below a neuromuscular modulation threshold of the occipital nerve when received by the implantable device and to generate a modulation control signal adapted to cause a current at the at least one pair of modulation electrodes above the neuromuscular modulation threshold of the occipital nerve when received by the implantable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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