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Patent Application
App. No. 11/763,305

METHOD OF RELIEVING MIGRAINES OR HEADACHES

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App. No.
11/763,305
Abstract

A device for providing noninvasive electrical stimulation of a single acupuncture site for treatment of migraines and/or headaches is disclosed.

Claims (30)

1 . A method of relieving a headache in a patient comprising the steps of:

mounting a non-invasive nerve stimulation device onto the ventral side of the wrist;

generating a stimulation signal; and

delivering the stimulation signal to the ventral side of the wrist.

2 . A method of relieving a headache in a patient comprising the steps of:

mounting at least one electrode onto the ventral side of the wrist;

generating a stimulation signal; and

delivering the stimulation signal to said at least one electrode to stimulate the ventral side of the wrist.

3 . The method of claim 2 wherein said mounting step includes providing a wristwatch-like housing carrying the electrodes, and providing securing means for mounting the housing onto the wrist, with the housing having a circuit means for generating the stimulation signal encased within the housing.

4 . The method of claim 2 wherein said delivering step comprises delivering an intermittent stimulation signal.

5 . The method of claim 2 wherein said delivering step comprises delivering a continuous stimulation signal.

6 . A method of relieving a headache in a patient by stimulating the median nerve and associated nerve structures in the wrist of the patient with electrical energy.

7 . A method of relieving a headache in a patient comprising the steps of:

applying an electro-acupuncture device to the wrist; and

stimulating the wrist with the electro-acupuncture device.

8 . A method of relieving a migraine In a patient comprising the steps of:

mounting a non-invasive nerve stimulation device onto the ventral side of the wrist;

generating a stimulation signal; and

delivering the stimulation signal to the ventral side of the wrist.

9 . A method of relieving a migraine in a patient comprising the steps of:

mounting at least one electrode onto the ventral side of the wrist;

generating a stimulation signal, and

delivering the stimulation signal to said at least one electrode to stimulate the ventral side of the wrist.

10 . The method of claim 9 wherein said mounting step includes providing a wristwatch-like housing carrying the electrodes, and providing securing means for mounting the housing onto the wrist, with the housing having a circuit means for generating the stimulation signal encased within the housing.

11 . The method of claim 9 wherein said delivering step comprises delivering an intermittent stimulation signal.

12 . The method of claim 9 wherein said delivering step comprises delivering a continuous stimulation signal.

13 . A method of relieving a migraine in a patient by stimulating the median nerve and associated nerve structures in the wrist of the patient with electrical energy.

14 . A method of relieving a migraine in a patient comprising the steps of:

applying an electro-acupuncture device to the wrist; and

stimulating the wrist with the electro-acupuncture device.