Patent ID: 11865355
Assignee: NOVOCURE GMBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the upper section of the first set of electrode elements includes at least three capacitively coupled electrode elements, the rear section of the first set of electrode elements includes at least three capacitively coupled electrode elements, the upper section of the second set of electrode elements includes at least three capacitively coupled electrode elements, and the rear section of the second set of electrode elements includes at least three capacitively coupled electrode elements,
wherein the upper section of each of the first and second sets of electrode elements (a) has a length of at least 6 cm, (b) is positioned less than 6 cm above the external opening of the respective ear canal, (c) has a front end positioned at least 1 cm in front of the external opening of the respective ear canal, and (d) has a rear end positioned at least 1 cm behind the external opening of the respective ear canal, and
wherein the rear section of each of the first and second sets of electrode elements (a) has a length of at least 6 cm, (b) is positioned less than 6 cm behind the external opening of the respective ear canal, (c) has an upper end positioned at least 1 cm above the external opening of the respective ear canal, and (d) has a lower end positioned at least 3 cm below the external opening of the respective ear canal.