Patent ID: 11944807
Assignee: ELECTROCORE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for treating symptoms of a central nervous system disorder in a patient, the method comprising:
positioning a contact surface of a device in contact with an anterior portion of an outer skin surface of a neck of a patient;
applying, via the device, when the contact surface is in contact with the outer skin surface of the patient, an electrical impulse transcutaneously from the device through the outer skin surface of the patient to a vagus nerve in the patient according to a stimulation protocol that includes at least two doses administered each day for a plurality of days; and
wherein the electrical impulse is sufficient to modify the vagus nerve such that the symptoms of the central nervous system disorder are reduced and wherein the electrical impulse comprises a burst period and a constant period, wherein each burst period comprises 2 to 20 pulses and wherein at least a portion of each constant period comprises zero pulses, wherein the burst period of each electrical impulse comprises sinusoidal waveforms which alternate between a positive and a negative electric field charge.