Patent ID: 11944815
Assignee: ELECTROCORE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 9:
10. A method for treating a headache in a patient comprising:
downloading a software application onto a mobile phone;
communicating data from the software application for an electrical stimulation therapy wirelessly to a stimulator;
positioning an interface of the stimulator against an outer skin surface of a patient;
generating an electrical signal comprising a plurality of electrical impulses within the stimulator, wherein the electrical impulses have a frequency of 1 kHz to 20 kHz;
transmitting the electrical impulses through the interface and transcutaneously through the outer skin surface to a nerve at a target region within the patient such that the nerve is modulated, and one or more symptoms of the headache are reduced; and
transmitting dosing information wirelessly to the stimulator, wherein the dosing information includes a duration of time of 5 minutes to 30 minutes in which the stimulator generates the electrical signal; and
controlling the stimulator with the software application such that the stimulator transmits the electrical impulse for the duration of time.