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

Claim 0:
1. A method of applying an alternating electric field to a person's brain, the method comprising:
affixing a first set of electrode elements to a right side of the person's head, the first set of electrode elements having an upper section positioned above the external opening of the person's right ear canal with an orientation that is predominantly horizontal, and a rear section positioned behind the external opening of the person's right ear canal with an orientation that is predominantly vertical, wherein at least a portion of the rear section of the first set of electrode elements is positioned below the external opening of the person's right ear canal, and wherein at least a portion of the upper section of the first set of electrode elements is positioned in front of the external opening of the person's right ear canal;
affixing a second set of electrode elements to a left side of the person's head, the second set of electrode elements having an upper section positioned above the external opening of the person's left ear canal with an orientation that is predominantly horizontal, and a rear section positioned behind the external opening of the person's left ear canal with an orientation that is predominantly vertical, wherein at least a portion of the rear section of the second set of electrode elements is positioned below the external opening of the person's left ear canal, and wherein at least a portion of the upper section of the second set of electrode elements is positioned in front of the external opening of the person's left ear canal; and
applying an alternating voltage between the first set of electrode elements and the second set of electrode elements, wherein the applying is performed after affixing the first and second sets of electrode elements to the person's head.