Patent ID: 8996137
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: A61F,A61H,A61M,A61N,H02J

Abstract:
1. A method for stimulating nasal tissue of a subject, comprising: inserting a first nasal insertion prong of a stimulator probe into a first nostril of a nose of the subject and a second nasal insertion prong of the stimulator probe into a second nostril of the nose, such that the electrodes are positioned adjacent to a septum of the subject, wherein the stimulator probe is connected to a stimulator body, wherein the stimulator body comprises a control subsystem to control an electrical stimulus to be delivered to the subject via the stimulator probe; and delivering the stimulus to activate a nerve, wherein the stimulus has a maximum amplitude between 10 μA and 100 mA and is delivered in a bipolar configuration between the first and second electrodes.