Patent ID: 8388600

Claim:
A method for treating migraines, the method comprising, in combination: inserting a catheter having a straightening member into the nostril of a patient, the catheter further comprising an insertion end and a manipulation end, the insertion end having an intrinsic curvature with respect to the longitudinal axis of the catheter and the straightening member is disposed within the catheter, the intrinsic curvature conforming to a patient's nasal anatomy such that the catheter is insertable into the sphenopalatine recess of the patient; advancing the catheter with the straightening member inserted into the catheter past the middle sinus turbinate within the nasal cavity of the patient; removing the straightening member from the catheter whereby the catheter bends in a direction toward the patient's sphenopalatine recess; advancing the catheter into the patient's sphenopalatine recess; and, dispensing medication to the patient's sphenopalatine ganglion disposed within the sphenopalatine recess of the patient.