Patent ID: 7596399

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving an image of a head of a patient; determining, as a function of the image, whether the patient is a candidate for implantation of an implantable medical device, the implantable medical device including at least one module that includes control electronics within a housing, between a scalp and a skull of the patient, wherein the implantable medical device is configured to be implanted between the scalp and the skull of the patient; and implanting at least the housing of the implantable medical device between the scalp and the skull of the patient in the event the patient is determined to be a candidate for the implantation, wherein determining, as a function of the image, whether the patient is a candidate for implantation includes identifying, based on the image, one or more of skull curvature, skull thickness, scalp thickness, locations of one or more vascular structures within the scalp, or locations of one or more nerves within the scalp, and determining whether the patient is a candidate for implantation based on the one or more of the skull curvature, skull thickness, scalp thickness, locations of one or more vascular structures within the scalp, or locations of one or more nerves within the scalp.