| US 7,493,172 B2 | ||
| Methods and systems for stimulating a nerve originating in an upper cervical spine area to treat a medical condition | ||
| Todd K. Whitehurst, Santa Clarita, Calif. (US); Kristen N. Jaax, Saugus, Calif. (US); and Rafael Carbunaru, Studio City, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corp., Valencia, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 04, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/73,078. | ||
| Application 11/073078 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/934155, filed on Sep. 03, 2004. | ||
| Application 10/934155 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/057115, filed on Jan. 24, 2002, granted, now 6,788,975, filed on Sep. 07, 2004. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/265008, filed on Jan. 30, 2001. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/505831, filed on Sep. 25, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/531224, filed on Dec. 19, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0154419 A1, Jul. 14, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61N 1/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 607—117 [307/2; 307/3; 307/41] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A method of treating a medical condition of a patient, said method comprising:
applying at least one stimulus to a target nerve within a patient with an implanted system control unit in accordance with
one or more stimulation parameters configured to treat said medical condition;
wherein said target nerve comprises a nerve originating in an upper cervical spine area of said patient and wherein said medical
condition comprises at least one or more of an autoimmune disease, hyperthyroidism, and hypothyroidism.
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