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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2019
Applicant:
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventor:
Eric A. Nofzinger, Allison Park, PA (US);
Assignee:
University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 21/02 (2006.01); A61M 21/00 (2006.01); A61F 7/10 (2006.01); A61F 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61F 7/02 (2006.01); A61M 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 21/02 (2013.01); A61F 7/0085 (2013.01); A61F 7/10 (2013.01); A61M 19/00 (2013.01); A61M 21/00 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00132 (2013.01); A61F 7/007 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0002 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0007 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0056 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0095 (2013.01); A61F 2007/023 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0249 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0292 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0066 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0083 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3606 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3626 (2013.01); A61M 2209/088 (2013.01); A61M 2210/06 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0693 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, systems and devices for treating headaches, including migraines. In some variations these methods may include enhancing sleep, including enhancing the quality of sleep, reducing sleep onset time, increasing total sleep time, treating insomnia, and/or treating other neurological disorders by non-invasive temperature regulation of the frontal cortex prior to and/or during sleep.