WO2012079778A1 - Headband for external occipital neurostimulation - Google Patents

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WO2012079778A1
WO2012079778A1 PCT/EP2011/054072 EP2011054072W WO2012079778A1 WO 2012079778 A1 WO2012079778 A1 WO 2012079778A1 EP 2011054072 W EP2011054072 W EP 2011054072W WO 2012079778 A1 WO2012079778 A1 WO 2012079778A1
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Jean-Yves Mignolet
Pierre-Yves Muller
Pierre Rigaux
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Priority to EP11708498.8A priority patent/EP2651504B1/en
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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  • the present invention relates to devices pertaining to the technical field of external neurostimulation.
  • Neurostimulation is a well-known technique which consists in using electrical impulses to generate action potential on nerves.
  • the devices are usually implantable systems similar to pacemakers.
  • Implantable neurostimulation is in use for treatment of headaches as migraine or cluster. It does exist for more than 10 years in the United States.
  • the usual implantable neurostimulation technique consists in a neurostimulation applied to the occipital nerve.
  • the Cefaly ® device uses a supra-orbital electrode in order to apply the neurostimulation to the upper branch of the trigeminal nerve (VI) .
  • Document CN 2531817 U discloses a set of electrodes of the "headband” type among which an occipital electrode allows stimulation of optic nerves having an afferent fibre at the back of the skull. This is not a "wet” electrode.
  • Document US 2009/0105576 A discloses an electrode for EEG systems comprising a fixed part for contacting the skin with the use of gel.
  • the present invention aims at avoiding the drawbacks of prior art.
  • a goal of the invention is to enable external neurostimulation of the occipital nerve in an easy and comfortable way using a wearable neurostimulator such as Cefaly ® and solving the hair issue in the occipital region.
  • the present invention relates to a headband for use in neurostimulation made at least partly of elastic or stretch material comprising : - a hole to be located directly on the rear part of the scalp of a user at the location of the inion or occipital protuberantia ;
  • a connector for connecting a wearable neurostimulator to the headband said connector being located opposite to said hole, once the headband is worn by the user and
  • Preferred or particular embodiments of the present invention further comprise one of the following features, or an appropriate combination thereof :
  • each electrode comprises a flexible reservoir for containing electrically conductive gel, said reservoir being terminated with a metallic grid intended to come directly in contact with the scalp and to provide wet electrical contact without shaving ;
  • the headband comprises a linear piece of elastic or stretch material provided with snap fasteners for closing and adjusting the headband to the head of a user ;
  • the snap fasteners are metallic and participate to the electric connection between said connector and said electrodes ;
  • the headband is made of a front part and a rear part and is adjustable to the user's head by means of a plurality of snap fasteners located on the front part cooperating with at least one snap fastener located on the rear part, said front part covering partially said rear part
  • the rear part comprises an extension designed so that to prevent electrical contact between the unused snap fasteners of the front part and the user' s head in the covering region of the front and rear parts ;
  • the headband is made of one single part provided with insulating snap fasteners intended to adjust the headband to the user' s head by folding of the latter on itself.
  • the invention also relates to a neurostimulation device comprising a headband as above and a wearable external cranial neuros timulator attached to said connector, the wearable neurost imulator being preferably a wireless neurostimulator .
  • the invention also relates to a method for external occipital neurostimulation using an external cranial neurostimulation device as above, characterised at least by the following steps :
  • FIG.l schematically represents a rear view of an embodiment of the headband according to the present invention .
  • FIG.2 schematically represents the gel reservoir of the headband according to the present invention, with the metallic grid through which the gel can be spread out.
  • FIG.3 represents the front connection of a wearable wireless electronic apparatus to the aforementioned headband.
  • FIG.4 represents a rear view of a first preferred embodiment of the headband according to the invention, comprising two parts connected with metallic snap fasteners.
  • FIG.5 represents both sides of the front part of the first preferred embodiment.
  • FIG.6 represents both sides of the rear part of the first preferred embodiment.
  • FIG.7 represents the electrode used in the first preferred embodiment.
  • FIG.8 represents more detailed views of the first preferred embodiment, reducing constructively the invention to practice.
  • FIG.9 represents a rear view of a second preferred embodiment of the headband according to the invention, built in one single part wherein the adjustment is performed with plastic snap fasteners.
  • FIG.10 represents the electrode used in the second preferred embodiment.
  • FIG.11 represents more detailed views of the second preferred embodiment, reducing constructively the invention to practice. Detailed description of the invention and preferred embodiments
  • Electrode technology use of gel that goes through a metallic grid ;
  • electrodes positioning correct positioning obtained easily on the back of the skull ;
  • adjustable device system foreseen to adapt to different headsizes ;
  • the system can be used with the Cefaly ® device.
  • the invention is basically a headband that enables electrical contact between a neurostimulator and the back of the skull.
  • the electrodes are made of high viscosity conductive gel. This gel can go through the hair, enabling a good contact with the skin. The gel should be spread on the right part of the skull.
  • the user puts the gel first in a small reservoir 1 located on the headband (FIG.l) .
  • the reservoir 1 is made of a container 5 closed with a grid 4 made of metallic material (FIG.2) . The user can then fit the headband on the head (see positioning below) .
  • the grid 4 has therefore the ability to prevent the gel to spread out when it is not desirable, and to allow to spread it out at the right location when necessary. Moreover, the fact that the grid is made at least partially of conductive element enables the electrical signal to reach the skull through the gel. Electrodes positioning
  • the electrodes should be sitting on the back of the head; it is therefore difficult for a user to place them correctly. However the correct positioning of the electrodes is very important to ensure an efficient neurostimulation applied exactly on the great occipital nerve 7 (see FIG.l) .
  • a hole 2 is foreseen on the back of the headband so that the user is able to place the electrodes at the right position (FIG.l) .
  • the hole 2 should be placed exactly in front of the occipital protuberantia (inion or proteberantia occipitalis externa) . It is a very good landmark, as the occipital protuberantia surfaces the base of the skull. Using a finger through the hole, the user can therefore easily locate the occipital protuberantia and thereby correctly position the headband on the head.
  • the headband should therefore be adjustable and advantageously made at least partly of elastic or stretch material.
  • the headband should be adjusted before it is placed on the head, to prevent difficult positioning and spread out of gel ; 2. there should be an electrical contact between the front part and the back part.
  • the adjustments should moreover be symmetrical: the center piece of the front part should stay in the middle of the forehead, while the center hole of the back part should stay in the middle of the back of the skull.
  • FIG.4 a first preferred embodiment
  • two parts are adjusted one over the other.
  • the adjustment of the headband is obtained thanks to snap connectors and an extension of the stretch material covering unused connectors.
  • a front part (FIG.5) contains a loose electrical wire (not shown) that is connected to a wearable device connector 6A on the front side (FIG.5A) and to one or more snap fasteners 3 on the back side (FIG.5B) .
  • Each snap fastener 3 is advantageously metallic, allowing electricity to go through it.
  • a rear part (FIG.6) comprising the electrodes 1 connects to each side of the front part through one of the snap fasteners 3 (FIG.6A) .
  • an electrical wire connects a corresponding snap fastener 3 to a metallic snap fastener 9, that is to be connected to the electrode 1 (FIG.6B, 7) .
  • snap 9 is electrically insulated on its side contacting the scalp.
  • the rear part contains an extended part at both sides that conveniently covers the unused snap fasteners 3 to prevent wrong electric contact with the user' s head .
  • the headband is made of one single piece of stretch material and contains an elastic electrical wire located within the elastic band.
  • This electrical wire is connected directly to the electrode (FIG.10), thanks to a metallic snap fastener 9.
  • Adjustment snap fasteners 3 are non-metallic, for example are made of plastic, and serve the only purpose of adjustment. The symmetry is then ensured by a similar positioning of the snaps 3 on both sides of the band. The adjustment of the band to the head of the user thanks to the snaps 3 is achieved by folding of the band on itself.
  • the band may be made of any suitable kind of elastic or stretch fabric while the grid may be made of any suitable metal.
  • the front part is made of Lycra ® and the rear part is made of thermoformed foam covered with Lycra ® .
  • the grid of the electrodes is made of stainless steel.
  • the headband according to the invention provides appropriate connection 6A with a wearable stimulator 6 (FIG.3) .
  • a wearable stimulator 6 FOG.3
  • the mechanical attachment of the stimulator to the headband may be provided by use of a non- conductive part having the shape of a pin, while the stimulator 6 and the connector 6A on the headband are provided with means for assuring continuity of the electric contact .

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Abstract

The present application relates to a headband for use in neurostimulation made at least partly of elastic or stretch material comprising : - a hole (2) to be located directly on the rear part of the scalp (8) of a user at the location of the inion or occipital protuberantia; - at least two electodes (1) symmetric about said hole (2) and designed so that to be applied on the right and left branch of the occipital nerve (7) respectively, once the inion is put in correspondence with said hole (2) by the user; - a connector for connecting a wearable neurostimulator to the headband, said connector being located opposite to said hole (2), once the headband is worn by the user and - means coupled to the elastic or stretch material for electrically connecting said connector and each of said electrodes (1).

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HEADBAND FOR EXTERNAL OCCIPITAL NEUROSTIMULATION Field of the invention
[0001] The present invention relates to devices pertaining to the technical field of external neurostimulation.
Prior art and technical problem
[0002] Neurostimulation is a well-known technique which consists in using electrical impulses to generate action potential on nerves. The devices are usually implantable systems similar to pacemakers.
[0003] Implantable neurostimulation is in use for treatment of headaches as migraine or cluster. It does exist for more than 10 years in the United States. The usual implantable neurostimulation technique consists in a neurostimulation applied to the occipital nerve.
[0004] Of course the implantable neurost imulators need surgery to be implanted and generate several problems linked to the invasive aspect of the technique.
[0005] In order to avoid the invasive issues STX-Med
Company has developed a specific device and technique (so- called Cefaly®) to apply external neurostimulation to the head in order to treat and prevent headaches and migraines. This technique is known as external cranial neurostimulation and is the subject of two patent filings: WO 2006/063417 and US 2009/0210028.
[0006] The Cefaly® device uses a supra-orbital electrode in order to apply the neurostimulation to the upper branch of the trigeminal nerve (VI) .
[0007] External cranial neurostimulation applied by means of a supra-orbital electrode does not have any action on the occipital nerve. Consequently supra-orbital neurostimulation cannot be used to treat occipital neuralgia and cannot replicate the usual occipital implantable neurostimulator. In addition external occipital neurostimulation is technically very complicated because of the hair present in the occipital region as compared with the smooth skin of the supra-orbital region .
[0008] Document CN 2531817 U discloses a set of electrodes of the "headband" type among which an occipital electrode allows stimulation of optic nerves having an afferent fibre at the back of the skull. This is not a "wet" electrode.
[0009] Several documents disclose electrode devices of the "headband" type intended for electroencephalograph (EEG) , i.e. for measurement, not for stimulation :
- a self-adjusting device with rubber band (US 3,998,213
A, CA 2 082 092 A) ;
- a visor cap device (WO 2000/45701 A) ;
- a bonnet device (US 4,537,198 A).
[0010] Document US 2009/0105576 A discloses an electrode for EEG systems comprising a fixed part for contacting the skin with the use of gel.
Aims of the invention
[0011] The present invention aims at avoiding the drawbacks of prior art.
[0012] Particularly, a goal of the invention is to enable external neurostimulation of the occipital nerve in an easy and comfortable way using a wearable neurostimulator such as Cefaly® and solving the hair issue in the occipital region.
Summary of the invention
[0013] The present invention relates to a headband for use in neurostimulation made at least partly of elastic or stretch material comprising : - a hole to be located directly on the rear part of the scalp of a user at the location of the inion or occipital protuberantia ;
- at least two electodes symmetric about said hole and designed so that to be applied on the right and left branch of the occipital nerve respectively, once the inion is put in correspondence with said hole by the user ;
- a connector for connecting a wearable neurostimulator to the headband, said connector being located opposite to said hole, once the headband is worn by the user and
- means coupled to the elastic or stretch material for electrically connecting said connector and each of said electrodes .
[0014] Preferred or particular embodiments of the present invention further comprise one of the following features, or an appropriate combination thereof :
- each electrode comprises a flexible reservoir for containing electrically conductive gel, said reservoir being terminated with a metallic grid intended to come directly in contact with the scalp and to provide wet electrical contact without shaving ;
- the headband comprises a linear piece of elastic or stretch material provided with snap fasteners for closing and adjusting the headband to the head of a user ;
- at least part of the snap fasteners are metallic and participate to the electric connection between said connector and said electrodes ;
- the headband is made of a front part and a rear part and is adjustable to the user's head by means of a plurality of snap fasteners located on the front part cooperating with at least one snap fastener located on the rear part, said front part covering partially said rear part
- the rear part comprises an extension designed so that to prevent electrical contact between the unused snap fasteners of the front part and the user' s head in the covering region of the front and rear parts ;
- the headband is made of one single part provided with insulating snap fasteners intended to adjust the headband to the user' s head by folding of the latter on itself.
[0015] The invention also relates to a neurostimulation device comprising a headband as above and a wearable external cranial neuros timulator attached to said connector, the wearable neurost imulator being preferably a wireless neurostimulator .
[0016] (only for the U.S.A.) The invention also relates to a method for external occipital neurostimulation using an external cranial neurostimulation device as above, characterised at least by the following steps :
- either closing the headband around the head of the user by use of snap fasteners ;
- or adjusting the headband to the diameter of the head by use of other snap fasteners providing folding of the elastic or stretch material ;
- using fingers for further adjusting the headband by putting the hole of the headband in front of the inion or occipital protuberantia ;
- providing electric contact between the electrodes and the skin through the scalp, by pushing onto the respective reservoirs to let gel spread out of said reservoirs through their respective grids ;
- connecting the wearable external cranial neurostimulator to the connector ; - powering the wearable neurostimulator to provide neurostimulation .
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[0017] FIG.l schematically represents a rear view of an embodiment of the headband according to the present invention .
[0018] FIG.2 schematically represents the gel reservoir of the headband according to the present invention, with the metallic grid through which the gel can be spread out.
[0019] FIG.3 represents the front connection of a wearable wireless electronic apparatus to the aforementioned headband.
[0020] FIG.4 represents a rear view of a first preferred embodiment of the headband according to the invention, comprising two parts connected with metallic snap fasteners.
[0021] FIG.5 represents both sides of the front part of the first preferred embodiment.
[0022] FIG.6 represents both sides of the rear part of the first preferred embodiment.
[0023] FIG.7 represents the electrode used in the first preferred embodiment.
[0024] FIG.8 represents more detailed views of the first preferred embodiment, reducing constructively the invention to practice.
[0025] FIG.9 represents a rear view of a second preferred embodiment of the headband according to the invention, built in one single part wherein the adjustment is performed with plastic snap fasteners.
[0026] FIG.10 represents the electrode used in the second preferred embodiment.
[0027] FIG.11 represents more detailed views of the second preferred embodiment, reducing constructively the invention to practice. Detailed description of the invention and preferred embodiments
[0028] Four main parts are involved in this invention: electrode technology: use of gel that goes through a metallic grid ;
electrodes positioning: correct positioning obtained easily on the back of the skull ;
adjustable device: system foreseen to adapt to different headsizes ;
- contact with a wearable device: the system can be used with the Cefaly® device.
[0029] The invention is basically a headband that enables electrical contact between a neurostimulator and the back of the skull.
Electrode technology
[0030] To avoid that someone has to shave the hair on the back of the skull, where the electrodes should contact the skin, the electrodes are made of high viscosity conductive gel. This gel can go through the hair, enabling a good contact with the skin. The gel should be spread on the right part of the skull. To adequately place the gel on the head, the user puts the gel first in a small reservoir 1 located on the headband (FIG.l) . The reservoir 1 is made of a container 5 closed with a grid 4 made of metallic material (FIG.2) . The user can then fit the headband on the head (see positioning below) .
[0031] During this stage, no gel is spread out, preventing any gel sitting at a wrong location. Once the system is in place, the user pushes on the back of the reservoir to spread out the gel on the head through the grid. This way no gel is spread out outside of the desired zone. The electrical conductivity is ensured by the grid 4 which is electrically connected to the stimulator via the headband thanks to a snap fastener 9 (see FIG.7 and FIG.10).
[0032] The grid 4 has therefore the ability to prevent the gel to spread out when it is not desirable, and to allow to spread it out at the right location when necessary. Moreover, the fact that the grid is made at least partially of conductive element enables the electrical signal to reach the skull through the gel. Electrodes positioning
[0033] The electrodes should be sitting on the back of the head; it is therefore difficult for a user to place them correctly. However the correct positioning of the electrodes is very important to ensure an efficient neurostimulation applied exactly on the great occipital nerve 7 (see FIG.l) . To ease this process, a hole 2 is foreseen on the back of the headband so that the user is able to place the electrodes at the right position (FIG.l) . The hole 2 should be placed exactly in front of the occipital protuberantia (inion or proteberantia occipitalis externa) . It is a very good landmark, as the occipital protuberantia surfaces the base of the skull. Using a finger through the hole, the user can therefore easily locate the occipital protuberantia and thereby correctly position the headband on the head.
Adjustable device
[0034] Not every user has the same head size. The headband should therefore be adjustable and advantageously made at least partly of elastic or stretch material. Two challenges are faced in the present invention:
1. the headband should be adjusted before it is placed on the head, to prevent difficult positioning and spread out of gel ; 2. there should be an electrical contact between the front part and the back part.
[0035] The adjustments should moreover be symmetrical: the center piece of the front part should stay in the middle of the forehead, while the center hole of the back part should stay in the middle of the back of the skull.
[0036] To achieve this, in a first preferred embodiment (FIG.4), two parts are adjusted one over the other. The adjustment of the headband is obtained thanks to snap connectors and an extension of the stretch material covering unused connectors. A front part (FIG.5) contains a loose electrical wire (not shown) that is connected to a wearable device connector 6A on the front side (FIG.5A) and to one or more snap fasteners 3 on the back side (FIG.5B) . Each snap fastener 3 is advantageously metallic, allowing electricity to go through it. A rear part (FIG.6) comprising the electrodes 1 connects to each side of the front part through one of the snap fasteners 3 (FIG.6A) . The symmetry is ensured by a similar positioning of the snaps 3 on both sides of the band. On the rear part, an electrical wire connects a corresponding snap fastener 3 to a metallic snap fastener 9, that is to be connected to the electrode 1 (FIG.6B, 7) . Of course, snap 9 is electrically insulated on its side contacting the scalp. The rear part contains an extended part at both sides that conveniently covers the unused snap fasteners 3 to prevent wrong electric contact with the user' s head .
[0037] In a second preferred embodiment (FIG.9), the headband is made of one single piece of stretch material and contains an elastic electrical wire located within the elastic band. This electrical wire is connected directly to the electrode (FIG.10), thanks to a metallic snap fastener 9. Adjustment snap fasteners 3 are non-metallic, for example are made of plastic, and serve the only purpose of adjustment. The symmetry is then ensured by a similar positioning of the snaps 3 on both sides of the band. The adjustment of the band to the head of the user thanks to the snaps 3 is achieved by folding of the band on itself.
[0038] All the materials known of or considered appropriate for the skilled person can be used in the above embodiments of the invention. In particular the band may be made of any suitable kind of elastic or stretch fabric while the grid may be made of any suitable metal. For example, in the first preferred embodiment of the invention, the front part is made of Lycra® and the rear part is made of thermoformed foam covered with Lycra®. The grid of the electrodes is made of stainless steel. Wearable stimulator
[0039] The headband according to the invention provides appropriate connection 6A with a wearable stimulator 6 (FIG.3) . For example, in an embodiment very similar to the Cefaly® device itself, the mechanical attachment of the stimulator to the headband may be provided by use of a non- conductive part having the shape of a pin, while the stimulator 6 and the connector 6A on the headband are provided with means for assuring continuity of the electric contact .
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1. electrode
2. occipital hole
3. snap fastener
4. grid
5. gel container (reservoir)
6. wearable neurostimulator ; 6A connector
7. great occipital nerve
8. scalp
9. electrode snap fastener
10. electrode holder

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1 . Headband for use in neurostimulation made at least partly of elastic or stretch material comprising :
- a hole (2) to be located directly on the rear part of the scalp (8) of a user at the location of the inion or occipital protuberantia ;
- at least two electodes (1) symmetric about said hole (2) and designed so that to be applied on the right and left branch of the occipital nerve (7) respectively, once the inion is put in correspondence with said hole (2) by the user ;
- a connector (6A) for connecting a wearable neurostimulator (6) to the headband, said connector (6A) being located opposite to said hole (2) , once the headband is worn by the user and
- means coupled to the elastic or stretch material for electrically connecting said connector (6A) and each of said electrodes (1).
2. Headband according to claim 1, characterised in that each electrode (1) comprises a flexible reservoir (5) for containing electrically conductive gel, said reservoir being terminated with a metallic grid (4) intended to come directly in contact with the scalp (8) and to provide wet electrical contact without shaving.
3. Headband according to claim 1, characterised in that it comprises a linear piece of elastic or stretch material provided with snap fasteners (3) for closing or adjusting the headband to the head of the user.
4. Headband according to claim 3, characterised in that at least part of the snap fasteners (3) are metallic and participate to the electric connection between said connector (6A) and said electrodes (1, 9) .
5. Headband according to claim 4, characterised in that the headband is made of a front part and a rear part and is adjustable to the user's head by means of a plurality of snap fasteners (3) located on the front part cooperating with at least one snap fastener (3) located on the rear part, said front part covering partially said rear part.
6. Headband according to claim 5, characterised in that the rear part comprises an extension designed so that to prevent electrical contact between the unused snap fasteners (3) of the front part and the user's head in the covering region of the front and rear parts.
7. Headband according to claim 3, characterised in that it is made of one single part provided with insulating snap fasteners (3) intended to adjust the headband to the user's head by folding of the latter on itself.
8. e u r o s t i mu 1 a t i o n device comprising a headband according to anyone of the preceding claims and a wearable external cranial neurostimulator (6) attached to said connector (6A) .
9. Neuros t imulat ion device according to claim 8, characterised in that the wearable neurostimulator (6) is a wireless neurostimulator.
10. (only for the U.S.A.) Method for external occipital neu r o s t i mu 1 a t i o n using an external cranial neurostimulation device according to claim 8, characterised at least by the following steps :
- either closing the headband around the head of the user by use of snap fasteners (3) ;
- or adjusting the headband to the diameter of the head by use of other snap fasteners (3) providing folding of the elastic or stretch material ;
- using fingers for further adjusting the headband by putting the hole (2) of the headband in front of the inion or occipital protuberantia ;
- providing electric contact between the electrodes (1) and the skin through the scalp, by pushing onto the respective reservoirs (5) to let gel spread out of said reservoirs (5) through their respective grids (4) ;
- connecting the wearable external cranial neurostimulator (6) to the connector (6A);
- powering the wearable neurostimulator (6) to provide neurostimulation .
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