Cefaly is an external cranial neurostimulation device for the treatment and prevention of migraine

Migraine

Migraine is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by moderate to severe headaches, and nausea...

 and headache

Headache

A headache or cephalalgia is pain anywhere in the region of the head or neck. It can be a symptom of a number of different conditions of the head and neck. The brain tissue itself is not sensitive to pain because it lacks pain receptors. Rather, the pain is caused by disturbance of the...

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This is an electronic device that generates electrical pulses.
These pulses are designed to trigger stimuli, that is to say, action potentials, on nerve fibers of the upper branch of the trigeminal nerve

Trigeminal nerve

The trigeminal nerve contains both sensory and motor fibres. It is responsible for sensation in the face and certain motor functions such as biting, chewing, and swallowing. Sensory information from the face and body is processed by parallel pathways in the central nervous system...

 (V1) via a surface supraorbital electrode, or on the greater occipital nerve

Greater occipital nerve

The greater occipital nerve is a spinal nerve, specifically the medial branch of the dorsal primary ramus of cervical spinal nerve 2. This nerve arises from between the first and second cervical vertebrae, along with the lesser occipital nerve. It ascends after emerging from the suboccipital...

of Arnold (C II) via an occipital electrode.
Cefaly bears the CE Medical mark and complies strictly with the European directive applicable to medical devices, namely 93/42 EEC.

STX-Med, the company that designed and produces Cefaly, is ISO-certified.
The design, development and production processes of the Cefaly comply with the strictest quality standards.

• ISO 9001: 2008
• ISO Medical 13485: 2003
• ISO Medical 13485: 2003 under CMDCAS (Canada)