Method and apparatus for facilitating recovery of patients in deep coma
US5611350A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/36103
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a medical procedure to treat a patient in a deep coma, an electrode is implanted on the vagus nerve (tenth cranial nerve) in the patient's neck. A selected pulse train is generated and applied to the electrode as a treatment for the deep coma. The patient's brain waves are collected, amplified and digitized before, during and after the treatment, and compared, using a computer system, against a reference (the patient or/and a normal group) to determine if the treatment is helping the patient.
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