Methods of indirectly stimulating the vagus nerve with an electrical field
US7142910B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 17, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P43/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Controlled cessation of heart beat during coronary bypass surgery and other cardiac surgeries on a beating heart improves surgical technique, and is achieved typically by electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve and administration of a combination of drugs.
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