Cardiac neuromodulation and methods of using same
US7769441B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 3, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/36117
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates in general to methodologies for the treatment quenching preconditioning and communication between the intrinsic cardiac nervous system and an electrical stimulus. In particular, the present invention utilizes spinal cord stimulation to alter and/or affect the intrinsic cardiac nervous system and thereby protect the myocytes, stabilize myocardial electrical instability and/or alleviate or diminish cardiac pathologies.
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