Parasympathetic pacing therapy during and following a medical procedure, clinical trauma or pathology
US8036745B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 21, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/395
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A treatment method is provided, including identifying a subject as one who is selected to undergo an interventional medical procedure, and, in response to the identifying, reducing a likelihood of a potential adverse effect of the procedure by applying an electrical current to a parasympathetic site of the subject selected from the group consisting of: a vagus nerve of the subject, an epicardial fat pad of the subject, a pulmonary vein of the subject, a carotid artery of the subject, a carotid sinus of the subject, a coronary sinus of the subject, a vena cava vein of the subject, a jugular vein of the subject, a right ventricle of the subject, a parasympathetic ganglion of the subject, and a parasympathetic nerve of the subject.
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