Apparatus and methods for assisted breathing by transvascular nerve stimulation
US9242088B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0034
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A catheter may include electrodes for transvascular nerve stimulation. The electrodes may be positioned within lumens of the catheter and aligned with apertures in the outer wall of the catheter. The electrodes may produce focused electrical fields for stimulation of one or more nerves. In one embodiment, the catheter may include a set of proximal electrodes and a set of distal electrodes, and the proximal electrodes may stimulate a patient's left phrenic nerve and the distal electrodes may stimulate a patient's right phrenic nerve.
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