Methods and systems for treating cardiovascular disease using an implantable electroacupuncture device
AssigneeValencia Technologies Corporation
InventorsJeffrey H. Greiner, David K. L. Peterson, Chuladatta Thenuwara
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Abstract
An exemplary method treating a cardiovascular disease in a patient includes 1) generating, by an electroacupuncture device implanted beneath a skin surface of the patient, stimulation sessions at a duty cycle that is less than 0.05, and 2) applying, by the electroacupuncture device in accordance with the duty cycle, the stimulation sessions to a median nerve of the patient by way of an electrode array located within the patient at an acupoint corresponding to the median nerve.
Claims20
A method of treating cardiovascular disease in a patient, comprising:
- generating, by an electroacupuncture device implanted beneath a skin surface of the patient, stimulation sessions at a duty cycle that is less than 0.05, wherein
- each stimulation session included in the plurality of stimulation sessions comprises a series of stimulation pulses,
- the duty cycle is a ratio of T3 to T4,
- each stimulation session included in the stimulation sessions has a duration of T3 minutes and occurs at a rate of once every T4 minutes, and
- the electroacupuncture device is powered by a primary battery located within the electroacupuncture device and having an internal impedance greater than 5 ohms;
- and
- applying, by the electroacupuncture device in accordance with the duty cycle, the stimulation sessions to a median nerve of the patient by way of an electrode array located within the patient at an acupoint corresponding to the median nerve.
A method of treating cardiovascular disease in a patient, comprising:
- generating, by an electroacupuncture device implanted beneath a skin surface of the patient, stimulation sessions at a duty cycle that is less than 0.05, wherein
- each stimulation session included in the plurality of stimulation sessions comprises a series of stimulation pulses,
- the duty cycle is a ratio of T3 to T4,
- each stimulation session included in the stimulation sessions has a duration of T3 minutes and occurs at a rate of once every T4 minutes, and
- the electroacupuncture device is powered by a primary battery located within the electroacupuncture device and having a capacity of less than 60 milliamp-hours (mAh);
- and
- applying, by the electroacupuncture device in accordance with the duty cycle, the stimulation sessions to a median nerve of the patient by way of an electrode array located within the patient at an acupoint corresponding to the median nerve.
An electroacupuncture device for treating cardiovascular disease in a patient, comprising:
- a housing configured to be implanted beneath a skin surface of the patient,
- pulse generation circuitry located within the housing, wherein the pulse generation circuitry is configured to
- generate stimulation sessions at a duty cycle that is less than 0.05, and
- apply, in accordance with the duty cycle, the stimulation sessions to a median nerve by way of an electrode array communicatively coupled to the pulse generation circuitry and configured to be located within the patient at an acupoint corresponding to a median nerve;
- and
- a primary battery located within the housing and having an internal impedance greater than 5 ohms, the primary battery configured to provide operating power to the pulse generation circuitry;
- wherein
- each stimulation session included in the stimulation sessions comprises a series of stimulation pulses,
- the duty cycle is a ratio of T3 to T4, and
- each stimulation session included in the stimulation sessions has a duration of T3 minutes and occurs at a rate of once every T4 minutes.
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