Carotid sinus nerve stimulation

An implantable system for stimulating nerve fibers to treat a condition in a patient, the system comprising:

• a pulse generator;
• a first multipolar electrode device configured to wrap around carotid sinus nerve afferent fibers and cardiac-specific vagal nerve afferent fibers in a first side of a patient's neck;
• a first lead attached at one end to the pulse generator and at an opposite end to the first multipolar electrode device;
• and
• a computing device wirelessly connected to the pulse generator and configured to:
• receive a sensed heart rate from an electrocardiogram sensor, wherein the sensed heart rate is indicative of an activity level of the patient;
• transmit stimulation frequency to the pulse generator, wherein an increase in the sensed heart rate causes an increase in the stimulation frequency;
• time a stimulation of the carotid sinus nerve afferent fibers and the cardiac-specific vagal nerve afferent fibers to the sensed heart rate;
• and
• adjust stimulation of the carotid sinus nerve afferent fibers and the cardiac-specific vagal nerve afferent fibers based on the stimulation frequency.

An implantable system for stimulating nerve fibers to treat a condition in a patient, the system comprising:

• a pulse generator;
• a multipolar electrode device configured to stimulate afferent fibers associated with baroreceptors and/or a carotid sinus nerve of a patient;
• a lead attached and operably coupled to the pulse generator and first multipolar electrode device;
• and
• a computing device connected to the pulse generator and configured to:
• provide a first stimulation via the multipolar electrode device;
• after providing the stimulation, receive a sensed heart rate from the patient, wherein the sensed heart rate is indicative of an activity level of the patient;
• transmit, to the pulse generator, a stimulation frequency correlated to the sensed heart rate, such that an increase in the sensed heart rate causes an increase in the stimulation frequency;
• and
• provide a second stimulation based on the stimulation parameter.