Methods and apparatus for treating anaphylaxis using electrical modulation
AssigneeElectroCore, Inc.
InventorsJoseph P. Errico, Steven Mendez
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Abstract
Methods and devices for treating anaphylaxis, anaphylactic shock, bronchial constriction, and/or asthma include providing an electrical impulse to a selected region of the vagus nerve of a patient suffering from anaphylaxis to block and/or modulate nerve signals that would regulate the function of, for example, myocardial tissue, vasodilation/constriction and/or pulmonary tissue.
Claims20
A method of treating anaphylaxis comprising applying at least one electrical impulse to at least one selected region of the vagus nerve of a mammal in need of relief from anaphylaxis, such that an effect on regulation of at least one of muscle fibers of the mammal's cardiac tissue, vasoconstriction, and the muscle fibers of the mammal's bronchi is achieved.
A device for the treatment of anaphylaxis comprising:
- an electrical impulse generator;
- a power source coupled to the electrical impulse generator;
- a control unit in communication with the electrical impulse generator and coupled to the power source;
- electrodes coupled to the electrical impulse generator;
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- electrode leads coupled to the electrodes for attachment to one or more selected regions of a vagus nerve of a mammal;
- wherein the control unit is operable to modulate the electrical impulse generator for generation of a signal suitable for treatment of the anaphylaxis and/or related complications when the signal is applied via the electrode leads to the vagus nerve.
A method of treating anaphylaxis, anaphylactic shock, bronchial constriction, and/or asthma, comprising applying at least one electrical impulse to one or more selected regions of the vagus nerve of a mammal in need of relief.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.