Electrical stimulation treatment of hypotension
AssigneeElectroCore, Inc.
InventorsJoseph P. Errico, Steven Mendez, James R. Pastena
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Abstract
Methods and devices for treating hypotension, such as in cases of shock, including septic shock and anaphylactic shock, wherein the treatment includes providing an electrical impulse to a selected region of the vagus nerve of a patient suffering from hypotension to block and/or modulate nerve signals that regulate blood pressure.
Claims20
A method of treating hypotension 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 hypotension, such that increased blood pressure is achieved.
A device for the treatment of hypotension 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 modulates the electrical impulse generator for generation of a signal suitable for amelioration of the hypotension when the signal is applied via the electrode leads to the vagus nerve.
A method of treating hypotension associated with shock comprising applying at least one electrical impulse to one or more selected regions of the vagus nerve of a mammal in need of relief from hypotension.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.