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US 2013/0158625 A1Published application
Respiratory Rectification
AssigneeRespicardia, Inc.
InventorsMark Gelfand, Kristofer J. James, Randy W. Westlund, Antonis Panteleon, Todd P. Goblish, Mark C. Lynn
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Abstract
A means for treating breathing disorders by stimulating respiratory muscles or nerves to entrain respiratory systems while leaving respiratory drive intact. Embodiments of the invention employ frequency analysis to determine if appropriate stimulation energy is being applied.
Claims14
A method of treating breathing disorders comprising the steps of:
- a. stimulating a phrenic nerve or diaphragm at a frequency below an intrinsic breathing rate at an intensity sufficient to entrain respiration while leaving intrinsic drive to breathe intact.
A method of treating breathing disorders comprising the steps of:
- a. stimulating a phrenic nerve or diaphragm of a patient at a fixed frequency different from an intrinsic respiration frequency of the patient;
- b. sensing a signal representative of the patient's respiration;
- c. comparing the frequency distribution of the of the sensed respiration signal to a target frequency distribution;
- d. adjusting the intensity of the stimulation based on the comparison of frequency distributions until the stimulation is at an intensity sufficient to entrain respiration while leaving intrinsic drive to breathe intact.
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