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US 2013/0253604 A1Published application
Cranial nerve stimulation for treatment of substance addiction
AssigneeCyberonics, Inc.
InventorsReese S. TERRY, JR., Jacob ZABARA
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Abstract
A method of treating a patient with at least one substance addiction, which comprises directly stimulating a cranial nerve, such as the vagus nerve, of a patient with an electrical pulse signal defined by a plurality of parameters to provide a therapy regimen for alleviating a symptom associated with the substance addiction.
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A method of treating a patient having a substance addiction, comprising:
- operatively coupling a first electrode to a first cranial nerve of the patient;
- applying a first electrical signal to the first cranial nerve of the patient in a first treatment period to alleviate an acute symptom of the substance addiction;
- directly coupling a second electrode to a second cranial nerve of the patient;
- applying a second electrical signal to the second cranial nerve of the patient in a second treatment period to treat a chronic symptom of the substance addiction.
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A method of treating a patient having a substance addiction, comprising:
- operatively coupling a first electrode to a first portion of a cranial nerve of the patient;
- applying a first electrical signal to the first portion of the cranial nerve of the patient in a first treatment period to alleviate an acute symptom of the substance addiction;
- directly coupling a second electrode to a second portion of the cranial nerve of the patient;
- applying a second electrical signal to the second portion of the cranial nerve of the patient in a second treatment period to treat a chronic symptom of the substance addiction.
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A system for treating a patient having a substance addiction, comprising:
- a first electrode operatively coupled to a first cranial nerve of the patient, wherein a first electrical signal is applied to the first cranial nerve of the patient in a first treatment period to alleviate an acute symptom of the substance addiction;
- a second electrode directly coupled to a second cranial nerve of the patient, wherein a second electrical signal is applied to the second cranial nerve of the patient in a second treatment period to treat a chronic symptom of the substance addiction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.