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US 2014/0277254 A1Published application
Electrode Configuration for Implantable Modulator
OwnerAdi Maschiachinventor
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Abstract
A device according to some embodiments may include an implantable flexible carrier and a pair of electrodes located on the carrier. The electrodes may be spaced from each other by a distance greater than 3 mm, and may be configured to cause, when supplied with an electrical signal, a unidirectional electric field sufficient to modulate at least one nerve.
Claims15
1-11. (canceled)
A hypertension therapy device for affecting blood pressure, comprising:
- an implantable flexible carrier configured for implantation in a blood vessel of a subject in a vicinity of at least one of a renal nerve, a carotid baroreceptor, and a glossopharyngeal nerve;
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- a pair of electrodes located on the carrier, wherein the electrodes are spaced from each other by a distance greater than 3 mm, and are configured to facilitate, when supplied with an electrical signal, a substantially unidirectional electric field sufficient to modulate the at least one of a renal nerve, a carotid baroreceptor, and a glossopharyngeal nerve.
17-21. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.