Device and method for interfering with sympathetic chain signaling for attenuating hot flashes, post-traumatic stress disorder, pain and dysautonomia
AssigneeThe Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
InventorsAda Shuk Yan Poon, Vijaykumar Rajasekhar, Kathryn Hammond Rosenbluth, Xiang Mackey Qian, Scott Delp, John Paderi, Tahel Altman
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Abstract
Provided herein are a device and method for attenuating posttraumatic stress syndrome, menopause symptoms, dysautonomia and pain by interfering with sympathetic chain signaling, particularly by blocking stellate ganglion conduction.
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A device for attenuating symptoms in a subject suffering from a sympathetic nervous system disturbance by interfering with sympathetic chain signaling at cervical or thoracic levels, the device comprising
- (a) an interface for interfering with sympathetic chain signaling at cervical or thoracic levels,
- (b) an actuator for modulating sympathetic chain signaling,
- (c) a power source for providing power to said actuator.
A device for attenuating symptoms in a subject suffering from a sympathetic nervous system disturbance by interfering with sympathetic chain signaling at cervical or thoracic levels, the device comprising
- (a) an interface for interfering with sympathetic chain signaling at cervical or thoracic levels,
- (b) an actuator for modulating sympathetic chain signaling,
- (c) a power source for providing power to said actuator,
- (d) one or more sensors for detecting changes,
- (e) controls for capturing information from said one or more sensors and for integrating said information into parameters,
- (f) a medium for storing said parameters in digital format.
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