Apparatus and Methods for Feedback-Based Nerve Modulation
OwnerAdi Mashiachinventor
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Abstract
A device according to some embodiments may include a housing configured for location external to a body of a subject. The device may also include at least one processor associated with the housing and configured to communicate with a circuit implanted in the subject within proximity to a tongue of the subject, wherein the circuit is in electrical communication with at least one electrode, receive a physiological signal from the subject via the circuit, and send a control signal to the implanted circuit in response to the physiological signal, wherein the control signal is predetermined to activate neuromuscular tissue within the tongue.
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1-14. (canceled)
A hypertension therapy device for affecting blood pressure, the hypertension therapy device comprising, comprising:
- a housing configured for location external to a body of a subject;
- and
- at least one processor associated with the housing and further configured to:
- communicate with a circuit implanted in a blood vessel of the subject within proximity to at least one of a renal nerve, a baroreceptor, and a glossopharyngeal nerve, wherein the circuit is in electrical communication with at least one electrode;
- receive a physiological signal from the subject and
- send a control signal to the implanted circuit in response to the physiological signal, wherein the control signal is predetermined to modulate nerve tissue to affect blood pressure.
The hypertension therapy device of claim Error! Reference source not found.5, wherein the processor is configured to send the control signal within a response time between 1 millisecond and 10 minutes.
The hypertension therapy device of claim Error! Reference source not found.5, further comprising an antenna configured to transmit the control signal from the location outside of the subject's body to an antenna associated with the implanted circuit.
The hypertension therapy device of claim Error! Reference source not found.5, wherein the physiological signal includes at least one aspect indicative of blood pressure of the subject.
The hypertension therapy device of claim Error! Reference source not found.5, wherein the control signal is configured to perform at least one function chosen from the group consisting of stimulating the baroreceptor, down modulating the renal nerve, and stimulating the glossopharyngeal nerve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.