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US 2015/0306392 A1Published application
Cranial nerve stimulation to treat depression during sleep
AssigneeCyberonics, Inc.
InventorShivkumar SABESAN
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Abstract
A method includes determining sleep cycle information related to a sleep cycle of a patient based on body parameter data. The method also includes adjusting a cranial nerve stimulation parameter based on the sleep cycle information. The method further includes applying a cranial nerve stimulation therapy to treat depression based on the adjusted cranial nerve stimulation parameter.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- determining, at a computing device, sleep cycle information related to a sleep cycle of a patient based on body parameter data;
- adjusting, at the computing device, a cranial nerve stimulation parameter based on the sleep cycle information;
- and
- applying a cranial nerve stimulation therapy to treat depression based on the adjusted cranial nerve stimulation parameter.
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A device comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- determine sleep cycle information related to a sleep cycle of a patient based on body parameter data;
- and
- adjust a cranial nerve stimulation parameter based on the sleep cycle information;
- a memory coupled to the processor;
- and
- a therapy delivery unit configured to apply cranial nerve stimulation to treat depression based on the cranial nerve stimulation parameter.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions executable by a processor to:
- determine sleep cycle information related to a sleep cycle of a patient based on body parameter data;
- adjust a cranial nerve stimulation parameter based on the sleep cycle information;
- and
- apply a cranial nerve stimulation therapy to treat depression based on the adjusted cranial nerve stimulation parameter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.