Device and procedure to treat cardiac atrial arrhythmias
AssigneeScience Medicus, Inc.
InventorsEleanor L. Schuler, Claude K. Lee
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Abstract
A non-invasive vagal stimulation device and method. The device comprises a body having a vibration member. The stimulation is created by the vibration member which has a vibratory rate that can be adjusted from being off to a preferred operating range. The non-invasive stimulation method consists of placing the non-invasive stimulation device in the vicinity of the carotid artery bifrication where arises a carotid sinus and body which contain afferent sensory nerves that travel to medulla oblongata of brain, and either applying pressure in place, or moving the device along the target arm. The method can be accomplished either with the vibration feature of the device turned on or off.
Claims6
A method for non-invasively treating cardiac irregularities via stimulation in a target zone comprising afferent nerves of the carotid body and sinus on the right or left side of the human neck, comprising the steps of:
- providing a device shaped to contact the neck in the vicinity of the target zone;
- applying pressure in the vicinity of the target zone to cause nerve stimulation.
A method for non-invasively treating atrial irregularities via nerve stimulation, comprising the steps of:
- applying pressure in the vicinity of a target zone comprising afferent nerves of the carotid body and sinus with a device;
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- maintaining pressure for a period of time sufficient to reduce the atrial arrhythmia.
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