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US 9,283,390 B2Granted
Methods and apparatus for treating anaphylaxis using electrical modulation
AssigneeElectroCore, Inc.
InventorsJoseph P. Errico, Steven Mendez
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Abstract
Methods and devices for treating anaphylaxis, anaphylactic shock, bronchial constriction, and/or asthma include providing an electrical impulse to a selected region of the vagus nerve of a patient suffering from anaphylaxis to block and/or modulate nerve signals that would regulate the function of, for example, myocardial tissue, vasodilation/constriction and/or pulmonary tissue.
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A device for increasing a heart function in a patient, the device comprising:
- a power source;
- an electrical impulse generator coupled to the power source;
- and
- one or more electrodes coupled to the electrical impulse generator,
- wherein the electrodes are configured to be positioned on an exterior of the patient, and
- wherein the power source is configured to power the electrical impulse generator such that the electrical impulse generator generates a signal sufficient to facilitate heart contractility in the patient based at least in part on the signal being applied via the one or more electrodes to a selected nerve in an autonomic nervous system of the patient.
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A device for increasing a heart function in a patient, the device comprising:
- a power source;
- an electrical impulse generator coupled to the power source;
- and
- one or more energy transmitters coupled to the electrical impulse generator,
- wherein the energy transmitters are configured to be positioned on an exterior of the patient, and
- wherein the power source is configured to power the electrical impulse generator such that the electrical impulse generator generates a signal sufficient to increase heart contractility of the patient based at least in part on energy being applied via the one or more energy transmitters to a selected nerve in an autonomic nervous system of the patient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.