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Implantable electrostimulator for improving blood flow

  • US 10,369,366 B2
  • Filed: 10/06/2017
  • Issued: 08/06/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Apparatus for treating a subject who suffers from both peripheral artery occlusive disease and polyneuropathy, the apparatus comprising:

  • an implant, comprising;

    an injectable housing,an electrode disposed on an outer surface of the housing, andcircuitry, configured;

    (i) with a first mode in which the circuitry drives the electrode to apply a first electrical current having a frequency of 1-100 Hz,(ii) with a second mode in which the implant applies a second electrical current having a frequency of 1-10 kHz, and(iii) to alternate the implant between the first mode and the second mode; and

    an introducer;

    comprising a tube defining a lumen, the tube being percutaneously-advanceable into tissue of the subject, and the lumen dimensioned to at least temporarily house the implant, andconfigured to deploy the implant from a distal end of the lumen by moving the implant and the distal end of the lumen relative to each other.

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