Minimally invasive surgery placement of stimulation leads in mediastinal structures
First Claim
1. A method for stimulating mediastinum tissue, said method comprising (1) inserting an electrostimulation device under skin and accessing the mediastinum tissue to be stimulated, wherein the electrostimulation device has an electrostimulation lead and a distal end;
- (2) attaching the electrostimulation lead to the mediastinum tissue to be stimulated;
(3) attaching the proximal end to a pulse generator; and
(3) using the pulse generator to deliver electrical stimulation through the electrostimulation lead to the mediastinum tissue to be stimulated, wherein the insertion of the electrostimulation device and attachment of the electrostimulation lead are implemented using minimally invasive surgical techniques.
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Abstract
A method for placement of electrostimulation leads in the mediastinum is provided. More particularly, this invention relates to placement of electrostimulation leads in the mediastinum using minimally invasive surgical techniques. Leads so placed may be used to stimulate specific mediastinal organs including, for example, the esophagus, neural structures such as the vagus and phrenic nerves, and cardiovascular organs such as the heart and other vessels in order to provide therapeutic, physiological, and/or patho-physiological effects on the mediastinal organs and/or target organs to which such mediastinal organs or structures are attached
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23 Claims
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1. A method for stimulating mediastinum tissue, said method comprising
(1) inserting an electrostimulation device under skin and accessing the mediastinum tissue to be stimulated, wherein the electrostimulation device has an electrostimulation lead and a distal end; -
(2) attaching the electrostimulation lead to the mediastinum tissue to be stimulated;
(3) attaching the proximal end to a pulse generator; and
(3) using the pulse generator to deliver electrical stimulation through the electrostimulation lead to the mediastinum tissue to be stimulated, wherein the insertion of the electrostimulation device and attachment of the electrostimulation lead are implemented using minimally invasive surgical techniques. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of inducing weight loss in a human subject, said method comprising:
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(1) inserting an electrostimulation device under skin and accessing the mediastinum tissue to be stimulated, wherein the electrostimuation device has an electrostimulation lead and a distal end;
(2) attaching the electrostimulation lead to the mediastinum tissue to be stimulated;
(3) attaching the proximal end to an implantable programable pulse generator; and
(4) using the pulse generator to deliver electrical stimulation through the electrostimulation lead to the mediastinum tissue to be stimulated, wherein the insertion of the electrostimulation device and attachment of the electrostimulation lead are implemented using minimally invasive surgical techniques. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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