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Device and method for attenuating an immune response

  • US 20050075701A1
  • Filed: 04/08/2004
  • Published: 04/07/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for attenuating an immune response in a subject, comprising:

  • placing at least a portion of a lead comprising an electrode within a tissue of the subject at a location in which stimulation of the tissue by the electrode is capable of stimulating a sympathetic neuron;

    applying an electrical stimulation pulse to the tissue via the electrode to stimulate the sympathetic neuron in an amount effective to attenuate an immune response.

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