Baroreflex Therapy for Disordered Breathing
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1. A method for treating disordered breathing in a patient, comprising delivering electrical stimulation therapy that modifies a patient'"'"'s baroreflex response to treat the disordered breathing.
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Abstract
A method is provided for treating respiration conditions of a patient. The method comprises monitoring or measuring a respiration parameter indicative of a need to modify activity of a baroreflex system of the patient, and controlling a baroreceptor activation device to cause or modify activation of a baroreflex response of the patient in response to the monitoring or measuring of the respiration parameter.
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- 1. A method for treating disordered breathing in a patient, comprising delivering electrical stimulation therapy that modifies a patient'"'"'s baroreflex response to treat the disordered breathing.
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11. A disordered breathing therapy system, comprising:
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one or more electrodes configured to deliver an electrical stimulation signal to a region associated with a patient'"'"'s baroreflex response; and
a pulse generator coupled to the one or more electrodes, the pulse generator configured to control delivery of an electrical stimulation therapy using the one or more electrodes, the electrical stimulation therapy modifying a patient'"'"'s baroreflex response to treat disordered breathing. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for treating disordered breathing in a patient, comprising:
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means for delivering electrical stimulation to one or more regions associated with a patient'"'"'s baroreflex response; and
means for controlling delivery of the electrical stimulation to modify a patient'"'"'s baroreflex response to treat the disordered breathing. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for treating respiration conditions of a patient comprising:
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monitoring or measuring a respiration parameter indicative of a need to modify activity of a baroreflex system of the patient; and
controlling a baroreceptor activation device to cause or modify activation of a baroreflex response of the patient in response to the monitoring or measuring of the respiration parameter.
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21. A respiration therapy system, comprising:
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one or more baroreceptor activation devices configured to electrically activate a patient'"'"'s baroreflex system; and
a driver coupled to the one or more baroreceptor activation devices, the driver configured to selectively deliver an electrical control signal to the baroreceptor activation device, the electrical control signal causing or modifying activation of a baroreflex response of the patient to treat respiration conditions.
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22. A system for treating a respiration condition in a patient, comprising:
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means for electrically activating a patient'"'"'s baroreceptors; and
means for selectively delivering an electrical control signal to the means for electrically activating a patient'"'"'s baroreceptors, the electrical control signal causing or modifying activation of a baroreflex response of the patient to treat respiration conditions.
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