Stimulating cranial nerve to treat pulmonary disorder
First Claim
2-1. The method of claim 1, wherein said pulmonary disorder comprises at least one of an asthma condition, constrictive pulmonary disorder, and a cardio pulmonary obstructive disorder.
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Abstract
A method for stimulating a portion of a vagus nerve of a patient to treat a pulmonary disorder is provided. At least one electrode is coupled to at least one portion of a left vagus nerve and/or a right vagus nerve of the patient. An electrical signal is applied to the portion of the vagus nerve using the electrode to treat the pulmonary disorder. The electrical signal may perform a blocking of an intrinsic neural activity on said at least one portion of the left vagus nerve and said right vagus nerve.
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21 Claims
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2-1. The method of claim 1, wherein said pulmonary disorder comprises at least one of an asthma condition, constrictive pulmonary disorder, and a cardio pulmonary obstructive disorder.
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12. A method of treating a patient having a pulmonary disorder, comprising:
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coupling at least one electrode to at least a portion of a left vagus nerve and a right vagus nerve;
providing an electrical signal generator;
coupling said signal generator to said at least one electrode;
generating an electrical signal with the electrical signal generator; and
applying the electrical signal to the electrode to treat said pulmonary disorder, wherein applying said electrical signal comprises blocking an intrinsic neural activity on said at least one portion of said left vagus nerve and said right vagus nerve, said blocking may be performed using at least one of a hyperpolarization and a collision stimulation. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method of treating a patient having a pulmonary disorder, comprising:
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coupling at least one electrode to at least a portion of a vagus nerve of the patient selected from a group consisting of a left vagus nerve main trunk, a right vagus nerve main trunk, and a branch of the vagus nerve of the patient selected from the group consisting of a bronchial branch of said vagus nerve and a pulmonary plexus; and
applying an electrical signal to said at least one branch of said vagus nerve using said electrode to treat said pulmonary disorder, wherein applying said electrical signal comprises blocking an intrinsic neural activity on said at least one portion of said left vagus nerve and said right vagus nerve. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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