Electrical stimulation treatment of bronchial constriction
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1. A method of treating bronchial constriction associated with asthma or anaphylaxis comprising applying at least one electrical impulse to a selected region of the vagus nerve of a mammal in need of relief of bronchial smooth muscle constriction whereby the magnitude of constriction of the smooth muscle is reduced.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for treating bronchial constriction related to asthma and anaphylaxis wherein the treatment includes providing an electrical impulse to a selected region of the vagus nerve and/or the lungs of a patient suffering from bronchial constriction.
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- 1. A method of treating bronchial constriction associated with asthma or anaphylaxis comprising applying at least one electrical impulse to a selected region of the vagus nerve of a mammal in need of relief of bronchial smooth muscle constriction whereby the magnitude of constriction of the smooth muscle is reduced.
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6. A device for the treatment of bronchial constriction associated with anaphylactic shock or asthma comprising:
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an electrical impulse generator;
a power source coupled to the electrical impulse generator;
a control unit in communication with the electrical impulse generator and coupled to the power source;
electrodes coupled to the electrical impulse generator; and
electrode leads coupled to the electrodes for attachment to one or more selected regions of a vagus nerve of a mammal;
wherein the control unit modulates the electrical impulse generator for generation of a signal suitable for amelioration of the bronchial constriction when the signal is applied via the electrode leads to the vagus nerve. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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- 8. A method of treating bronchial constriction associated with anaphylactic shock or asthma, comprising applying at least one electrical impulse to one or more selected regions of the vagus nerve of a mammal in need of relief of bronchial constriction.
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21. A method, comprising:
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simultaneously monitoring at least one of nerve and muscle electrical activity on respective sides of a target plexus of a patient;
identifying desired electrical activity of at least one of nerves and muscles on both sides of the target plexus based on the monitored activity; and
modulating the electrical activity of the at least one of nerves and muscles on both sides of the target plexus to achieve a therapeutic result. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of treatment, comprising:
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simultaneously monitoring electrical activity of at least two of;
(i) at least one nerve of the sympathetic nervous system, (ii) at least one nerve of the cranial nervous system, and (iii) at least one target plexus associated with the selected nerves of the sympathetic and cranial nervous systems, of a patient;
identifying desired electrical activity of at least one of the monitored nerves on both sides of the target plexus based on the monitored activity; and
modulating the electrical activity of at least one of the monitored nerves on both sides of the target plexus, wherein the monitoring and modulating steps are directed to the treatment of one or more of;
hyperhydrosis, pain syndromes, intestinal motility disorders, sexual dysfunction, liver disorders, pancreas disorders, heart disorders, pulmonary disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, and biliary disorders. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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- 34. A method of treating bronchial constriction, comprising inducing at least one of an electric field and electromagnetic field in one or more lungs of a mammal such that one or more mitogenic factors, and that contribute to bronchial constriction are down-regulated.
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