COORDINATED THERAPY FOR DISORDERED BREATHING INCLUDING BAROREFLEX MODULATION

• US 20070156198A1
• Filed: 12/28/2006
• Published: 07/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: CVRx, Inc.
• Original Assignee: CVRx, Inc.
• Inventors: Kieval, Robert, Rossing, Martin, Irwin, Eric, Serdar, David, Martin, Roy
• Application Number:
  US11/617,077
• Publication Number:
  US 20070156198A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/42
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/0556 Cuff electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36114 Cardiac control, e.g. by vagal stimulation stimulating the heart A61N1/362

Abstract

A method is provided for treating disordered breathing conditions of a patient. The method comprises delivering a plurality of therapies to treat disordered breathing, including at least an electrical stimulation therapy modulating a patient'"'"'s baroreflex response. The method further comprises coordinating delivery of the plurality of disordered breathing therapies, wherein delivering the plurality of therapies to treat disordered breathing comprises delivering a cardiac electrical stimulation therapy.

Claims

1. A disordered breathing therapy method, comprising:

delivering a plurality of therapies to treat disordered breathing, including at least an electrical stimulation therapy modulating a patient'"'"'s baroreflex response; and

coordinating delivery of the plurality of disordered breathing therapies, wherein delivering the plurality of therapies to treat disordered breathing comprises delivering a cardiac electrical stimulation therapy.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein delivering the cardiac electrical stimulation therapy comprises electrically stimulating one or more cardiac chambers.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein delivering the cardiac electrical stimulation therapy comprises delivering a cardiac pacing therapy.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein delivering the cardiac pacing therapy comprises delivering pacing therapy to treat an arrhythmia.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein delivering the cardiac pacing therapy comprises delivering bi-ventricular pacing therapy.

6. A disordered breathing therapy system, comprising:

a plurality of therapy devices, each therapy device of the plurality of therapy devices configured to deliver a disordered breathing therapy differing from disordered breathing therapies delivered by other therapy devices of the plurality of therapy devices, at least one of the therapy devices comprising;

one or more electrodes configured to deliver a baroreflex electrical stimulation signal; and

a baroreflex stimulator coupled to the baroreflex electrodes and configured to deliver an electrical stimulation therapy modifying a patient'"'"'s baroreflex response; and

a therapy controller coupled to the plurality of therapy devices, the therapy controller configured coordinate a disordered breathing therapy regimen delivered by the plurality of therapy devices, wherein the plurality of therapy devices comprises a cardiac therapy device configured to delivery cardiac electrical stimulation therapy to treat disordered breathing, the cardiac therapy device comprising;

one or more cardiac electrodes configured to electrically couple to a heart; and

a cardiac pulse generator coupled to the one or more cardiac electrodes and configured to deliver the cardiac electrical stimulation therapy to the heart.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the cardiac pulse generator is configured to deliver electrical stimulation to one or more chambers of the heart.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the cardiac pulse generator is configured to deliver pacing pulses to the heart.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the cardiac pulse generator is configured to treat an arrhythmia.

10. A disordered breathing therapy system, comprising:

means for delivering a plurality of therapies to treat disordered breathing, including at least an electrical stimulation therapy modulating a patient'"'"'s baroreflex response;

means for coordinating delivery of the plurality of disordered breathing therapies; and

means for delivering a cardiac electrical stimulation therapy.