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DISTRIBUTED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEM FOR TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

  • US 20080086185A1
  • Filed: 10/06/2006
  • Published: 04/10/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for delivering neuromodulation therapy, comprising:

  • a plurality of implantable neuromodulation units wherein each such unit includes a programmable controller, at least one of a neural stimulator and a sensor for measuring a physiological variable affected by neural stimulation, and a telemetry transceiver for communicating over a communication channel;

    wherein neuromodulation units are programmed to communicate with one another via telemetry as network nodes to form a network of neuromodulation units that is able to deliver neuromodulation therapy in a coordinated manner; and

    ,wherein the neuromodulation units are programmed such that the network is automatically reconfigured when one or more neuromodulation units are taken in or out of service.

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