Breathing therapy device and method
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Abstract
A device and method is provided for electrically stimulating the diaphragm to control breathing while inhibiting respiratory drive. A stimulation phase is identified. The stimulation phase is a period of time within the breathing cycle in which stimulation will inhibit respiratory drive. The respiratory drive inhibition may be used in a number of applications including but not limited to: improving or remodeling the heart in heart failure patients, treating apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), and hypertension.
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82 Claims
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1-43. -43. (canceled)
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44. A method of controlling breathing comprising the steps of:
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electrically stimulating a patient to activate diaphragm activation to elicit breathing at a first rate greater than an intrinsic rate; and subsequently electrically stimulating a patient to activate diaphragm activation to elicit breathing at a second rate greater than less than the first rate. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46)
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47. A device for controlling breathing comprising:
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an electrical stimulator programmed to activate a diaphragm to elicit breathing at a first rate greater than an intrinsic rate; and subsequently to activate diaphragm to elicit breathing at a second rate greater than less than the first rate. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49)
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50. A method of treating breathing disorders comprising electrically stimulating a patient prior to onset of a breathing disorder to activate at least a portion of a diaphragm wherein the stimulation maintains SaO2 at a level that avoids sympathetic nerve activation from a drop in SaO2.
- 51. A method of treating breathing disorders comprising electrically stimulating a patient prior to onset of a breathing disorder to activate at least a portion of a diaphragm wherein the stimulation maintains SaO2 at a level that prevents arousals from sleep.
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53. A method for controlling breathing of a subject comprising:
gradually controlling breathing by providing a plurality of stimulations to provide a plurality of diaphragm activations to gradually decrease the respiratory drive. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A device for controlling breathing of a subject comprising:
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an electrical stimulator configured to provide electrical stimulation to activate at least a portion of a diaphragm; wherein the electrical stimulator further comprises a stimulation protocol configured to gradually control breathing by providing a plurality of stimulations to provide a plurality of diaphragm activations to gradually decrease the respiratory drive. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A method of treating a breathing disorder comprising the steps of:
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detecting the breathing disorder; electrically stimulating to provide respiration when apnea is detected; wherein the step of electrically stimulating comprises; initially stimulating to elicit a first minute ventilation that is less than a desired intrinsic minute ventilation; and then adjusting stimulation to elicit a second minute ventilation that is greater than the first minute ventilation. - View Dependent Claims (68)
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69. A device for treating apnea comprising:
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an apnea detector; an electrically stimulator configured to provide respiration when apnea is detected; wherein electrically stimulator further comprises; a stimulation protocol configured to control stimulation to initially stimulate to elicit a first minute ventilation that is less than a desired intrinsic minute ventilation, and then adjust stimulation to elicit a second minute ventilation that is greater than the first minute ventilation. - View Dependent Claims (70)
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71. A method of reducing a breathing rate comprising the steps of:
electrically stimulating a subject to thereby activate at least a portion of a diaphragm so that a breathing rate is reduced. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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77. A device for reducing a breathing rate comprising:
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an electrical stimulator configured to electrically stimulate a subject to activate at least a portion of a diaphragm to elicit a diaphragm response; wherein the stimulator is programmed with a protocol configured to control electrical stimulation to a subject to reduce a breathing rate. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
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