APPLICATION OF ELECTRIC FIELDS TO THE LUNG AS THERAPY FOR PULMONARY EDEMA
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1. A system comprising:
- an electric field generator circuit configured to be coupled to a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode is configured to be associated with a lung of a subject, and wherein the electric field generator circuit is configured to generate an electric field, for application to the lung, that is capable of modulating a level of fluid in the lung; and
a controller coupled to the electric field generator circuit and configured to control the electric field in the lung so as to modulate the level of fluid in the lung.
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Abstract
System and method of applying electric fields to a patient'"'"'s lung(s) to reduce pulmonary edema. The system includes a first electrode and a second electrode, at least one of which is associated with the lung. The electric field can be controlled so as to modulate a level of fluid in the lung.
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21 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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an electric field generator circuit configured to be coupled to a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode is configured to be associated with a lung of a subject, and wherein the electric field generator circuit is configured to generate an electric field, for application to the lung, that is capable of modulating a level of fluid in the lung; and a controller coupled to the electric field generator circuit and configured to control the electric field in the lung so as to modulate the level of fluid in the lung. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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an electric field generator circuit configured to be coupled to a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode is configured to be associated with a lung of a subject, and wherein the electric field generator circuit is configured to generate an electric field, for application to the lung, that is capable of modulating a level of fluid in the lung; a controller coupled to the electric field generator circuit and configured to control the electric field in the lung so as to modulate the level of fluid in the lung; and a fluid monitoring circuit configured to monitor a level of fluid in the lung, and wherein the controller is configured to control the electric field using information about the monitored level of fluid in the lung to control the level of fluid in the lung. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method comprising:
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applying an electric field to a subject using a first electrode and a second electrode, at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode being associated with a lung of the subject; generating an electric field, for application to the lung, that is capable of modulating a level of fluid in the lung; and controlling the electric field to modulate the level of fluid in the lung. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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