DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HYPERTENSION TREATMENT BY NON-INVASIVE STIMULATION TO VASCULAR BARORECEPTORS
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1. A device for modifying blood pressure comprising:
- one or more energy emitters;
control means for regulating the output of said emitter; and
means for fastening said emitter against skin overlying the carotid sinus whereby output of said emitters stimulates the carotid baroreceptors causing reflex lowering of blood pressure.
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Abstract
The treatment of hypertension may be accomplished by stimulation of the carotid baroreceptors. In the present application the inventors disclose methods in which non-invasively-delivered mechanical perturbations caused by sound, ultrasound, or electrical perturbations caused by magnetic, or direct current stimulation may be used to stimulate the carotid baroreceptors, triggering physiological responses that treat medical disorders including hypertension.
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12 Claims
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1. A device for modifying blood pressure comprising:
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one or more energy emitters; control means for regulating the output of said emitter; and means for fastening said emitter against skin overlying the carotid sinus whereby output of said emitters stimulates the carotid baroreceptors causing reflex lowering of blood pressure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12)
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10. A device for modifying blood pressure comprising:
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one or more electrode pads; an electrical power source; control means for regulating the output of said power source; and means for fastening said electrode pads against skin overlying the carotid sinus.
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