METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING ANAPHYLAXIS USING ELECTRICAL MODULATION
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1. A method of treating bronchoconstriction in a patient comprisingmodulating activity in a region at the right branch of the vagus nerve to stimulate a nervous response to relax bronchial smooth muscle and reduce a magnitude of constriction of the bronchial smooth muscle of the patient.
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Methods and devices for treating anaphylaxis, anaphylactic shock, bronchial constriction, and/or asthma include providing an electrical impulse to a selected region of the vagus nerve of a patient suffering from anaphylaxis to block and/or modulate nerve signals that would regulate the function of, for example, myocardial tissue, vasodilation/constriction and/or pulmonary tissue.
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1. A method of treating bronchoconstriction in a patient comprising
modulating activity in a region at the right branch of the vagus nerve to stimulate a nervous response to relax bronchial smooth muscle and reduce a magnitude of constriction of the bronchial smooth muscle of the patient.
- 13. A method of treating bronchoconstriction in a patient comprising applying energy to one or more selected nerve(s) in a parasympathetic nervous system of the patient, the energy being sufficient to relax bronchial smooth muscle and reduce a magnitude of constriction of the bronchial smooth muscle of the patient.
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