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DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF BLOOD PRESSURE

  • US 20110077729A1
  • Filed: 05/05/2010
  • Published: 03/31/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method, comprising:

  • identifying a subject as suffering from hypertension; and

    in response to the identifying,(a) increasing a radius of curvature of a first set of at least three regions of an arterial wall of the subject at a given longitudinal location, while(b) allowing the first set of regions of the arterial wall to pulsate, byimplanting a device inside the artery at the longitudinal location such that the device applies pressure to the arterial wall at a second set of at least three regions of the artery, but does not contact the first set of regions, the first set of regions and the second set of regions alternating with each other.

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