THORACIC AORTA AND VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION
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1. Apparatus, comprising:
- an electrode configured to be placed in contact with an artery of a subject;
a control unit configured to drive the electrode to perform a function with respect to the artery, the function selected from the group consisting of;
driving a current into the artery, and sensing an electrical parameter of the artery; and
a transmitter configured to be placed in a vein of the subject that is in a vicinity of the artery, the transmitter being wiredly connected to the control unit, and the control unit being configured to drive the electrode by wirelessly transmitting a signal via the transmitter.
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Apparatus and methods are provided, including an electrode that is placed in contact with an artery of a subject. A control unit drives the electrode to perform a function with respect to the artery, the function selected from the group consisting of: driving a current into the artery, and sensing an electrical parameter of the artery. A transmitter is placed in a vein of the subject that is in a vicinity of the artery, the transmitter being wiredly connected to the control unit. The control unit is configured to drive the electrode by wirelessly transmitting a signal via the transmitter. Other embodiments are also described.
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27 Claims
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1. Apparatus, comprising:
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an electrode configured to be placed in contact with an artery of a subject; a control unit configured to drive the electrode to perform a function with respect to the artery, the function selected from the group consisting of;
driving a current into the artery, and sensing an electrical parameter of the artery; anda transmitter configured to be placed in a vein of the subject that is in a vicinity of the artery, the transmitter being wiredly connected to the control unit, and the control unit being configured to drive the electrode by wirelessly transmitting a signal via the transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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placing an electrode in contact with an artery of a subject; placing in a vein of the subject that is in a vicinity of the artery, a transmitter that is wiredly connected to a control unit; and using the control unit, driving the electrode to perform a function with respect to the artery, the function selected from the group consisting of;
driving a current into the artery, and sensing an electrical parameter of the artery,the driving being performed by the control unit wirelessly transmitting a signal via the transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method, comprising:
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receiving power at a transmitter that is disposed in a vein of a subject; and transmitting the power from the transmitter to an electrode that is disposed in an artery of the subject that is in the vicinity of the vein.
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