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DEVICES AND METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE CAPACITIVE ELECTRICAL STIMULATION AND THEIR USE FOR VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION ON THE NECK OF A PATIENT

  • US 20110276112A1
  • Filed: 07/15/2011
  • Published: 11/10/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for applying energy transcutaneously to a target nerve within a patient comprising:

  • a source of energy for generating an electric field in the vicinity of a target nerve;

    an electrode coupled to the source of energy;

    an interface coupled to the electrode comprised of a dielectric material and configured for contacting an outer surface of the patient'"'"'s skin; and

    wherein the source of energy is configured for applying an electrical impulse to the electrode such that the electrical field is capacitively coupled across the interface and the outer surface of the patient'"'"'s skin to generate an electrical impulse at the target nerve within the patient sufficient to modulate the target nerve.

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