STIMULATING CRANIAL NERVE TO TREAT PULMONARY DISORDER
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Abstract
A method for stimulating a portion of a vagus nerve of a patient to treat a pulmonary disorder is provided. At least one electrode is coupled to at least one portion of a left vagus nerve and/or a right vagus nerve of the patient. An electrical signal is applied to the portion of the vagus nerve using the electrode to treat the pulmonary disorder. The electrical signal may perform a blocking of an intrinsic neural activity on said at least one portion of the left vagus nerve and said right vagus nerve.
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- 22. 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.
- 29. 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.
- 36. A method of treating bronchial constriction in a patient comprising blocking an intrinsic neural activity in a region at the right branch of the vagus nerve to stimulate a nervous response to treat a pulmonary disorder and reduce constriction of muscles that encircle airways of the lungs of the patient.
- 47. A method of treating bronchial constriction 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 reduce constriction of muscles that encircle airways of the lungs of the patient.
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