Electronic device and method for adrenergically stimulating the sympathetic system with respect to the venous media
First Claim
1. A method for adrenergic stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system concerned with circulation, said stimulation being made by electrical pulses (35) generated between at least two electrodes (2, 3, 4) appropriately disposed on the body of the patient, said method comprising the steps of:
- measuring the impedance of all the cytoplasm between the electrodes (2, 3,
4) providing the treatment; and
adapting continuously the voltage of the pulses applied to the patient to maintain the current at a constant value during an individual stimulation session regardless of variation in the cytoplasm during the stimulation session.
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Abstract
A method and system for adrenergic stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system concerned with circulation of a patient in which electrical pulses are generated between at least two electrodes appropriately disposed on the patient. The impedance of all the cytoplasm between the electrodes is continuously measured, and the voltage of the pulses applied to the patient is continuously adapted to maintain the current at a constant value during a stimulation session regardless of variation of the cytoplasm.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for adrenergic stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system concerned with circulation, said stimulation being made by electrical pulses (35) generated between at least two electrodes (2, 3, 4) appropriately disposed on the body of the patient, said method comprising the steps of:
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measuring the impedance of all the cytoplasm between the electrodes (2, 3,
4) providing the treatment; andadapting continuously the voltage of the pulses applied to the patient to maintain the current at a constant value during an individual stimulation session regardless of variation in the cytoplasm during the stimulation session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An electronic device for implementing a method for adrenergic stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system concerned with circulation, the device comprising:
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at least two electrodes for being disposed on a body of a patient; means (10) for generating electrical pulses (35) between said at least two electrodes (2, 3,
4);means (7,
19) for measuring continuously the impedance of all the cytoplasm between the electrodes (2, 3,
4); andmeans for adapting continuously the voltage of the pulses applied to the patient to maintain the current at a constant value during a stimulation session regardless of variation in the cytoplasm during the stimulation session. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. Art electronic device for adrenergic stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system concerned with circulation comprising:
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at least two electrodes for being disposed on a body of a patient; means for generating between said at least two electrodes electrical pulses which have selectively variable current, voltage, and frequency; means for measuring the impedance of the cytoplasm between said at least two electrodes; a movement sensor for analyzing trembling of a surface on which said at least two electrodes are disposed; and means for varying the voltage of said pulses in response to the measured impedance. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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