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Trans-esophageal vagus nerve stimulation

  • US 7,904,175 B2
  • Filed: 04/26/2007
  • Issued: 03/08/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of providing electrical signal therapy to a vagus nerve of a patient comprising:

  • using an ambulatory medical device to apply an electrical signal trans-esophageally to a vagus nerve of the patient from inside the abdominal portion of an esophagus;

    the ambulatory medical device comprises at least one electrode; and

    the operation of using the ambulatory medical device to apply an electrical signal trans-esophageally to the vagus nerve of the patient comprises applying said electrical signal to at least one vagus nerve of the patient through the wall of the esophagus to treat a medical condition of the patient, wherein said at least one electrode penetrates the wall of the esophagus.

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