Therapeutic diaphragm stimulation device and method
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1. A method for providing therapeutic electrical stimulation to improve gas exchange in a patient, comprising:
- identifying the patient having intrinsic respiration; and
,applying electrical stimulation pulses targeted to diaphragm or phrenic nerve tissue of the patient at a stimulation frequency greater than a frequency of an intrinsic respiration rate at a pulse energy and frequency effective to induce a plurality of twitch contractions in the diaphragm which result in flow oscillations during a single intrinsic breath and where the flow oscillations are superimposed upon the intrinsic breath.
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Abstract
A device and method for treating a variety of conditions, disorders or diseases with diaphragm/phrenic nerve stimulation is provided.
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1. A method for providing therapeutic electrical stimulation to improve gas exchange in a patient, comprising:
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identifying the patient having intrinsic respiration; and
,applying electrical stimulation pulses targeted to diaphragm or phrenic nerve tissue of the patient at a stimulation frequency greater than a frequency of an intrinsic respiration rate at a pulse energy and frequency effective to induce a plurality of twitch contractions in the diaphragm which result in flow oscillations during a single intrinsic breath and where the flow oscillations are superimposed upon the intrinsic breath. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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