Neuromodulatory methods for treating pulmonary disorders
First Claim
1. A method for treating asthma in a subject, said method comprising the steps of:
- inserting a therapy delivery device into a pulmonary artery of the subject;
advancing the therapy delivery device to a point substantially adjacent an intraluminal target site of the autonomic nervous system (ANS); and
activating the therapy delivery device to deliver a therapy signal to the intraluminal target site of the ANS to treat the asthma;
wherein the intraluminal target site is in electrical communication with nervous tissue selected from the group consisting of a spinal nerve, pre- or post-ganglionic autonomic fibers, a sympathetic chain ganglion, a thoracic sympathetic chain ganglion, a cervical ganglion, a lower cervical ganglion, an inferior cervical ganglion, an intramural ganglion, a splanchnic nerve, an esophageal plexus, a cardiac plexus, a pulmonary plexus, an anterior pulmonary plexus, a posterior pulmonary plexus, a celiac plexus, a hypogastric plexus, an inferior mesenteric ganglion, a celiac ganglion, and a superior mesenteric ganglion.
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Abstract
A method for treating a pulmonary disorder in a subject includes inserting a therapy delivery device into a vessel of the subject, advancing the therapy delivery device to a point adjacent an intraluminal target site of the autonomic nervous system, and activating the therapy delivery device to delivery a therapy signal to the intraluminal target site to treat the pulmonary disorder. The intraluminal target site is in electrical communication with nervous tissue selected from the group consisting of a spinal nerve, a postganglionic fiber of a spinal nerve, a sympathetic chain ganglion, a thoracic sympathetic chain ganglion, a cervical ganglion, a lower cervical ganglion, an inferior cervical ganglion, an intramural ganglion, a splanchnic nerve, an esophageal plexus, a cardiac plexus, a pulmonary plexus, an anterior pulmonary plexus, a posterior pulmonary plexus, a celiac plexus, a hypogastric plexus, an inferior mesenteric ganglion, a celiac ganglion, and a superior mesenteric ganglion.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for treating asthma in a subject, said method comprising the steps of:
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inserting a therapy delivery device into a pulmonary artery of the subject; advancing the therapy delivery device to a point substantially adjacent an intraluminal target site of the autonomic nervous system (ANS); and activating the therapy delivery device to deliver a therapy signal to the intraluminal target site of the ANS to treat the asthma; wherein the intraluminal target site is in electrical communication with nervous tissue selected from the group consisting of a spinal nerve, pre- or post-ganglionic autonomic fibers, a sympathetic chain ganglion, a thoracic sympathetic chain ganglion, a cervical ganglion, a lower cervical ganglion, an inferior cervical ganglion, an intramural ganglion, a splanchnic nerve, an esophageal plexus, a cardiac plexus, a pulmonary plexus, an anterior pulmonary plexus, a posterior pulmonary plexus, a celiac plexus, a hypogastric plexus, an inferior mesenteric ganglion, a celiac ganglion, and a superior mesenteric ganglion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for treating asthma in a subject, said method comprising the steps of:
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inserting a therapy delivery device into a pulmonary artery of the subject; advancing the therapy delivery device to a point substantially adjacent an intraluminal target site of the ANS; and activating the therapy delivery device to deliver a therapy signal to the intraluminal target site of the ANS to treat the asthma. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for treating asthma in a subject, said method comprising the steps of:
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inserting a therapy delivery device into an esophagus of the subject; advancing the therapy delivery device to a point substantially adjacent an anterior pulmonary plexus; and activating the therapy delivery device to deliver a therapy signal to the anterior pulmonary plexus to treat the asthma. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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