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Devices and methods for electrical stimulation of the diaphragm and nerves

  • US 8,195,297 B2
  • Filed: 10/13/2009
  • Issued: 06/05/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for electrically stimulating a diaphragm, comprising:

  • inserting a catheter into a patient'"'"'s mouth or nasal cavity;

    delivering at least one electrode carried by at least one electrical lead through a lumen in the catheter;

    positioning and fixing the at least one electrode at a selected position within a patient'"'"'s bronchus in operable proximity to at least one of a thoracic diaphragm or a phrenic nerve, wherein the at least one electrode and at least one electrical lead are in operable electrical communication with a pulse generator housed within a controller housing; and

    delivering at least one electrical stimulation signal from the at least one electrode to at least one of the thoracic diaphragm or the phrenic nerve.

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