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Neuromodulatory methods for treating pulmonary disorders

  • US 8,229,564 B2
  • Filed: 08/02/2011
  • Issued: 07/24/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for treating asthma in a subject, said method comprising the steps of:

  • inserting a therapy delivery device into a subclavian artery or a subclavian vein 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; and

    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 superior cervical ganglion, a middle cervical ganglion, a lower cervical ganglion, an inferior cervical ganglion, an intramural ganglion, an esophageal plexus, a cardiac plexus, a pulmonary plexus, an anterior pulmonary plexus, and a posterior pulmonary plexus.

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