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Application of electric fields to the lung as therapy for pulmonary edema

  • US 8,359,093 B2
  • Filed: 05/04/2010
  • Issued: 01/22/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • an electric field generator circuit configured to be coupled to a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode is configured to be associated with a lung of a subject, and wherein the electric field generator circuit is configured to generate an electric field, for application to the lung, that is capable of modulating a level of fluid in the lung; and

    a controller coupled to the electric field generator circuit and configured to control the electric field in the lung so as to use the electric field to modulate the level of fluid in the lung, wherein the controller is configured to apply the electric field to alveolar cells of the lung at an electric field level that is of sufficient magnitude to controllably effect removal by the alveolar cells of the fluid from the lung.

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