Treatment of the autonomic nervous system
First Claim
1. An implantable non-cardiac neuromuscular electro stimulator comprising:
- a pulse generator to provide electrostimulation;
one or more leads with electrodes;
a sensor to sense heart rate parameters; and
a controller which, based upon sensed heart rate variability where the heart rate variability is based upon the sensed heart rate parameters, stimulates or withholds electrostimulation form the pulse generator through the one or more leads, wherein the controller performs embedded algorithms for the purpose of analyzing the heart rate variability, wherein the algorithms utilize frequency domain analysis, and wherein the frequency domain analysis utilizes auto regression type analysis.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for modulating the autonomic nervous system by the electrical stimulation of the neuro-muscular system of a patient, and include an implantable electrical system for gastrointestinal stimulation which incorporates a heart rate sensor to indicate the neurovegetative patient condition, to initiate and terminate stimulation at specific locations, and an algorithm to automatically control electrical stimulation frequency, interval, amplitude, or a combination of such parameters for adaptive treatment of obesity, anorexia, other eating disorders, diseases related with the so called “metabolic syndrome” (e.g., impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes type 2, GERD, systemic hypertension, early arterovascular degeneration, early senility, and the like), and disorders related to a pathologic inbalance of the autonomic nervous system.
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20 Claims
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1. An implantable non-cardiac neuromuscular electro stimulator comprising:
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a pulse generator to provide electrostimulation; one or more leads with electrodes; a sensor to sense heart rate parameters; and a controller which, based upon sensed heart rate variability where the heart rate variability is based upon the sensed heart rate parameters, stimulates or withholds electrostimulation form the pulse generator through the one or more leads, wherein the controller performs embedded algorithms for the purpose of analyzing the heart rate variability, wherein the algorithms utilize frequency domain analysis, and wherein the frequency domain analysis utilizes auto regression type analysis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An implantable gastro-intestinal neuromuscular pulse generator system comprising:
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a pulse generator to provide electrostimulation; one or more leads with electrodes for attachment to gastro-intestinal tissue; and a controller which stimulates or withholds electrostimulation, based upon sensed heart rate variability where the heart rate variability is based upon sensed heart rate parameters, to the gastro-intestinal tissue through the one or more leads. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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- 9. A method of treating disorders of the body by gastro intestinal electrical stimulation comprising regulating the autonomic nervous system of a patient wherein regulating comprises sensing heart rate variability (HRV), computing an HRV ratio, and stimulating or withholding electrical stimulation based upon the ratio.
- 12. A method of treating a disorder of the autoimmune system comprising regulating the autonomic nervous system of a patient wherein regulating comprises sensing gastric or intestinal rate variability and, based upon the sensed gastric or intestinal rate variability, providing or withholding gastro-intestinal electrical stimulation.
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17. A method of treating obesity by gastro intestinal electrical stimulation based upon the relationship between sensed heart rate variability and sensed gastric variability.
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18. A method of electrically stimulating the gastro-intestinal tract during a body'"'"'s sleep mode based upon sensed variability of heart rate or gastric rate.
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19. A method for treatment of a functional disorder related to a the balance of the autonomic nervous system with functional prevalence of the sympathetic or the parasympathetic component in a patient, said method comprising:
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implanting a first electrical stimulation device comprising one or more first electrical stimulation leads and a first electrical connector for attachment to a first pulse generator such that the one or more first electrical stimulation leads are attached to, or adjacent to, the patient'"'"'s stomach, whereby electrical stimulation can be provided to the stomach through the one or more first electrical stimulation leads; implanting a second electrical stimulation device comprising one or more second electrical stimulation leads and a second electrical connector for attachment to the first or potentially a second pulse generator such that the one or more second electrical stimulation leads are attached to, or adjacent to, the patient'"'"'s small intestines, whereby electrical stimulation can be provided to the patient'"'"'s small intestines through the one or more second electrical stimulation leads; and placing a sensing element on or in the patient'"'"'s body to monitor the patient heart rate variability (HRV) and compute the P1/P2 ratio, and wherein the sensing element activates at least one of the first or second electrical stimulation devices to supply programmable electrical stimulation of the patient'"'"'s GI tract; wherein the sensing element resumes monitoring and computation of the HRV ratio and further adjusts the stimulation to achieve a desired ratio.
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20. A method for treatment of a functional disorder related to a balance of the autonomic nervous system with functional prevalence of the sympathetic or the parasympathetic component in a patient, said method comprising:
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implanting an electrical stimulation device comprising one or more electrical stimulation leads and an electrical connector for attachment to a pulse generator such that the one or more first electrical stimulation leads are attached to, or adjacent to, the patient'"'"'s stomach, whereby electrical stimulation can be provided to the stomach through the one or more electrical stimulation leads; and placing a sensing element on or in the patient'"'"'s body to monitor the patient heart rate variability (HRV) and compute an HRV ratio, and wherein the sensing element activates the electrical stimulation device to supply programmable electrical stimulation of the patient'"'"'s stomach; wherein the sensing element resumes monitoring and computation of the HRV ratio and further adjusts the stimulation to achieve a desired ratio.
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