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Non-invasive treatment of bronchial constriction

  • US 8,840,537 B2
  • Filed: 02/01/2011
  • Issued: 09/23/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of treating bronchial constriction in a patient comprising:

  • positioning one or more magnetic coils within a container of a conducting fluid such that the one or more magnetic coils are surrounded by the conducting fluid;

    positioning a surface of the container against an outer skin surface of a neck of the patient; and

    applying a magnetic field to the one or more magnetic coils to induce one or more electrical impulses at or near a vagus nerve of the patient, wherein the one or more electrical impulses are sufficient to stimulate activity of afferent nerve fibers within the vagus nerve such that a magnitude of constriction of bronchial smooth muscle is decreased.

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