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Non-invasive vagal nerve stimulation to treat disorders

  • US 9,415,219 B2
  • Filed: 03/17/2015
  • Issued: 08/16/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of treating a disorder in a patient, the method comprising:

  • positioning a device adjacent to a skin surface of the patient;

    generating, via the device, a signal comprising one or more electrical impulses; and

    transmitting, via the device, the one or more electrical impulses to a nerve in the patient, wherein the one or more electrical impulses comprises bursts of pulses with a silent inter-burst interval between each of the bursts, wherein each of the bursts and the silent inter-burst interval repeats from about 3 Hz to about 100 Hz, wherein each of the pulses has a duration from about 50 microseconds to about 1000 microseconds, wherein each of the bursts comprises from about 2 pulses to about 20 pulses.

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