Methods and systems for treating cardiovascular disease using an implantable electroacupuncture device
First Claim
1. A method of treating a cardiovascular disease in a patient, comprising:
- generating, by an electroacupuncture device implanted beneath a skin surface of the patient at an acupoint corresponding to a median nerve of the patient, stimulation sessions at a duty cycle that is less than 0.05, whereineach stimulation session included in the plurality of stimulation sessions comprises a series of stimulation pulses,the duty cycle is a ratio of T3 to T4,each stimulation session included in the stimulation sessions has a duration of T3 minutes and occurs at a rate of once every T4 minutes, andthe electroacupuncture device comprises a central electrode of a first polarity centrally located on a first surface of a housing of the electroacupuncture device and an annular electrode of a second polarity and that is spaced apart from the central electrode; and
applying, by the electroacupuncture device, the stimulation sessions to the median nerve by way of the central electrode and the annular electrode in accordance with the duty cycle.
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Abstract
An exemplary method treating a cardiovascular disease in a patient includes 1) generating, by an electroacupuncture device implanted beneath a skin surface of the patient at an acupoint corresponding to a median nerve of the patient, stimulation sessions at a duty cycle that is less than 0.05, wherein the duty cycle is a ratio of T3 to T4, each stimulation session included in the stimulation sessions has a duration of T3 minutes and occurs at a rate of once every T4 minutes, and the electroacupuncture device comprises a central electrode of a first polarity and an annular electrode of a second polarity and that is spaced apart from the central electrode; and 2) applying, by the electroacupuncture device, the stimulation sessions to the median nerve by way of the central electrode and the annular electrode in accordance with the duty cycle.
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1. A method of treating a cardiovascular disease in a patient, comprising:
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generating, by an electroacupuncture device implanted beneath a skin surface of the patient at an acupoint corresponding to a median nerve of the patient, stimulation sessions at a duty cycle that is less than 0.05, wherein each stimulation session included in the plurality of stimulation sessions comprises a series of stimulation pulses, the duty cycle is a ratio of T3 to T4, each stimulation session included in the stimulation sessions has a duration of T3 minutes and occurs at a rate of once every T4 minutes, and the electroacupuncture device comprises a central electrode of a first polarity centrally located on a first surface of a housing of the electroacupuncture device and an annular electrode of a second polarity and that is spaced apart from the central electrode; and applying, by the electroacupuncture device, the stimulation sessions to the median nerve by way of the central electrode and the annular electrode in accordance with the duty cycle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electroacupuncture device for treating a cardiovascular disease in a patient, comprising:
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a housing configured to be implanted beneath a skin surface of the patient at an acupoint corresponding to a median nerve of the patient; a central electrode of a first polarity and centrally located on a first surface of the housing; an annular electrode of a second polarity and that surrounds the central electrode on the first surface of the housing, the annular electrode being spaced apart from the central electrode; and pulse generation circuitry located within the housing and electrically coupled to the annular and central electrodes and that generates stimulation sessions configured to target the median nerve at a duty cycle that is less than 0.05, and applies the stimulation sessions to the median nerve configured to target the median nerve by way of the central electrode and the annular electrode in accordance with the duty cycle, such that each stimulation session included in the plurality of stimulation sessions comprises a series of stimulation pulses, the duty cycle is a ratio of T3 to T4, and each stimulation session included in the stimulation sessions has a duration of T3 minutes and occurs at a rate of once every T4 minutes. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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