Implantable neurostimulator-implemented method for enhancing post-exercise recovery through vagus nerve stimulation
First Claim
1. An implantable neurostimulator-implemented method for enhancing post-exercise recovery through vagus nerve stimulation, comprising the steps of:
- providing an implantable neurostimulator comprising a pulse generator configured to deliver electrical therapeutic stimulation in a manner that results in creation and propagation in both afferent and efferent directions of action potentials within neuronal fibers comprising a patient'"'"'s cervical vagus nerve;
storing an operating mode of the pulse generator in a recordable memory, comprising;
parametrically defining an enhanced dose of the electrical therapeutic stimulation tuned to prevent or disrupt tachyarrhythmia through intermittent and periodic electrical pulses; and
parametrically defining a maintenance dose of the electrical therapeutic stimulation delivered at a lower intensity than the enhanced dose; and
monitoring the patient'"'"'s physiological state during physical exercise via at least one sensor comprised in the implantable neurostimulator, and upon sensing a condition indicative of cessation of the physical exercise, delivering for a period of time the enhanced dose to the vagus nerve.
7 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An implantable neurostimulator-implemented method for enhancing post-exercise recovery through vagus nerve stimulation is provided. An implantable neurostimulator, including a pulse generator configured to deliver electrical therapeutic stimulation in a manner that results in creation and propagation (in both afferent and efferent directions) of action potentials within neuronal fibers including a patient'"'"'s cervical vagus nerve. An operating mode is stored in the pulse generator. An enhanced dose of the electrical therapeutic stimulation is parametrically defined and tuned to prevent or disrupt tachyarrhythmia through continuously-cycling, intermittent and periodic electrical pulses. The patient'"'"'s physiological state is monitored during physical exercise via at least one sensor included in the implantable neurostimulator, and upon sensing a condition indicative of cessation of the physical exercise, the enhanced dose is delivered for a period of time the enhanced dose to the vagus nerve.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. An implantable neurostimulator-implemented method for enhancing post-exercise recovery through vagus nerve stimulation, comprising the steps of:
-
providing an implantable neurostimulator comprising a pulse generator configured to deliver electrical therapeutic stimulation in a manner that results in creation and propagation in both afferent and efferent directions of action potentials within neuronal fibers comprising a patient'"'"'s cervical vagus nerve; storing an operating mode of the pulse generator in a recordable memory, comprising; parametrically defining an enhanced dose of the electrical therapeutic stimulation tuned to prevent or disrupt tachyarrhythmia through intermittent and periodic electrical pulses; and parametrically defining a maintenance dose of the electrical therapeutic stimulation delivered at a lower intensity than the enhanced dose; and monitoring the patient'"'"'s physiological state during physical exercise via at least one sensor comprised in the implantable neurostimulator, and upon sensing a condition indicative of cessation of the physical exercise, delivering for a period of time the enhanced dose to the vagus nerve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. An implantable neurostimulator-implemented method for adaptively enhancing post-exercise recovery through vagus nerve stimulation, comprising the steps of:
-
providing an implantable neurostimulator comprising a pulse generator configured to deliver electrical therapeutic stimulation in a manner that results in creation and propagation in both afferent and efferent directions of action potentials within neuronal fibers comprising a patient'"'"'s cervical vagus nerve; storing an operating mode of the pulse generator in a recordable memory, comprising; parametrically defining an enhanced dose of the electrical therapeutic stimulation tuned to prevent or disrupt tachyarrhythmia through intermittent and periodic electrical pulses; and parametrically defining a maintenance dose of the electrical therapeutic stimulation delivered at a lower intensity than the enhanced dose; monitoring the patient'"'"'s physiological state during physical exercise via at least one sensor comprised in the implantable neurostimulator; and upon sensing a condition indicative of cessation of the physical exercise, delivering the enhanced dose to the vagus nerve, comprising; monitoring the patient'"'"'s physiological state throughout the delivering of the enhanced dose with the at least one sensor and establishing a heart response trajectory based on the patient'"'"'s physiological state; and continuing the delivering of the enhanced dose while the heart response trajectory remains elevated. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
Specification