Systems and methods for treating dyspnea, including via electrical afferent signal blocking
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1. A method of treating a patient comprising:
- delivering an electrical signal from a controller to a signal delivery device;
directing a neural blocking signal from the signal delivery device to a carotid body or a carotid body afferent neuron to modulate an afferent signal from the carotid body; and
shielding a baroreceptor neuron from the neural blocking signal.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for treating a patient with dyspnea are disclosed. A method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes identifying the patient as suffering from dyspnea, and, based at least in part on identifying the patient as suffering from dyspnea, implanting an electrical signal delivery element within the patient in signal communication with an afferent neural pathway of a carotid body chemoreceptor. The method can further include at least reducing dyspneic sensations in the patient by directing an electrical signal from the electrical signal delivery element to the neural pathway to at least partially block afferent signals from the chemoreceptor.
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1. A method of treating a patient comprising:
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delivering an electrical signal from a controller to a signal delivery device; directing a neural blocking signal from the signal delivery device to a carotid body or a carotid body afferent neuron to modulate an afferent signal from the carotid body; and shielding a baroreceptor neuron from the neural blocking signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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