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Systems and methods for vagal nerve stimulation

  • US 10,286,211 B2
  • Filed: 02/13/2017
  • Issued: 05/14/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for modulating a nerve within a body of a patient, the method comprising:

  • contacting an electrically conductive interface of a handheld device against an outer skin surface of a patient, wherein the handheld device comprises an enclosure with an interior, a power source positioned within the interior, and an electrode positioned within the interior, wherein the electrode is coupled to the electrically conductive interface and the power source, wherein the enclosure includes the electrically conductive interface;

    generating an electrical impulse via the power source;

    transmitting, as the electrically conductive interface is in contact with the outer skin surface, the electrical impulse through the electrode and the electrically conductive interface of the enclosure transcutaneously and non-invasively through the outer skin surface of the patient to the nerve such that the electrical impulse modulates the nerve, wherein the nerve is located at a target region below the outer skin surface; and

    filtering a high frequency component from the electrical impulse with a filter housed within the enclosure, wherein the filter is coupled to the electrode within the enclosure.

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