METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING ANAPHYLAXIS USING ELECTRICAL MODULATION
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1. A device for increasing a heart function in a patient, the device comprising:
- a power source;
an electrical impulse generator coupled to the power source; and
one or more electrodes coupled to the electrical impulse generator, wherein the power source is configured to power the electrical impulse generator such that the electrical impulse generator generates a signal sufficient to facilitate heart contractility in the patient based at least in part on the signal being applied via the one or more electrodes to a selected nerve in an autonomic nervous system of the patient.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for treating anaphylaxis, anaphylactic shock, bronchial constriction, and/or asthma include providing an electrical impulse to a selected region of the vagus nerve of a patient suffering from anaphylaxis to block and/or modulate nerve signals that would regulate the function of, for example, myocardial tissue, vasodilation/constriction and/or pulmonary tissue.
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1. A device for increasing a heart function in a patient, the device comprising:
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a power source; an electrical impulse generator coupled to the power source; and one or more electrodes coupled to the electrical impulse generator, wherein the power source is configured to power the electrical impulse generator such that the electrical impulse generator generates a signal sufficient to facilitate heart contractility in the patient based at least in part on the signal being applied via the one or more electrodes to a selected nerve in an autonomic nervous system of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device for increasing a heart function in a patient, the device comprising:
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a power source; an electrical impulse generator coupled to the power source; and one or more energy transmitters coupled to the electrical impulse generator, wherein the power source is configured to power the electrical impulse generator such the electrical impulse generator generates a signal sufficient to increase heart contractility of the patient based at least in part on energy being applied via the one or more energy transmitters to a selected nerve in an autonomic nervous system of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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