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Electrode structures and methods for their use in cardiovascular reflex control

  • US 9,044,609 B2
  • Filed: 11/18/2011
  • Issued: 06/02/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method, comprising:

  • implanting a baroreceptor activation device within a patient, the baroreceptor activation device including an electrode, wherein the baroreceptor activation device is implanted such that the electrode is in contact with an outer surface of a blood vessel and proximate a baroreceptor in a wall of the blood vessel; and

    activating, deactivating, or otherwise modulating the baroreceptor activation device as part of a baroreflex therapy.

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