Treatment for disorders by parasympathetic stimulation

Details Treatment for disorders by parasympathetic stimulation Treatment for disorders by parasympathetic stimulation

2011-03-15

2011-03-15

Layno, Carl H (Department: 3766)

Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application

Light, thermal, and electrical application

Electrical therapeutic systems

C607S001000, C607S002000, C607S041000, C607S048000, C607S050000, C607S062000, C607S063000, C607S115000

Reexamination Certificate

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07908008

ABSTRACT:
A treatment method is provided, including identifying a subject as one who is selected to undergo an interventional medical procedure, and, in response to the identifying, reducing a likelihood of a potential adverse effect of the procedure by applying an electrical current to a parasympathetic site of the subject selected from the group consisting of: a vagus nerve of the subject, an epicardial fat pad of the subject, a pulmonary vein of the subject, a carotid artery of the subject, a carotid sinus of the subject, a coronary sinus of the subject, a vena cava vein of the subject, a jugular vein of the subject, a right ventricle of the subject, a parasympathetic ganglion of the subject, and a parasympathetic nerve of the subject.

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