Methods and apparatus for treating anaphylaxis using electrical modulation

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A method for increasing heart function in a patient comprising:
positioning one or more electrodes exterior to the patient; and applying a signal from a power source coupled to the electrodes, the signal being sufficient to facilitate heart contractility in the patient when the signal is applied via the one or more electrodes to a selected nerve in an autonomic nervous system.