| 发明名称 |
Electrode configuration for implantable modulator |
| 摘要 |
A device according to some embodiments may include an implantable flexible carrier and a pair of electrodes located on the carrier. The electrodes may be spaced from each other by a distance greater than 3 mm, and may be configured to cause, when supplied with an electrical signal, a unidirectional electric field sufficient to modulate at least one nerve. |
| 申请公布号 |
US8929999(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.01.06 |
| 申请号 |
US201414288594 |
申请日期 |
2014.05.28 |
| 申请人 |
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发明人 |
Maschiach Adi |
| 分类号 |
A61N1/05;A61N1/36 |
主分类号 |
A61N1/05 |
| 代理机构 |
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP. |
代理人 |
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP. |
| 主权项 |
1. A hypertension therapy device for affecting blood pressure, comprising:
an implantable flexible carrier configured for implantation in a blood vessel of a subject in a vicinity of at least one of a renal nerve, a carotid baroreceptor, and a glossopharyngeal nerve; and a pair of electrodes located on the carrier, wherein the electrodes are spaced from each other by a distance greater than 3 mm, and are configured to facilitate, when supplied with an electrical signal, a substantially unidirectional electric field sufficient to modulate the at least one of a renal nerve, a carotid baroreceptor, and a glossopharyngeal nerve. |
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