ELECTROSTIMULATION IN TREATING CEREBROVASCULAR CONDITIONS

摘要

A system for treating a medical condition in a living body, comprising two subsystems, an implant subsystem and an electrical stimulation unit subsystem. The implant subsystem comprises at least one electrostimulation module, contains at least one electrically conductive electrode and, preferably, an anchoring member. The electrical stimulation unit, adapted for producing and controlling electrical waveforms, is connected to the electrodes. The implant subsystem is implanted adjacent to at least one of the following structures: the carotid sinus nerve, aortic nerve, common carotid artery, external carotid artery, internal carotid artery, carotid artery bifurcation, carotid body, aortic body or aortic arch receptors. The electrical stimulation unit is maintained outside the patient's body and is adapted to program, generate, control and deliver the electrical waveform via a wired or a wireless connection to the implant subsystem, thereby stimulating the structure it is adjacent to and treating the medical condition.

主权项

1. A system for treating a medical condition in a living body of a patient, comprising:
a. at least one implant, adapted to be retrievably implanted in said patient; said implant comprising: at least one electrostimulation module comprising a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end comprising at least one first distal end member; and at least one electrically conductive electrode mounted in said at least one first distal end member; and b. at least one electrical stimulation unit, adapted for producing an electrical waveform and connected to at least one of said electrodes wherein said implant is implanted adjacent to at least one of the group consisting of: the carotid sinus nerve, the aortic nerve, the common carotid artery, the external carotid artery, internal carotid artery, carotid artery bifurcation, carotid body, aortic body, aortic arch receptors and any combination thereof within said living body; further wherein said electrical stimulation unit is maintained outside said patient's body and is adapted to program, generate, control and deliver said electrical waveform, said delivery to said electrodes being via at least one of a group consisting of a wired connection and a wireless connection.