发明名称 |
SELECTIVE NERVE FIBER STIMULATION FOR TREATING HEART CONDITIONS |
摘要 |
<p>Apparatus for treating a heart condition of a subject is provided, including an electrode device, which is adapted to be coupled to a vagus nerve of the subject. A control unit is adapted to drive the electrode device to apply to the vagus nerve a stimulating current, which is capable of inducing action potentials in a therapeutic direction in a first set and a second set of nerve fibers of the vagus nerve. The control unit is also adapted to drive the electrode device to apply to the vagus nerve an inhibiting current, which is capable of inhibiting the induced action potentials traveling in the therapeutic direction in the second set of nerve fibers, the nerve fibers in the second set having generally larger diameters than the nerve fibers in the first set.</p> |
申请公布号 |
EP1531899(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2005.05.25 |
申请号 |
EP20030725560 |
申请日期 |
2003.05.23 |
申请人 |
BIOCONTROL MEDICAL LTD. |
发明人 |
AYAL, SHAI;BEN- EZRA, OMRY;BEN- DAVID, TAMIR;GROSS, YOSSI;COHEN, EHUD |
分类号 |
A61N1/05;A61N;A61N1/18;A61N1/34;A61N1/36;A61N1/362;(IPC1-7):A61N1/36 |
主分类号 |
A61N1/05 |
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