摘要 |
2069321 9105583 PCTABS00005 A method of stimulating breathing which comprises the steps of positioning a non-invasive internal electrode (10) in the esophagus and two external electrodes (12, 14) on the chest. A pulsed stimulation of approximately two seconds duration is interposed across the electrodes with a magnitude of the successive pulses in each stimulation increasing linearly. An interval of approximately three seconds is interposed between successive stimulation. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the polarity of successive electrical stimulations is reversed.
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