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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2018
Applicants:
Cyberonics, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN (US);
Inventors:
Imad Libbus, St. Paul, MN (US);
Badri Amurthur, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Bruce H. KenKnight, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Jeffrey L. Ardell, Johnson City, TN (US);
Assignees:
LivaNova USA, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/362 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36139 (2013.01); A61N 1/36053 (2013.01); A61N 1/36114 (2013.01); A61N 1/36146 (2013.01); A61N 1/3627 (2013.01); A61N 1/36157 (2013.01); A61N 1/36171 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for delivering neurostimulation therapies to patients for treating chronic heart failure. A computer-implemented control system is operated to automatically identify a neural fulcrum zone based on a monitored patient physiological response. Ongoing neurostimulation therapy is delivered within the neural fulcrum zone.