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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2019
Applicant:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (US);
Inventor:
Patrick Ganzer, Columbus, OH (US);
Assignee:
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE, Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/0456 (2013.01); A61N 1/36031 (2017.08); A61N 1/36034 (2017.08);
Abstract
Methods and systems for non-invasive selective control of blood pressure are described. For example, noninvasive stimulation of the auriculotemporal nerve (on the surface of the ear) facilitates a decrease in blood pressure without a corresponding decrease in heart rate or breathing rate, as occurs in stimulation of the cervical vagus and trigeminal nerves. Such a therapy may be particularly beneficial during hypertensive crises or like events where the body naturally decreases heart rate and breathing rate to compensate for an increased blood pressure.