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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
May. 12, 2017
Applicant:
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Yogi Anil Patel, Baltimore, MD (US);
Ravi V. Bellamkonda, Atlanta, GA (US);
Robert Butera, Decatur, GA (US);
Tarun Saxena, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/365 (2006.01); A61N 1/32 (2006.01); A61N 1/18 (2006.01); A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/0488 (2006.01); A61B 5/0492 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36053 (2013.01); A61B 5/0488 (2013.01); A61B 5/0492 (2013.01); A61B 5/4035 (2013.01); A61B 5/4836 (2013.01); A61N 1/00 (2013.01); A61N 1/05 (2013.01); A61N 1/18 (2013.01); A61N 1/32 (2013.01); A61N 1/36 (2013.01); A61N 1/365 (2013.01); A61N 1/3606 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices for neuromodulation are described herein. For example, a method for modulating inflammatory processes of a subject is described. The method can include stimulating the subject's vagus nerve to activate an efferent pathway, and stimulating the subject's vagus nerve to inhibit neural activity. Pairing activation of the efferent pathway and inhibition of neural activity can enhance an anti-inflammatory response of the subject.