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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2018
Applicant:
Setpoint Medical Corporation, Valencia, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jacob A. Levine, West Hempstead, NY (US);
Ralph J. Zitnik, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
SetPoint Medical Corporation, Valencia, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); G01N 33/68 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01); A61N 2/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36053 (2013.01); G01N 33/6863 (2013.01); G01N 33/6869 (2013.01); A61N 1/0456 (2013.01); A61N 1/3606 (2013.01); A61N 1/372 (2013.01); A61N 2/006 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0026 (2013.01); G01N 2333/525 (2013.01); G01N 2333/535 (2013.01); G01N 2333/54 (2013.01); G01N 2333/545 (2013.01); G01N 2333/5412 (2013.01); G01N 2333/5434 (2013.01); G01N 2333/57 (2013.01); G01N 2800/52 (2013.01); G01N 2800/709 (2013.01); G01N 2800/7095 (2013.01);
Abstract
Diagnostic screening tests that can be used to identify if a patient is a good candidates for an implantable vagus nerve stimulation device. One or more analyte, such as a cytokine or inflammatory molecule, can be measured from a blood sample taken prior to implantation of a vagus nerve stimulator to determine the patient's responsiveness to VNS for treatment of an inflammatory disorder.