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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Setpoint Medical Corporation, Valencia, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ralph J. Zitnik, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Michael A. Faltys, Valencia, CA (US);
Jacob A. Levine, West Hempstead, NY (US);
Jesse M. Simon, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
SetPoint Medical Corporation, Valencia, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61N 1/378 (2006.01); A61B 5/24 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36053 (2013.01); A61N 1/3756 (2013.01); A61N 1/37205 (2013.01); A61B 5/24 (2021.01); A61N 1/36167 (2013.01); A61N 1/378 (2013.01); A61N 1/37518 (2017.08);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses (e.g., devices and systems) for vagus nerve stimulation, including (but not limited to) sub-diaphragmatic vagus nerve stimulation. In particular, the methods and apparatuses described herein may be used to stimulate the posterior sub-diaphragmatic vagus nerve to treat inflammation and/or inflammatory disorders. The implantable microstimulators described herein may be leadless and batteryless.