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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2020
Applicant:
Setpoint Medical Corporation, Valencia, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jacob A. Levine, West Hempstead, NY (US);
Michael A. Faltys, Valencia, CA (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); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/352 (2021.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/378 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/3606 (2013.01); A61B 5/02405 (2013.01); A61B 5/352 (2021.01); A61B 5/4035 (2013.01); A61B 5/4836 (2013.01); A61B 5/7257 (2013.01); A61N 1/36053 (2013.01); A61N 1/36135 (2013.01); A61N 1/3756 (2013.01); A61N 1/37205 (2013.01); A61N 1/0556 (2013.01); A61N 1/3787 (2013.01); A61N 1/37247 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for stimulation of the vagus nerve to treat inflammation including adjusting the stimulation based on one or more metric sensitive to patient response. The one or more metrics may include heart rate variability, level of T regulatory cells, particularly memory T regulatory cells, temperature, etc. Stimulation may be provided through an implantable microstimulator.