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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2015
Galvani Bioelectronics Limited, Brentford, Middlesex, GB;
Faculdade DE Ciências Médicas Da Universidada Nova DE Lisboa, Lisbon, PT;
Silvia Margarida Vilares Santos Conde, Lisbon, PT;
Daniel John Chew, Stevenage, GB;
Hans Jakob Kristoffer Famm, Stevenage, GB;
Maria Pedro Sucena Guarino, Lisbon, PT;
Brad Holinski, San Jose, CA (US);
Sonal Patel, Stevenage, GB;
Presidio Medical, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Faculdade De Ciências Médicas Da Universidade Nova De Lisboa, Lisbon, PT;
Abstract
The invention refers to a device for inhibiting the neural activity of a carotid sinus nerve (CSN) or carotid body of a subject, the device comprising: one or more transducers configured to apply a signal to the CSN or associated carotid body of the subject, optionally at least two such transducers; and a controller coupled to the one or more transducers, the controller controlling the signal to be applied by the one or more transducers, such that the signal inhibits the neural activity of the CSN or carotid body to produce a physiological response in the subject, wherein the physiological response is one or more of the group consisting of: an increase in insulin sensitivity in the subject, an increase in glucose tolerance in the subject, a decrease in (fasting) plasma glucose concentration in the subject, a reduction in subcutaneous fat content in the subject, and a reduction in obesity in the subject.