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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Lilian Kornet, Berg en Terblijt, NL;
Richard Cornelussen, Maastricht, NL;
Mirko De Melis, Maastricht, NL;
Berthold Stegemann, Kassel, DE;
Jules Hamers, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36057 (2013.01); A61N 1/36062 (2017.08); A61N 1/36139 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are directed to influencing organ function by stimulating the dorsal root ganglion. Systems include at least one electrode to deliver electrical stimulation to the dorsal root ganglion to activate afferent nerves innervating at least one organ, and computing apparatus comprising one or more processors operably coupled to the at least one electrode to control the electrical stimulation.