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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Maura G. Donovan, St. Paul, MN (US);
Orhan Soykan, Houghton, MI (US);
D. Curtis Deno, Andover, MN (US);
Lawrence J. Mulligan, Andover, MN (US);
Brian C. A. Fernandes, Roseville, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 ;
Abstract
Provided are novel stimulatory device for the controlled production of angiogenic growth factors. More specifically, a subthreshold pulse generator is used for the local production of vascular endothelial growth factor.