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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2001
Applicants:
Hans-peter Stoll, St. Ingbert, DE;
Robert Schmiedl, Erlangen, DE;
Inventors:
Hans-Peter Stoll, St. Ingbert, DE;
Robert Schmiedl, Erlangen, DE;
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N001/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for influencing cell-growth mechanisms in vessels, in particular blood vessels, of a human or animal body, wherein to influence the cell growth mechanisms there is provided an excitation device () which is adapted to produce stimulation currents in a region to be treated of the vessel (), wherein the frequency and/or the modulation frequency of the stimulation currents is in the range of frequencies at which distribution of secondary messenger substances controlling cell growth in the cells of the vessel () is influenced. Implant for influencing cell-growth mechanisms in such vessels.