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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2010
Applicants:
Joseph P. Errico, Warren, NJ (US);
Steven Mendez, New York, NY (US);
James R. Pastena, Succasunna, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Joseph P. Errico, Warren, NJ (US);
Steven Mendez, New York, NY (US);
James R. Pastena, Succasunna, NJ (US);
Assignee:
ElectroCore LLC, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and devices for treating hypotension, such as in cases of shock, including septic shock and anaphylactic shock, wherein the treatment includes providing an electrical impulse to a selected region of the vagus nerve of a patient suffering from hypotension to block and/or modulate nerve signals that regulate blood pressure.