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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
May. 14, 2007
Yunlong Zhang, Mounds View, MN (US);
James G. Bentsen, North St. Paul, MN (US);
Yousufali Dalal, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Yunlong Zhang, Mounds View, MN (US);
James G. Bentsen, North St. Paul, MN (US);
Yousufali Dalal, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A system delivers stimulation to volume receptors in the cardiovascular system to induce diuresis in a patient suffering volume overload. The system senses a volume signal indicative of a level of fluid retention in the patient's body and controls the delivery of the stimulation using the volume signal. In various embodiments, the stimulation includes one or more of electrical stimulation, which delivers electrical pulses to the volume receptors, and mechanical stimulation, which physically stretches the volume receptors.