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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2012
Dimitrios Georgakopoulos, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Eric Grant Lovett, Mendota, MN (US);
Dimitrios Georgakopoulos, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Eric Grant Lovett, Mendota, MN (US);
CVRx, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods of use are described for detecting and treating an undesirable level of fluid in a pulmonary circulation of a patient. An exemplary system may include an implantable baroreflex activation device including an electrode configured to be implanted proximate a baroreptor within a patient, an implantable sensor configured to provide an indication of a fluid level within the patient, and a control system coupled to the baroreflex activation device and the sensor. The control system may be programmed to automatically detect a level of a fluid in a pulmonary circulation of the patient with the sensor and upon detecting an undesirable level of the fluid in the pulmonary circulation, delivering a therapy via the electrode of the baroreflex activation device to reduce the level of fluid in the pulmonary circulation.