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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2006
Applicants:
Allan C. Shuros, St. Paul, MN (US);
Shantha Arcot-krishnamurthy, Roseville, MN (US);
Joseph Walker, Shoreview, MN (US);
Inventors:
Allan C. Shuros, St. Paul, MN (US);
Shantha Arcot-Krishnamurthy, Roseville, MN (US);
Joseph Walker, Shoreview, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/362 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and device for treating myocardial ischemia in which an implantable pulse generator delivers electrical stimulation to electrodes disposed near a coronary artery. The stimulation parameters may be adjusted to produce vasodilation and/or vasoconstriction of the artery. The device may be configured to operate in a vasodilation and/or vasoconstriction mode in accordance with specified entry and exit conditions.