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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:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2005
Steven M. Parnis, Pearland, TX (US);
Steven E. Maschino, Seabrook, TX (US);
William R. Buras, Friendswood, TX (US);
Albert W. Guzman, League City, TX (US);
Steven M. Parnis, Pearland, TX (US);
Steven E. Maschino, Seabrook, TX (US);
William R. Buras, Friendswood, TX (US);
Albert W. Guzman, League City, TX (US);
Cyberonics, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for stimulating a portion of a vagus nerve of a patient to treat a pulmonary disorder is provided. At least one electrode is coupled to at least one portion of a left vagus nerve and/or a right vagus nerve of the patient. An electrical signal is applied to the portion of the vagus nerve using the electrode to treat the pulmonary disorder. The electrical signal may perform a blocking of an intrinsic neural activity on said at least one portion of the left vagus nerve and said right vagus nerve.
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