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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2009
Applicants:
Katherine S. Tweden, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
Richard R. Wilson, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Mark B. Knudson, Shoreview, MN (US);
Dennis Dong-won Kim, La Jolla, CA (US);
Deepak Bhole, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Katherine S. Tweden, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
Richard R. Wilson, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Mark B. Knudson, Shoreview, MN (US);
Dennis Dong-Won Kim, La Jolla, CA (US);
Deepak Bhole, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
EnteroMedics Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for treating a condition associated with impaired blood pressure and/or heart rate in a subject comprising applying an electrical treatment signal, wherein the electrical treatment signal is selected to at least partially block nerve impulses, or in some embodiments, to augment nerve impulses.