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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:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2009
Joseph P. Errico, Green Brook, NJ (US);
James R. Pastena, Succasunna, NJ (US);
Steven Mendez, Chester, NJ (US);
Hecheng HU, Cedar Grove, NJ (US);
Arthur Ross, Mendham, NJ (US);
Bruce Simon, Mountain Lakes, NJ (US);
Joseph P. Errico, Green Brook, NJ (US);
James R. Pastena, Succasunna, NJ (US);
Steven Mendez, Chester, NJ (US);
Hecheng Hu, Cedar Grove, NJ (US);
Arthur Ross, Mendham, NJ (US);
Bruce Simon, Mountain Lakes, NJ (US);
Electrocore, LLC, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
Devices, systems and methods for treating bronchial constriction related to asthma, anaphylaxis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease wherein the treatment includes stimulating selected nerve fibers responsible for smooth muscle dilation at a selected region within a patient's neck, thereby reducing the magnitude of constriction of bronchial smooth muscle.