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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2011
Applicants:
Amir J. Tehrani, San Francisco, CA (US);
David Ligon, San Francisco, CA (US);
Chang Lee, Redwood City, CA (US);
Rose Province, San Jose, CA (US);
Amy Michelle Goodman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Amir J. Tehrani, San Francisco, CA (US);
David Ligon, San Francisco, CA (US);
Chang Lee, Redwood City, CA (US);
Rose Province, San Jose, CA (US);
Amy Michelle Goodman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
RMX, LLC, San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/378 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61B 5/0488 (2006.01); A61B 5/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/3601 (2013.01); A61B 5/0488 (2013.01); A61B 5/08 (2013.01); A61B 5/4818 (2013.01); A61B 5/7264 (2013.01); A61N 1/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and method is provided for biasing lung volume by electrically stimulating tissue associated with the diaphragm or phrenic nerve at a low level.