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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Setpoint Medical Corporation, Valencia, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jacob A. Levine, Queens, NY (US);
Michael A. Faltys, Valencia, CA (US);
Ralph J. Zitnik, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
SetPoint Medical Corporation, Valencia, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36053 (2013.01); A61N 1/36175 (2013.01); A61N 1/326 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and methods for stimulation of the vagus nerve to modulate (e.g., reduce, suppress, etc.) bone erosion. Methods and apparatus for modulating bone erosion may modulate levels of Receptor Activator for Nuclear Factor κ B Ligand (RANKL), and/or to modulate (increase, enhance, etc.) osteoprotegerin (OPG) and/or OPG/RANKL ratio. Devices may include electrical stimulation devices that may be implanted, and may be activated to apply current for a proscribed duration, followed by a period without stimulation.