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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Allan C. Shuros, St. Paul, MN (US);
M. Jason Brooke, Woodstock, MD (US);
Tasneem Poonawala, Eagan, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/3606 (2013.01); A61M 25/00 (2013.01); A61N 1/36007 (2013.01); A61N 1/36135 (2013.01); A61N 1/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
Renal function may be modulated by an implantable device having one or more leads or catheters disposed near the kidney via the lymphatic system. In one embodiment, lymphatic drainage from the kidney is modulated to increase or decrease tubular reabsorption of salt and water. The renal function modulation therapy may be delivered in an open-loop or closed-loop fashion, with the latter dependent upon a physiological variable such as blood pressure or cardiac output.