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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2015
Applicant:
The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY (US);
Inventors:
Kevin J. Tracey, Old Greenwich, CT (US);
Mauricio Rosas-Ballina, Bayside, NY (US);
Michael A. Faltys, Valencia, CA (US);
Ralph J. Zitnik, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/32 (2006.01); A61N 1/34 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/327 (2013.01); A61N 1/36053 (2013.01); A61N 1/326 (2013.01); A61N 1/36071 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are devices, systems and method of treating inflammation by vagus nerve stimulation and the delivery of an anti-inflammatory drug. In particular, described herein are methods of treating inflammation including the steps of stimulating a subject's inflammatory reflex to inhibit the immune response and administering an anti-inflammatory drug.