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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Roger Hastings, Maple Grove, MN (US);
William J. Drasler, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Vitaly N. Shapovalov, New Hope, MN (US);
Mark Schroeder, Fargo, ND (US);
Anupama Sadasiva, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/00 (2013.01); A61N 1/05 (2013.01); A61N 1/36017 (2013.01); A61N 1/36007 (2013.01); A61N 1/36117 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for locally controlling smooth muscle tone includes a first electrode for insertion into an artery; a barrier for preventing the first electrode from contacting an arterial wall; a second electrode; a power supply; and a controller for coupling the power supply to the electrodes. The controller is configured to cause the electrode to maintain a waveform for controlling polarization of smooth muscle tone.