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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Electrocore, Llc, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Joseph P. Errico, Warren, NJ (US);
Steven Mendez, Chester, NJ (US);
Bruce J. Simon, Mountain Lakes, NJ (US);
James R. Pastena, Succasunna, NJ (US);
Hecheng Hu, Cedar Grove, NJ (US);
Arthur Ross, Mendham, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Electrocore, LLC, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/3611 (2013.01); A61N 1/0519 (2013.01); A61N 1/3601 (2013.01); A61N 1/36017 (2013.01); A61N 1/36053 (2013.01); A61N 1/36146 (2013.01); A61N 1/0517 (2013.01); A61N 1/0526 (2013.01); A61N 1/0551 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices, systems and methods for treating bronchial constriction related to asthma, anaphylaxis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease wherein the treatment includes stimulating selected nerve fibers responsible for smooth muscle dilation at a selected region within a patient's neck, thereby reducing the magnitude of constriction of bronchial smooth muscle.