Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Acquiring nerve activity from carotid body and/or sinus
- Patent Title (中): 从颈动脉体和/或窦获得神经活动
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Application No.: US11964865Application Date: 2007-12-27
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Publication No.: US07848816B1Publication Date: 2010-12-07
- Inventor: Brian Jeffrey Wenzel , Taraneh Ghaffari Farazi
- Applicant: Brian Jeffrey Wenzel , Taraneh Ghaffari Farazi
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Pacesetter, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Pacesetter, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agent Theresa A. Takeuchi; Steven M. Mitchell
- Main IPC: A61N1/08
- IPC: A61N1/08

Abstract:
An exemplary includes acquiring an electroneurogram of the right carotid sinus nerve or the left carotid sinus nerve, analyzing the electroneurogram for at least one of chemosensory information and barosensory information and calling for one or more therapeutic actions based at least in part on the analyzing. Therapeutic actions may aim to treat conditions such as sleep apnea, an increase in metabolic demand, hypoglycemia, hypertension, renal failure, and congestive heart failure. Other exemplary methods, devices, systems, etc., are also disclosed.
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