Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Acquiring nerve activity from carotid body and/or sinus
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Application No.: US11964941Application Date: 2007-12-27
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Publication No.: US07949398B1Publication Date: 2011-05-24
- 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 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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