Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cranial nerve stimulation for treatment of substance addiction
- Patent Title (中): 颅神经刺激治疗物质成瘾
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Application No.: US11118451Application Date: 2005-04-29
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Publication No.: US08700163B2Publication Date: 2014-04-15
- Inventor: Reese S. Terry, Jr. , Jacob Zabara
- Applicant: Reese S. Terry, Jr. , Jacob Zabara
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston US FL Miami Beach
- Assignee: Cyberonics, Inc.,Jacob Zabara
- Current Assignee: Cyberonics, Inc.,Jacob Zabara
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston US FL Miami Beach
- Agency: Saul Ewing LLP
- Main IPC: A61N1/05
- IPC: A61N1/05

Abstract:
A method of treating a patient with at least one substance addiction, which comprises directly stimulating a cranial nerve, such as the vagus nerve, of a patient with an electrical pulse signal defined by a plurality of parameters to provide a therapy regimen for alleviating a symptom associated with the substance addiction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060200208A1 Cranial nerve stimulation for treatment of substance addiction Public/Granted day:2006-09-07
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