Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Stimulation device and method for treating cardiovascular disease
- Patent Title (中): 刺激装置及治疗心血管疾病的方法
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Application No.: US14197356Application Date: 2014-03-05
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Publication No.: US09227079B2Publication Date: 2016-01-05
- Inventor: Kenji Sunagawa , Tomomi Ide
- Applicant: KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Fukuoka
- Assignee: KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Fukuoka
- Agent Konomi Takeshita
- Main IPC: A61N1/00
- IPC: A61N1/00 ; A61N2/02 ; A61N1/36 ; A61N2/00
Abstract:
A stimulation device and method for treating cardiovascular disease in a human or an animal is provided, the method including placing a magnetic pulse application unit including a coil on a skin surface of a region of the human or the animal, and generating magnetic pulses around the coil, wherein the magnetic pulses induce currents in tissues in the region to stimulate a vagus nerve. The region may be a neck region or a chest region.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150025298A1 STIMULATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE Public/Granted day:2015-01-22
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