Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and systems for lowering blood pressure through reduction of ventricle filling
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Application No.: US14642952Application Date: 2015-03-10
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Publication No.: US09333352B2Publication Date: 2016-05-10
- Inventor: Yuval Mika , Darren Sherman , Robert S. Schwartz , Robert A. Van Tassel , Daniel Burkhoff
- Applicant: BackBeat Medical, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US PA New Hope
- Assignee: BackBeat Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee: BackBeat Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US PA New Hope
- Agency: Plumsea Law Group, LLC
- Main IPC: A61N1/365
- IPC: A61N1/365 ; A61N1/368 ; A61N1/36

Abstract:
Methods and devices for reducing ventricle filling volume are disclosed. In some embodiments, an electrical stimulator may be used to stimulate a patient's heart to reduce ventricle filling volume or even blood pressure. When the heart is stimulated in a consistent way to reduce blood pressure, the cardiovascular system may over time adapt to the stimulation and revert back to the higher blood pressure. In some embodiments, the stimulation pattern may be configured to be inconsistent such that the adaptation response of the heart is reduced or even prevented. In some embodiments, an electrical stimulator may be used to stimulate a patient's heart to cause at least a portion of an atrial contraction to occur while the atrioventricular valve is closed. Such an atrial contraction may deposit less blood into the corresponding ventricle than when the atrioventricular valve is opened throughout an atrial contraction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150174410A1 Methods and Systems for Lowering Blood Pressure Through Reduction of Ventricle Filling Public/Granted day:2015-06-25
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