Method and apparatus to minimize the effects of a cardiac insult
CA 2426944 A1 · Owner: Medtronic, Inc. · Inventors: Mullen, Thomas J.; Mehra, Rahul; Zhou, Xiaohong
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A method and apparatus are provided for protecting cardiac tissue from insult. The method comprises identifying the occurrence of an insult such as a heart , attack, and delivering electrical stimulation to one or more predetermined nerves in a patient's body in response to identifying the occurrence of the insult. The stimulation may be provided to peripheral nerves intrinsic , cardiac nerves, sympathetic ganglia cranial nerves, and may generally be , directed to the vertebral column or within the chest wall of the patient.
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- Filed October 26, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 26, 2021.
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