Patent ID: 11911608
Assignee: MANICKA INSTITUTE LLC
Field: nan (nan)
Classification: CPC nan | IPC A

Claim 19:
20. A method of preventing and treating atherosclerosis using a subcutaneous device, the method comprising:
anchoring a housing of the device to a muscle and/or a bone using a clip attached to the housing, wherein the clip has an anchoring portion that extends along a top side of the housing and a mast portion that extends away from a back end of the anchoring portion and along a back end of the housing, wherein the anchoring portion and the mast portion are configured to move up and down with respect to the housing to increase or decrease an opening between the housing and the anchoring portion of the clip to anchor the device to the muscle and/or the bone;
pushing a first stiff prong through tissue to position a distal end of the first stiff prong adjacent to a first blood vessel, wherein the first stiff prong has a proximal end attached to the housing and the distal end that extends away from the housing; and
transmitting electrical stimulation from circuitry in the housing to a first electrode on the distal end of the first stiff prong positioned adjacent to the first blood vessel, thereby creating an electric field around the first blood vessel.