Patent ID: 9364668
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: A61N

Claim Text:
1. A method for treating body organ aging in a mammal, the method comprising the steps of: determining the level of at least one physiological parameter associated with ANS and/or CNS activity in at least one target organ of the mammal; predicting dysfunction or degeneration in the at least one target body organ by comparing the determined level of the at least one physiological parameter with a control value; placing a therapy delivery device into electrical communication with an ANS nerve target and/or CNS nerve target associated with the at least one target organ in a mammal having an abnormal level of the at least one physiological parameter; and activating the therapy delivery device to deliver the therapy signal to the ANS nerve target and/or the CNS nerve target in an amount and for a time sufficient to effect a change in sympathetic and/or parasympathetic activity associated with the at least one target organ.